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01/09/1950 War, Adventure, History 1h 56m
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An adventure that will blaze... A love that will flame... 'till the stars grow cold...

Overview

In the 13th century, Walter of Gurnie, a disinherited Saxon youth, is forced to flee England. With his friend, Tristram, he falls in with the army of the fierce but avuncular General Bayan, and journeys all the way to China, where both men become involved in intrigues in the court of Kublai Khan.

  1. Henry Hathaway

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Tyrone Power

    Walter of Gurnie

  2. Orson Welles

    Bayan

  3. Cécile Aubry

    Maryam

  4. Jack Hawkins

    Tristram Griffin

  5. Michael Rennie

    King Edward

  6. Finlay Currie

    Alfgar

  7. Herbert Lom

    Anthemus

  8. Mary Clare

    Countess Eleanor of Lessford

  9. Robert Blake

    Mahmoud

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-09-08
This is my kind of film! A good old Robin Hood style adventure yarn with Tyrone Power on decent form as the dashing "Walter of Gurnie". He falls foul of the new Norman hierarchy in England and so with his skilful archer friend "Tris" (Jack Hawkins) signs up with the formidable warrior "Bayan" (a wonderfully hammy Orson Welles) and heads off for some escapades that take the two to the glitter court of Kublai Khan where they hope to make their fortune. It's not a great film, this, no - the plot is an hybrid of loads of other stories, but the cast are clearly having fun here and I found it rather...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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