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The War Lord

Name: The War Lord
Genre: History, Drama, War
Released: 1965-11-17
Cast: Charlton Heston, Richard Boone, Rosemary Forsyth, Maurice Evans, Guy Stockwell

1965 | 123 min | History, Drama, War

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for history buffs. If you loved Henry V or War Horse, start here.
The mood: Intense.
The pace: Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 3 min.
What might put you off: Rated PG: peril. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
Made in 1965: an older pace and style.

A knight in the service of a duke goes to a coastal village where an earlier attempt to build a defensive castle has failed. He begins to rebuild the duke's authority in the face of the barbarians at the border and is making progress until he falls in love with one of the local women.

How it earned its rating

CriticsSolid
67% on Rotten Tomatoes
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 30K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner

Charlton HestonChrysagon
Richard BooneBors
Rosemary ForsythBronwyn
Maurice EvansPriest
Guy StockwellDraco
Niall MacGinnisOdins
James FarentinoMarc
Henry WilcoxonFrisian Prince
Sammy RossVolc
Woodrow ParfreyPiet