The defence The Prestige Tourist
“Form is the argument.”
Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.
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The Flame and the Arrow
Adventure · History · 1950
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.
Movie details
The Flame and the Arrow
“All the adventure a man can live, he lives.”
1950 Adventure · History 1h 28m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.3 / 10
Community rating
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.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Flame and the Arrow?
For the defence
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Jacques Tourneur
Written by
Waldo Salt
Burt Lancaster
Dardo Bartoli
Virginia Mayo
Anne de Hesse
Robert Douglas
Marchese Alessandro de Granazia
Aline MacMahon
Nonna Bartoli
Frank Allenby
Count 'The Hawk' Ulrich
Nick Cravat
Piccolo
Lynn Baggett
Francesca
Court is in session
Put The Flame and the Arrow on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.