Friday, December 27, 2013

The Tartars (1961)

MGM
Directed by Richard Thorpe
My rating: 1.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Archive Collection)

Dark-haired, brown-eyed Victor Mature leads the Vikings against Orson Welles and his Tartars. The Vikings hold the daughter of the slain Tartars' king as a hostage, while the Tartars return the favor by kidnapping Mature's wife. There are breaks for an exotic dance as well as the rape and torture of women. Orson Welles tries to be Shakespearean, but it's hard to tell under all of the makeup and costumes. Mature's hair rarely falls out of place, even while wielding an axe or sword in the final battle.

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