Thanks for the memories!

Sorry, this movie sucks

Perfect cast and a good story

It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

At first glance this movie doesn't have much going for it. Like Michael Caine, Stewart Granger made some turkeys and the Italian cast is mostly unknown to Americans. But I tuned in to see if Sylva Koscina was as beautiful as she had been in the Hercules movies with Steve Reeves. She's certainly a beauty, but somewhat upstaged by the young and beautiful Christine Kaufman. Granger's lines are good and he delivers them well. There are several excellent sword fights, one in a barn with some very slick moves. The plot's a bit obtuse, but the bad guys are pretty bad so you know who's on which side. The ending is little bit of a let down as you were hoping for Stewart himself to run the beggars through, but it's OK. Christine kind of steals the rest of the show and does a fine job as a very idealistic young woman. So give this one a watch. I enjoyed it much more than I expected.

Here it is--a G-rated movie for the family that is dashing, up-beat, and which provides positive role models for both men and women. The entire set, costuming, storyline, romance, intrigue, plot twist and fencing were spot on. Granger turns in another fine performance as in the Prisoner of Zenda and Scaramouche. And what a fine swordsman he was, with only Cornel Wilde, Errol Flynn and Basil Rathbone being a convincing match. I am a European historian who spent several years there and who loves these kinds of productions. When the movie ended, with a final little plot twist, I just sat there in the easy chair smiling, or was it beaming! A jolly good show.

This fairly standard Italian swashbuckler is considerably enlivened by two factors: the presence of Stewart Granger, one of movie's great swordsmen who actually was a good swordsman -- only Basil Rathbone was better. The swordplay in this movie is very real -- although the casual moviegoer might not understand the seemingly motionless pointwork, it is very well shot.The other high point of the movie is the horse race, the famous Pallio of Siena. Although the real Pallio is a bareback race, this version of it is shot very excitingly with some nice point of view shots and excellent stuntwork.Although I viewed an excellent print, it was dubbed, and therefore a bit hard to judge most of the performances. The costumes are excellent and the result is a surprisingly good Italian potboiler.

Siena in the sixteenth century called the Spanish for help :litle did they know (and they were naive) that their protectors would be here to stay and that they would become dictators.His excellency wants to marry Henrietta ,a high born lovely wealthy lady ;but the little sister ,Serenella,does not agree and she tells her so:he is responsible for the death of their father;enter a mercenary (Granger),whose mission is to protect the governor's future wife.This is an entertaining swashbuckler,pleasant to watch:Stewart Granger ,who is going gray (and even white) at the temples ,is always dashing,dynamic ,and full of humor;he is good at fencing and Sylva Koscina is not chopped liver either;Christine Kauffmann is gorgeous as the little sister ;even if we guess the truth about Henrietta long before the end,the story is so eventful we never get bored.Now tongue in cheek,now tragical (the death of the kid sister),with a nasty cousin Hugo,fond of tortures, ten rebels (check the title)against tyranny and a Robin Hood feel:very entertaining stuff!