The Flame and the Arrow
|
Our Price: $42.99 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Buy Used: from $17.99 (click here) Category: DVD See more DVD releases |
|---|
Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada
Canada
Movie Reviews of The Flame and the Arrow
Movie Review: Time has not been unkind to this classic!
Summary: 5 Stars
When I was a kid, "The Flame and the Arrow" was a staple at the Saturday matinee and I'm pleased to discover after 50 years, the film has not lost any of its wit or excitement, as much of a treat for adults as it is for children. It features Burt Lancaster, with the build of a Greek statue, at his handsomest and sassiest, those pearly whites glistening for the camera, and the beautiful Virgina Mayo, who also comes across as being carved from the finest Carrera marble.
Among the treats are watching the bouncing, athletic Burt go through his circus routine with sidekick/trainer Nick Cravat, with whom he started out early in his career as a trapeze artist.
The plot is lifted straight out of Robin Hood/William Tell legend, but who cares about such trifles when there are such handsome men, beautiful women, not to mention slimy hard-hearted villains, and gorgeous scenery to enjoy? As can be said of so many great films from the Golden Age, "they just don't make 'em like this anymore!"
Top notch entertainment for young and old alike. Add this one to your library and enjoy it with your children - and if you don't have children, watch it with friends.
Movie Review: The Flame and the Arrow - A Classic
Summary: 5 Stars
Burt Lancaster and Virginia Mayo are wonderful in this movie, as are all the supporting cast members. I saw this film on television as a young girl, and have loved it ever since. I introduced my own son to this movie in the early 80's. He's now 30 plus and it's still one of his favorites. These older movies have such clever dialogue, such as when one of the villains in this film is described as "...that jaundiced excretion of a bilious toad's eye!" That's a line my son memorized well before he was 10 years old and astonished me when he came out with it in the middle of a role playing game years later! Definitely one I watch over and over again.Movie Review: older is sometimes better
Summary: 5 Stars
burt lancaster at his best. with ex-real life trapeze partner, nick cravat,he bursts onto the screen with some great acrobatic stunts.terrific tongue in cheek dialogue and great sets. no computers to give visual effects. swashbukling tour de force. Highly Recommended.Movie Review: the flame and the arrow
Summary: 5 Stars
This is Burt Lancaster at his best. He used to be in the circus as a trapeze performer. It's sort of a Robin Hood story. I'm so glad that it finally came out on DVD. First saw the movie when I was in the Navy in the early fifties...Movie Review: Classic hollywood
Summary: 5 Stars
This film is one of those that has lots of action, pretty people, and a moral to the story. Good viewing and excellent gymnastics by Burt Lancaster. Who knew?
More Movie Reviews:
1 2
1 2