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| Charlton Heston | ... | Chrysagon | |
| Richard Boone | ... | Bors | |
| Rosemary Forsyth | ... | Bronwyn | |
| Maurice Evans | ... | Priest | |
| Guy Stockwell | ... | Draco | |
| Niall MacGinnis | ... | Odins | |
| James Farentino | ... | Marc | |
| Henry Wilcoxon | ... | Frisian Prince | |
| Sammy Ross | ... | Volc | |
| Woodrow Parfrey | ... | Piet | |
| John Alderson | ... | Holbracht | |
| Allen Jaffe | ... | Tybald | |
| Michael Conrad | ... | Rainault | |
| Dal Jenkins | ... | Dirck | |
| Johnny Jensen | ... | Boy Prince | |
| Forrest Wood | ... | Chrysagon Man | |
| Belle Mitchell | ... | Old Woman | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Paul Frees | ... | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Franklin J. Schaffner | (as Franklin S. Schaffner) | ||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| John Collier | writer | |
| Millard Kaufman | writer | |
| Leslie Stevens | play "The Lovers" | |
Produced by | |||
| Walter Seltzer | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Jerome Moross | |||
| Hans J. Salter | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Russell Metty | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Folmar Blangsted | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Henry Bumstead | |||
| Alexander Golitzen | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Oliver Emert | |||
| John McCarthy Jr. | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Vittorio Nino Novarese | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Larry Germain | .... | hair stylist | |
| Bud Westmore | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Norman Deming | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Joe Canutt | .... | action sequences director | |
| Douglas Green | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Jim Danforth | .... | property maker (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| William Russell | .... | sound | |
| Waldon O. Watson | .... | sound | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Albert Whitlock | .... | matte supervisor | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Jim Danforth | .... | art department model maker (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Joe Canutt | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Joe Canutt | .... | stunts | |
| Hal Needham | .... | stunts | |
| Jerry Brown | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Tap Canutt | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Chuck Courtney | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| John Epper | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Stephanie Epper | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Tony Epper | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Richard Farnsworth | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Bob Herron | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| George Orrison | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Chuck Roberson | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Ronnie Rondell Jr. | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Bill Shannon | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Jim Sheppard | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Buddy Van Horn | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Jack Williams | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Gary Kent | .... | electrician (uncredited) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Eliot Elisofon | .... | color consultant | |
Music Department | |||
| Joseph Gershenson | .... | music supervisor | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Frank Khoury | .... | driver (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Ray Berwick | .... | bird trainer | |
| Vittorio Nino Novarese | .... | technical advisor | |
| Kenny Williams | .... | choreographer: fertiltiy routine | |
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The War Lord is Chrysagon, as essayed by Charlton Heston, a knight come to a moody medieval place with his retinue to take charge. This is one of Heston's best performances, as he actually loses himself in the role, at least in a few spots, rather than projecting his standard Chuck persona. He's somewhat superstitious, as everyone is during this period, longing for a little love which he never had a chance to have before, and in strange, if expected, competition with his younger brother (Stockwell). The fighting scenes are excellent, a bit ahead of their time, even if they don't seem so now. Back then, having guys clanking swords always carried the same limited appeal, but here there's some nicely energetic choreography, quite complex in places. As someone states near the beginning, the atmosphere has a queer, moody tinge and all the players seem caught in a suffocating tragedy waiting to happen. Director Schaffner, as he would continue in later films, conveys a reality to all the proceedings, despite a rather fantastic setting from our point of view in modern times.
Most of the actors are terrific. Boone is Boone, being his usual tough ornery personality; no one would mess with this guy. Stockwell is tremendous; it's a shame he only appeared in a few more films which no one went to see and faded. He's very intense here, his envy of his brother and coveting his station a palpable energy. Forsyth, the object of Heston's desire, does seem out of place, never really in sync with the rest of the cast. In a way, this works in her character's favor, what with the suggestion of witchery surrounding her. Farentino, in an early role, doesn't get to show much range but what he does show is very effective. You genuinely feel for his plight towards the end due to the strong emotion he projects. In all, this is a smaller-scale epic than what one is used to from Chuck ("El Cid" and "Ben Hur" for example) but the almost intimate focus on this patch of land and the small cast of characters works in its favor.