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15 Classic Sword & Sandal Movies Worth Seeing

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While European films set in the ancient world were generally B grade efforts that could only loosely be described as 'historical', they did often provide impressive sets and casts of thousands.

20 Classic War Movies You've Never Seen

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I doubt this list will contain any surprises for serious war movie buffs, but for those whose familiarity doesn't go much beyond 'Great Escape' and 'Dirty Dozen', it might be helpful. I've tried to list more obscure flicks, and only those made prior to 1975

Please also check out my list of obscure adventure titles- http://www.imdb.com/list/edit?list_id=ls051326374

The 25 Best Classic Adventure Movies You've Never Seen

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The object here is to list classic adventure flicks which are generally forgotten by many these days, but are worth the effort of hunting down. Thus, you will not see obvious examples like 'Jaws' or 'The African Queen'. 'Classic' is a vague, and somewhat loaded term, but for this list it is used to denote movies that are pre-1980's.

If you find this list helpful, please check out my list of obscure war 'classics' - http://www.imdb.com/list/ls051322304/

Reviews

Rosmunda e Alboino (1961)

better than the average bear...

3 October 2017 - 1 out of 1 users found this review helpful.

Other reviewers have done a good job in pointing out the virtues and flaws of the film, so I'll not repeat them. However, I will add that this flick stands out above the crowd in its depiction of history. The costuming is not terribly accurate, but the events play out more true to what happened in real life than most films of this kind. Alboin, Rosamund, Amalchi - all were very real. After the Lombards conquered the Gepid kingdom, the real Alboin did kill Rosamund's father, and forced her to marry him. There is even some anecdotal evidence to support the incident of the drinking cup made from Rosamund's father's skull. The scriptwriters ignored the role played by Alboin's Avar allies (who in real life threatened to turn on him and overthrow his victories. He decided to migrate the entire Lombard nation to Italy to avoid that fate) - however, if you look closely, there are even some extras in the background here and there who look more Asiatic, and could be taken for nomadic Avars. ***SPOILER ALERT*** In the end, the real Rosamund and Amalchi did plot to assassinate Alboin and themselves marry. All in all, I appreciated seeing a flick about an obscure footnote in the history books, brought to life with the feral energy only Jack can provide.

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All'ombra delle aquile (1966)

worth a look, but...

21 December 2015 - 1 out of 1 users found this review helpful.

you won't miss much if you turn the sound off. The score is a bizarre mix of uninspired marches and weird chords that sound more appropriate to a bad Euro sexploitation flick. The characters are one-dimensional and the script makes little sense. The romantic scenes are about as passionate and believable as watching paint dry. On the positive side, the sets (mostly borrowed from better productions), and costumes are quite good, as was common to many of the Italian B epics. The Yugoslavian locations are at least accurate to the story, and in late winter/early spring, they lend a properly bleak and lonely look to the borderlands of civilization. Despite the care and striving for authenticity put into those elements, the director cared little for how the Romans waged war. They charge willy-nilly at the enemy to fight man to man, rather in proper formations.

As another reviewer mentioned, this is a sort of companion piece to 'Massacre in the Black Forest'. If you have a choice, go for that one instead.

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