Lancaster swashbuckles with irresistible energy ...
The Flame and the Arrow (1950)
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Reviews Counted:5
Fresh:5
Rotten:0
Average Rating:7.6/10
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
Directed by Jacques Tourneur, this entertaining Burt Lancaster's Errol Flynn-like swashbuckling adventure was desrervedly nominated for some technical Oscars.
...the actor's first big adventure frolic, and it comes off rather well. (Burt Lancaster Signature Collection)
Early Lancaster in Errol Flynn-type Robin Hood role; great acrobatics, comedy, action.
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