Monday, December 23, 2013

Swordsman of Siena (1962)

MGM
Directed by Etienne Périer
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Archive Collection)

Stewart Granger is the paid bodyguard of a beautiful and rich Spanish aristocrat threatened by a group of Tuscan rebels. He uses his sword fighting skills to save her from death, then tracks down the men responsible. However, he sympathizes with their cause and becomes a rebel himself. He becomes romantically entangle with the woman and her younger sister. Handsomely photographed on authentic European locations and featuring one good duel in a barn, however Granger soon wears out his welcome with his lady killer persona.

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