The Flame and the Arrow

The Flame and the Arrow

★ 6.3IMDb Score
Released:1950-07-07
Duration:88 min
Director:Jacques Tourneur
Actors:Burt Lancaster, Virginia Mayo, Robert Douglas, Aline MacMahon, Frank Allenby
Production:Norma-F.R. Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures, Norma Productions, Frank Ross Productions

Overview:

Dardo, a Robin Hood-like figure, and his loyal followers use a Roman ruin in Medieval Lombardy as their headquarters as they conduct an insurgency against their Hessian conquerors.

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