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The Flame and the Arrow
“All the adventure a man can live, he lives.”
6.3 / 10• 1950• 1h 28m•NR• English
AdventureHistory
Storyline
Dardo, a Robin Hood-like figure, and his loyal followers use a Roman ruin in Medieval Lombardy as their headquarters as they conduct an insurgency against their Hessian conquerors.
Cast & Crew
Burt Lancaster
Dardo Bartoli
Lead
Virginia Mayo
Anne de Hesse
Robert Douglas
Marchese Alessandro de Granazia
Aline MacMahon
Nonna Bartoli
Frank Allenby
Count 'The Hawk' Ulrich
Nick Cravat
Piccolo
Lynn Baggett
Francesca
GG
Gordon Gebert
Rudi Bartoli, Dardo's Son
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jacques Tourneur's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Flame and the Arrow is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
