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The Scarlet Blade (1963)
Directed by John Gilling
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A 1964 British action adventure film from Hammer studios. The Scarlet Blade is set during the english civil war. A cruel Roundhead Colonel is on the trail of royalist sympathisers, but unaware of his daughters royalist sympathies. When she falls into a love triangle with Cavalier Edward Beverly and Roundhead officer Captain Sylvester the stage is set for double crossing and derring do.
Length 84 minutes
Actors
Lionel Jeffries | Oliver Reed | Jack Hedley | June Thorburn | Michael Ripper | Harold Goldblatt | Duncan Lamont | Clifford Elkin | Suzan Farmer | John Harvey | Charles Houston | John Stuart | Robert Rietti | John Woodnutt | Douglas Blackwell | Michael Byrne | Harry Towb | Eric Corrie | Leslie Glazer | John H. Watson | George Woodbridge | Frank Schock | James Payne | Ned Lynch | Denis Holmes | Wallace Bosco | Bill Brandon | Fred Haggerty | Anthony Lang
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/19/2022 | Home Theater | Blu-ray | Owned | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6 stars |
Viewing Notes
Another odd historical adventure film from one of the Hammer Indicator box sets. From the same director as THE BRIGAND OF KANDAHAR and, like that film, doesn’t exactly fit the mold you expect from this sort of movie.
I liked this one better than BRIGAND as it felt like it was put together better and flowed well. Lionel Jeffries and Oliver Reed steal the show from the ostensible good guy lead, and it’s a lot of fun to watch them revel in their bad guy performances.
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