This film actually holds up very well in today's show-too-much and CGI blanding effect environment.
Douglas, Curtis and Borgnine run away with it all, and Janet Leigh is rather breathtaking.......
Combat scenes are coarse and brutal, not "300" level, but tough nonetheless. Stunt work is top notch.
The quality of the film, the color, the scope, the natural sets are worth purchasing the DVD for alone. The beautiful score is actually one of the most haunting melodies I have heard in my life.
The tension leading up to the assault on the English castle is dead-on....no music for the most part, just unrelenting marching, and the dread on the faces of the castle defenders.....very satisfying movie experience.
Douglas, Curtis and Borgnine run away with it all, and Janet Leigh is rather breathtaking.......
Combat scenes are coarse and brutal, not "300" level, but tough nonetheless. Stunt work is top notch.
The quality of the film, the color, the scope, the natural sets are worth purchasing the DVD for alone. The beautiful score is actually one of the most haunting melodies I have heard in my life.
The tension leading up to the assault on the English castle is dead-on....no music for the most part, just unrelenting marching, and the dread on the faces of the castle defenders.....very satisfying movie experience.