The Black Arrow
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The Black Arrow

Horsemen charge ! Swords clash ! Lips meet !

5.5 / 10 1948 1h 16mNR English
ActionAdventureHistoryRomance

Storyline

A young British nobleman comes back from fighting in the War of the Roses to discover that his father has been murdered by an old family friend who is now an outlaw. However, he becomes suspicious about the exact circumstances of his father's death and determines to find out exactly what happened.

Cast & Crew

Louis Hayward

Louis Hayward

Sir Richard Shelton

Lead
Janet Blair

Janet Blair

Joanna Sedley

George Macready

George Macready

Sir Daniel Brackley

Edgar Buchanan

Edgar Buchanan

Lawless

Rhys Williams

Rhys Williams

Bennet Hatch

Walter Kingsford

Walter Kingsford

Sir Oliver Oates

Lowell Gilmore

Lowell Gilmore

Duke of Gloucester

Halliwell Hobbes

Halliwell Hobbes

Bishop of Tisbury

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Gordon Douglas's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Black Arrow is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker