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The Flame and the Arrow

The Flame and the Arrow

All the adventure a man can live, he lives.

19506.31h 28m

Overview

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.

Directed by Jacques Tourneur
Written by Waldo Salt
Produced by Frank Ross, Harold Hecht
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Top Cast

Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

Dardo Bartoli

Virginia Mayo

Virginia Mayo

Anne de Hesse

Robert Douglas

Robert Douglas

Marchese Alessandro de Granazia

Aline MacMahon

Aline MacMahon

Nonna Bartoli

Frank Allenby

Frank Allenby

Count 'The Hawk' Ulrich

Nick Cravat

Nick Cravat

Piccolo

Lynn Baggett

Lynn Baggett

Francesca

Gordon Gebert

Gordon Gebert

Rudi Bartoli, Dardo's Son

Norman Lloyd

Norman Lloyd

Apollo, the Troubador

Victor Kilian

Victor Kilian

Apothecary Mazzoni

Themes & Keywords

rescuerebelniecebattle12th centurylombardy

About The Flame and the Arrow

The Flame and the Arrow is a adventure, history film released in 1950 exploring themes of rescue, rebel, niece, battle, 12th century, lombardy. Directed by Jacques Tourneur, it stars Burt Lancaster, Virginia Mayo, Robert Douglas. 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.

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