The Spanish Sword

1962 British film

Edward J. Danziger
Harry Lee Danziger
Brian Taylor

CinematographyWalter J. Harvey (as Jimmy Harvey)Edited byPeter PittMusic byBill LeSage

Production
company

Danziger Productions

Distributed byUnited Artists Corporation (UK)

Release date

January 1962 (1962-01) (UK)

Running time

62 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

The Spanish Sword is a low budget 1962 British adventure film directed by Ernest Morris and starring Ronald Howard, June Thorburn and Nigel Green.^[1]^[2]

In the film, a knight protects the treasure of Henry III of England from a thieving baron.

Premise

Rebellion breaks out during the reign of Henry III, and a brave knight foils the plans of a baron to steal the treasure of the King.

Cast

Ronald Howard - Sir Richard Clovell
June Thorburn - Lady Eleanor
Nigel Green - Baron Breaute
Trader Faulkner - Philip
Derrick Sherwin - Edmund
Robin Hunter - Thomas of Exeter
Sheila Whittingham - Frances
Barry Shawzin - Redbeard
Garard Green - Sergeant

Critical reception

TV Guide wrote, "a weak script is saved by some impressive battle scenes and authentic-looking costuming."^[3]

References

^ "The Spanish Sword (1962)". BFI. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009.
^ "The Spanish Sword (1962) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.
^ "The Spanish Sword". TVGuide.com.

External links

The Spanish Sword at IMDb

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