Charge of the Black Lancers (Italian: I lancieri neri) is a 1962 swashbuckling adventure film directed by Giacomo Gentilomo and starring Mel Ferrer, Yvonne Furneaux and Leticia Román.[2][3]
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| Directed by | Giacomo Gentilomo |
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| Produced by | Jone Tuzi[1] |
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| Cinematography | Raffaele Masciocchi [1] |
| Music by | Mario Nascimbene[1] |
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| Distributed by | Variety Distribution |
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Running time | 97 minutes[1] |
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Plot
editSergio of Tula goes to Dubno to free Princess Mascia imprisoned by Queen Jassa, but he is instead seduced by the Queen igniting his ambition to let him commandeer her armed forces to have him seize her husband King Stephen's throne.
Cast
edit- Mel Ferrer as Andrea
- Yvonne Furneaux as Jassa
- Leticia Román as Mascia
- Lorella De Luca as Samal
- Jean Claudio as Prince Sergio
- Annibale Ninchi as Prince Nikiev
- Franco Silva as Gamul
- Nando Tamberlani as King Stefano III
- Renato De Carmine as Polish Prince
- Arturo Dominici as Chief of Krevires
- Remo De Angelis as Official
- Mirko Ellis as Member of the Council
- Umberto Raho as Member of the Council
Release
editCharge of the Black Lancers was released in Italy on 31 August 1962.[1]
Reception
editA review in the Monthly Film Bulletin stated that the film's story and sub-plots are "almost enough to fill three or four less exuberant action-spectacles" but was a better than average film of its genre noting its "pace, verve and panache essential for entertainment of this kind"[4]
References
editFootnotes
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 35.
- ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia; Mario Pecorari (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN 8876055932.
- ^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti – Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
- ^ "Lancieri Neri, I (Charge of the Black Lancers), Italy/France, 1961". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 31, no. 360. British Film Institute. January 1964. pp. 9–10.
Sources
edit- Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476662916.
External links
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