![]() Murray Abraham) and the fearful tactics of the Inquisition.Ĭonnery gives an assured performance, inhabiting the gravity and intellect of William with ease, while Abraham and Ron Perlman highlight a strong supporting cast. But his inquiries are put in jeopardy by the fanatical Bernardo Gui (F. William possesses a Sherlockian intellect, one he uses to investigate a series of mysterious deaths that occur during a Church conference in an isolated Italian abbey. But his turn as Franciscan friar William of Baskerville in the 1986 adaptation of Umberto Eco’s The Name of the Roseis often unfairly overlooked. There is nothing like this movie here in north America.Sean Connery’s post-Bond career was replete with excellent performances in memorable films - The Untouchables, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and The Hunt for Red October the first that often spring to mind. I feel fortunate to own a region free DVD player, otherwise I couldn't see all the great historical movies from europe. ![]() Yes, the anglo - saxons had to march all the 200 miles back to meet another enemy at Hastings, telling more would spoil the movie. The movie is 4 hours short, more than 2 hours are of it spend for the 3 great battles: Midland, Stamford Bridge and Hastings. ![]() A refreshing detour from the "300" type of making history movies. A very interesting approach, that worked very well in this movie. King Herold,King Harald and William the Conquerer, take a backstage in this film, it's all about the common fighting man. I haven't seen anything like that, so authentic in a period peace battle. I remember the Stamford Bridge Battle scene, where eager soldiers from the rear ranks and file pushing the frontline without caution, where an "ole battle hand" in front kept swearing at them, going into certain slaughter. With fear, panic, cut of limbs, the movie is also not without humor. The battles however are graphic, nothing for the fainthearted. No Superheroes, or corny over-dramatized characters, just real people trying to survive. Footwear, food, clothing and weaponry really round up the " you have been there " feeling. After having seen the extra features, you will appreciate the movie more. The hardship of it, is illustrated in great detail, specially when you have watched the extras of the DVD, before you have watched the movie series. The old roman cobblestone streets run mostly east - west. Imagine untrained farmers turned soldiers with few professional soldiers (the Kings Guard)commanding them, it was quite an archivement to cover that distance in 4 days, with only dirt path's in that direction. When News arrived, that a mighty Viking force was attacking the Midlands, 200 miles north. Expecting an attack from William the Conquerer from Normandy they had to guard the Sussex Coast. The main focus however was on the anglo - saxon peasants, who had to leave their homesteads and their loved ones behind, to fight the invaders. I witnessed the view of the invading Vikings, shared their long journey via the North Atlantic, the excitement of pillaging the anglo -saxon villages, and their thirst for a adventures battles. The angle of telling the historical story from the fighting man's perspective, was suspensefully implemented.
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