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The Flame and the Arrow (1950)
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Reviews Counted: 5
Fresh: 5
Rotten:0
Average Rating: 7.2/10
Runtime: 88 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: Lancaster returns to his circus-acrobat roots (with his vaudeville partner Cravat in tow) as Dardo the Arrow, the leader of a fearless band of rebels in medieval Italy. Mostly interesting for early... Lancaster returns to his circus-acrobat roots (with his vaudeville partner Cravat in tow) as Dardo the Arrow, the leader of a fearless band of rebels in medieval Italy. Mostly interesting for early Lancaster appearance and his obvious joy in doing his own acrobatic stunts. [More]
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Virginia Mayo, Aline MacMahon, Nick Cravat
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Virginia Mayo, Aline MacMahon, Nick Cravat, Robert Douglas, Frank Allenby, Lynne Baggett, Gordon Gebert, Norman Lloyd, Victor Kilian, Francis Pierlot, Robin Hughes
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Screenwriter: Waldo Salt
Producer: Harold Hecht, Frank Ross
Composer: Max Steiner
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Reviews for The Flame and the Arrow
Early Lancaster in Errol Flynn-type Robin Hood role; great acrobatics, comedy, action.
...the actor's first big adventure frolic, and it comes off rather well. (Burt Lancaster Signature Collection)
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