Williamb
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Well I was lucky I saw Soul Survivor not more than 4 years ago on the USA TV network here in the USA. Here is a few lesser know moves that others might like. If you liked 300 Spartans (which i did) these are more of the same. THE LONG SHIPS (1963) Some of the acting is hammy, and some of the dialogue deliberately corny, but The Long Ships is the type of adventure film you see as a kid and never forget. If, like me, you bother to hunt it down in video after all these years, you'll find it still has scenes which pack a powerful punch. The entire film revolves around the search for "The Mother of Voices," a legendary bell forged of solid gold and "as tall as three tall men." Suffice it to say that the people searching for it aren't interested in its musical value. Richard Widmark is the roguish son of a Viking thane, who seeks the bell to rescue his father from financial ruin. While caught in a maelstrom which eventually claimed his ship and crew, Widmark had heard the bell tolling off in the distance. As such, he's the only person alive who knows the bell really exists, and who has an idea of its whereabouts. By scrounging up a crew of believers and stealing his king's funeral ship under the cover of darkness, he sets out in pursuit of it once more. Complicating matters is Sydney Poitier, king of the Moors in Africa. He too, has heard the legend of a giant bell of solid gold, and lusts after it with an obsession. When Widmark's ship gets wrecked on the African coast, the Vikings are taken captive by Poitier's soldiers. In exchange for their freedom, Widmark and his men agree to bring Poitier the bell. Some of the scenes which make this film memorable: 1. When the Vikings wash ashore on the African coast, they are soon attacked by the Moorish army on horseback. Like true Norsemen, they hold their ground stubbornly, and the Moors beat a hasty retreat. But the retreat is only temporary, and when the second wave of the attack comes, we're treated to an awe-inspiring sight. The entire horizon is filled with Moorish soldiers on horseback rapidly advancing from the distance, the sun flashing off their shields up and down the line as they furiously charge forward. Widmark and his men wisely choose to surrender. Richard Widmark, Sidney Poitier, Russ Tamblyn, Oscar Homolka, G. Jackson, Edward Judd, Lionel Jeffries, Colin Blakely Black Shield of Falworth, The (1954) In the days of King Henry IV, stalwart young Myles and his sister Meg have been raised as peasants, without any knowledge of who their father really was. But one day they journey to Macworth castle. There Myles falls in love with the Mackworth's daughter Anne, makes friends and enemies, and learns to be a knight so that, through the planning of Mackworth and his friend, Prince Hal, Myles can regain his true birthright from the evil Albon, and bear the black shield of Falworth. Cast overview, first billed only: Tony Curtis .... Myles Falworth Janet Leigh .... Lady Anne David Farrar .... Gilbert Blunt, Earl of Alban Barbara Rush .... Meg Falworth Herbert Marshall .... William, Earl of Mackworth Torin Thatcher .... Sir James Tower of London 1939 Basil Rathbone and Boris Karloff star in this chilling 15th Century melodrama based on the life of Richard III. Sixth in line to the throne, Richard (Rathbone) is an ambitious man who, with the aid of Mord (Karlof) his executioner friend, treachously disposes of the five who stand between him and the crown. Mercilessly this cold-hearted pair touture and kill the heirs in the infamous Tower Not for the faint of heart, Tower of London grimly recounts the deed that earned Richard III his place as the most despised monarch in English History and establised the Tower as the most dreaded buildng in the world. TOWER OF LONDON Starring BASIL RATHBONE With BORIS KARLOFF - BARBARA O'NEIL - IAN HUNTER VINCENT PRICE - NAN GREY - JOHN SUTTON LEO G. CARROL - MILES MANDER Screenplay by ROBERT N. LEE Produced and Directed by ROWLAND V. LEE
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