Directed by:
Franklin J. SchaffnerCinematography:
Russell MettyCast:
Charlton Heston, Richard Boone, Rosemary Forsyth, Maurice Evans, Guy Stockwell, Niall MacGinnis, James Farentino, Henry Wilcoxon, Woodrow Parfrey (more)Plots(1)
The War Lord Chrysagon, a Norman knight defending shoreline settlements against Frisian raiders, decides to take the "right of first night" with a beautiful peasant woman. He falls in love with the wench and she in turn chooses to stay with the knight. But her husband, enraged by her decision, joins the forces of Draco, Chrysagon's traitorous brother who is plotting to usurp the War Lord's authority in the region. Together with Frisian warriors Draco attacks and lays siege to the village. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Charlton Heston](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/381/164381893_12ba41.png)
Charlton Heston
USA
Best movies:
Ben-Hur (1959)
The Big Country (1958)
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
![Richard Boone](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270355_856b2e.jpg)
Richard Boone
USA
Best movies:
Hombre (1967)
The Arrangement (1969)
The Raid (1954)
![Rosemary Forsyth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/948/157948798_de7073.jpg)
Rosemary Forsyth
Canada
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Shenandoah (1965)
![Maurice Evans](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/763/157763577_05a1e9.jpg)
Maurice Evans
UK
Best movies:
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Columbo (1971) (series)
![Guy Stockwell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/765/157765239_bb9635.jpg)
Guy Stockwell
USA
Best movies:
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Holy Blood (1989)
![Niall MacGinnis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/097/319/97319071_772829.jpg)
Niall MacGinnis
Ireland
Best movies:
Hamlet (1948)
Lust for Life (1956)
Becket (1964)
![James Farentino](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271554_be609e.jpg)
James Farentino
USA
Best movies:
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love (1979) (TV movie)
The Fourth Wise Man (1985) (TV movie)
![Henry Wilcoxon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/386/386795_0e023a.jpg)
Henry Wilcoxon
Best movies:
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
The Last of the Mohicans (1936)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
![Woodrow Parfrey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/078/964/78964363_ed8a30.jpg)
Woodrow Parfrey
USA
Best movies:
Papillon (1973)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
![Allen Jaffe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000259_911b3c.jpg)
Allen Jaffe
USA
Best movies:
Papillon (1973)
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Al Capone (1959)
![Paul Frees](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/185/159185695_ed6d53.jpg)
Paul Frees
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
In Cold Blood (1967)
Grand Prix (1966)
![Belle Mitchell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/163/160163459_adccf6.jpg)
Belle Mitchell
USA
Best movies:
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952)
Lust for Life (1956)
The Song of Bernadette (1943)
![John Alderson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/566/160566956_5c9998.jpg)
John Alderson
UK
Best movies:
My Fair Lady (1964)
Cleopatra (1963)
Julius Caesar (1953)
![Michael Conrad](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/330/161330392_5cacc6.jpg)
Michael Conrad
USA
Best movies:
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
![William O'Connell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/529/161529316_a9f995.jpg)
William O'Connell
USA
Best movies:
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
High Plains Drifter (1973)
The Culpepper Cattle Co. (1972)
Johnny Jensen
Best movies:
The War Lord (1965)
Dal Jenkins
Best movies:
Nevada Smith (1966)
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
The War Lord (1965)