Besides,the part of the villain is too underwritten remember james mason in zenda. The adventures of quentin durward, known also as quentin durward, is a britishamerican 1955 historical film released by mgm. Duncan william ferguson lamont 17 june 1918 19 december 1978 was a british actor. It was directed by richard thorpe and produced by pandro s. The screenplay was by robert ardrey, adapted by george froeschel from the novel quentin durward by sir walter scott.
Quentin catches her and confesses that despite having fallen in love with her, he is obliged to deliver her to liege. This is the climatic fight from the 1955 swashbuckler quentin durward starring robert taylor. Robert taylor region code 0all region freeworldwide. Quentin durward, the adventures of original trailer. The adventures of quentin durward thorpe as isabelle. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. As i said before, if you dont compare this to anything else, its a fun movie with a coy sense of humor. Quentin durward was composed in a remarkably short space of time. Buy robert taylor region code 0all region freeworldwide dvds and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. Later, hayraddin joins isabelles party as the guide promised by louis. Swinging on the bell ropes fight from quentin durward. Born in lisbon, portugal, and brought up in scotland, he had a long and successful career in film and television, appearing in a variety of highprofile productions he trained as an actor at rada in london.
Quentin durward 1955 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The year 1955 in film involved some significant events. He had a considerable amount of stage experience prewwii. Quentin durward is entertaining stuff,suitable for the whole family but it is not as exciting as knights of the round table which featured a more beautiful leading lady in the shape of ava gardner or mainly the prisoner of zenda,my favorite thorpe movie. Swinging on the bell ropes fight from quentin durward youtube. Get the best deal for robert taylor dvd movies from the largest online selection at. Quentin durward is available on dvd from the warner archives collection. The entire wikipedia with video and photo galleries for each article. Robert taylor and kay kendall in quentin durward 1955 marius goring in quentin durward 1955 alec clunes and marius goring in quentin durward. University of florida summer gator alternate title. Sir walter scotts medieval take on the john alden story formed the basis of quentin durward. The adventures of quentin durward, starring robert taylor, kay kendall. Quentin durward is a young scotsman seeking fame and fortune in the france of louis xi in the fifteenth century. He was scheduled to make the film after completing knights of the round table.
Full text of harrisons reports 1956 internet archive. Quentin durward by sir walter scott, fiction, historical. Blood onward made him hollywoods top name in derringdo heroics, errol flynn leads the fight in the final swashbuckler of his movie career. This is not a painting, but one of the real castles used in the film. Sir laurence oliviers earlier shakespeare films, henry v and hamlet, worthy. Buy robert taylor dvds and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. Born duncan william ferguson lamont 17 june 19181918 06 17 lisbon, portugal died 18 december 19781978 12 18 aged 60 tunbridge wells, kent, england.
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