The Black Shield of Falworth
1954 · Movie · 99 min · ★ 6.3 · 48% critics
In medieval England, a young peasant and his sister are drawn into castle life, where questions about family, honor, and duty begin to surface. As training for knighthood begins, romance, rivalry, and courtly danger shape a spirited adventure.
Based on Men of Iron
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Details
- Years
- 1954
- Release date
- 1954-09-02
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Critic score
- 48/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (30 votes)
About
You’ll enjoy this if you like old-fashioned swashbucklers such as Prince Valiant or The Vikings, with romance and easygoing adventure; Not for you if you need realism or complex plotting.
Pros: colorful knightly adventure; lively swordplay; light romance | Cons: predictable story; awkward accents; campy tone
Themes
- based on novel or book
- castle
- shield
- king henry iv
- trial by combat
- 15th century
- knighthood
Cast & crew
Tony Curtis
as Myles Falworth
Janet Leigh
as Lady Anne of Mackworth
David Farrar
as Gilbert Blunt, Earl of Alban
Barbara Rush
as Meg Falworth
Herbert Marshall
as William, Earl of Mackworth
Torin Thatcher
as Sir James
Dan O'Herlihy
as Prince Hal of Wales
Patrick O'Neal
as Walter Blunt
Craig Hill
as Francis Gascoyne
Ian Keith
as King Henry IV
Directed by Rudolph Maté