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seen it?

posted 18 years ago by zluscombe
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Has anybody else seen this film?

14 years old is such a sweet age....

Yes, I have. I loved those two duel scenes and the prison escape scene.

[–] stelco 17 years ago

I have seen this movie, actually I have it on Video and watch it regularly, and find it a lovely period movie based on a true incident. Edmund Purdom & Ann Blyth are perfectly matched yet again in this movie. What a pity they did not make more movies together, they had such a lovely chemistry between them on screen. As stated in one of the other comments, the dual scenes were wonderful, and what amazed me was the last, David Niven threw off his cape, but Edmund Purdon fought the complete dual with his on. Keep watching this movie it is great.
Ann / South Africa

[–] TheOnionOfOpinion 17 years ago

I liked this movie.
Perfect coffee and cake movie.
I dont like coffee and cake though.
What role did roger more play?
I'm drunk.

[–] booda 11 years ago

Roger Moore plays the hero's sidekick. Interesting to see him so young! No match, however, for Niven's villain role.

[–] Sillyhuron 11 years ago

I thought David Niven made a great villain. Nice mid-budget / mid-ambitious costume epic with a kinda complicated story told swift & fun, great costumes & cool sidenotes (period card games & Issac Newton in a funny wig). Director, started in 1907, did the Greer Garson "Pride & Prejudce", scriptwriter, 1st script, wrote "20 Million Miles to Earth" (!)

[–] Figbird 10 years ago

Seen it, liked it!

He said you were'nt fit to live with pigs! And I stuck up for you! I said you were!

[–] mam13143 9 years ago

Watching it now. Nice little period piece popular in the fifties with a great cast. So many younger versions of later big time actors too. TCM tends to show them in the mornings and I can relax and enjoy them (helps to be retired). Enjoyable fare not to be over analyzed.