The Flame and the Arrow (1950)

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1h 28min
Adventure, Drama
09 Jul 1950 (USA)
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Dardo, a Robin Hood-like figure, and his loyal followers use a Roman ruin in Medieval Lombardy as their headquarters as they conduct an insurgency against their Hessian conquerors.

Director:

Jacques Tourneur

Writer:

Waldo Salt

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Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars.
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	Burt Lancaster	...	Dardo Bartoli
	Virginia Mayo	...	Anne de Hesse
	Robert Douglas	...	Marchese Alessandro de Granazia
	Aline MacMahon	...	Nonna Bartoli
	Frank Allenby	...	Count 'The Hawk' Ulrich
	Nick Cravat	...	Piccolo
	Lynn Baggett	...	Francesca (as Lynne Baggett)
	Gordon Gebert	...	Rudi Bartoli - Dardo's Son
	Norman Lloyd	...	Apollo - The Troubador
	Victor Kilian	...	Mazzoni - Apothecary
	Francis Pierlot	...	Papa Pietro
	Robin Hughes	...	Skinner
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Paul Baxley	...	Guard (uncredited)
	Leon Belasco	...	Arturo of Milan / Players' Impressario / Court Announcer (uncredited)
	Ray Beltram	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Richard Brehm	...	Outlaw (uncredited)
	George Bruggeman	...	Guard (uncredited)
	Sue Casey	...	Angela (uncredited)
	Albert Cavens	...	Guard (uncredited)
	Jess Cavin	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Roydon Clark	...	Outlaw (uncredited)
	Bud Cokes	...	Guard (uncredited)
	Tex Cooper	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Ben Corbett	...	Outlaw (uncredited)
	Victor Cox	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Richard Danwill	...	Bear (uncredited)
	Jimmy Dime	...	Guard (uncredited)
	George Dockstader	...	Outlaw (uncredited)
	Yvonne Doughty	...	Peasant Wench (uncredited)
	John Epper	...	Guard (uncredited)
	Richard Farnsworth	...	Outlaw (uncredited)
	John George	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Matt Gillman	...	Outlaw (uncredited)
	Duke Green	...	Guard (uncredited)
	Ruth Hampton	...	Lucrecia (uncredited)
	Sam Harris	...	Hessian Noble (uncredited)
	Al Haskell	...	Guard (uncredited)
	Bryan 'Slim' Hightower	...	Outlaw (uncredited)
	Charles Horvath	...	Guard (uncredited)
	Clyde Hudkins Jr.	...	Outlaw (uncredited)
	Dick Hudkins	...	Outlaw (uncredited)
	Whitey Hughes	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Leroy Johnson	...	Outlaw (uncredited)
	Billy Jones	...	Guard (uncredited)
	Eddie Juaregui	...	Guard (uncredited)
	Pete Kellett	...	Guard (uncredited)
	Fred Kelsey	...	Guard (uncredited)
	Fred Kennedy	...	Outlaw (uncredited)
	Jack Kenny	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Stubby Kruger	...	Guard (uncredited)
	Walt La Rue	...	Outlaw (uncredited)
	Ethan Laidlaw	...	Guard (uncredited)
	Norman Leavitt	...	Tied Up Palace Guard (uncredited)
	Bert LeBaron	...	Outlaw (uncredited)
	Carey Loftin	...	Outlaw (uncredited)
	James Magill	...	Guard (uncredited)
	Mickey McCardle	...	Guard / Outlaw (uncredited)
	Mathew McCue	...	Hessian Noble (uncredited)
	Philo McCullough	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Frank McGrath	...	Guard (uncredited)
	Frank McMahon	...	Guard (uncredited)
	Kansas Moehring	...	Guard (uncredited)
	Boyd 'Red' Morgan	...	Guard (uncredited)
	Jack Mower	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Artie Ortego	...	Outlaw (uncredited)
	Eddie Parker	...	Outlaw (uncredited)
	Gil Perkins	...	Guard (uncredited)
	Joe Phillips	...	Guard (uncredited)
	Walter Pietila	...	Outlaw (uncredited)
	Phillip Pine	...	One of Dardo's Band (uncredited)
	John Roy	...	Guard (uncredited)
	Alex Sharp	...	Guard (uncredited)
	Clint Sharp	...	Outlaw (uncredited)
	Jimmy Shaw	...	Outlaw (uncredited)
	Joe Smith	...	Outlaw (uncredited)
	Tom Smith	...	Guard (uncredited)
	Cap Somers	...	Guard (uncredited)
	Ray Spiker	...	Guard (uncredited)
	Glen Thompson	...	Guard / Outlaw (uncredited)
	Louis Tomei	...	Guard (uncredited)
	Jack Tornek	...	Guard (uncredited)
	Don Turner	...	Hessian Officer (uncredited)
	Dale Van Sickel	...	Guard (uncredited)
	Philip Van Zandt	...	Hessian Noble (uncredited)
	Sailor Vincent	...	Guard (uncredited)
	Bill Williams	...	Outlaw (uncredited)
	Terry Wilson	...	Guard (uncredited)
	Harry Woolman	...	Guard (uncredited)
	Al Wyatt Sr.	...	Guard (uncredited)

Directed by

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Jacques Tourneur

Written by

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Waldo Salt

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Produced by

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Norman Deming	...	associate producer (uncredited)
Harold Hecht	...	producer
Frank Ross	...	producer

Music by

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Max Steiner

Cinematography by

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Ernest Haller

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director of photography

Editing by

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Alan Crosland Jr.

Art Direction by

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Edward Carrere

Set Decoration by

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Lyle B. Reifsnider

Makeup Department

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Perc Westmore	...	makeup artist
Gordon Bau	...	makeup artist (uncredited)
Fay Hanon	...	hair stylist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Frank Mattison

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assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Francis J. Scheid

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sound

Visual Effects by

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Louis Lichtenfield

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matte painter (uncredited)

Stunts

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Paul Baxley	...	stunts (uncredited)
Roydon Clark	...	stunts (uncredited)
George Dockstader	...	stunts (uncredited)
John Epper	...	stunts (uncredited)
Richard Farnsworth	...	stunts (uncredited)
Duke Green	...	stunts (uncredited)
Bob Herron	...	stunts (uncredited)
Bryan 'Slim' Hightower	...	stunts (uncredited)
Charles Horvath	...	stunts (uncredited)
Clyde Hudkins Jr.	...	stunts (uncredited)
Dick Hudkins	...	stunts (uncredited)
Leroy Johnson	...	stunts (uncredited)
Billy Jones	...	stunts (uncredited)
Eddie Juaregui	...	stunts (uncredited)
Pete Kellett	...	stunts (uncredited)
Fred Kennedy	...	stunts (uncredited)
Stubby Kruger	...	stunts (uncredited)
Walt La Rue	...	stunts (uncredited)
Bert LeBaron	...	stunts (uncredited)
Carey Loftin	...	stunts (uncredited)
James Magill	...	stunts (uncredited)
Mickey McCardle	...	stunts (uncredited)
Frank McGrath	...	stunts (uncredited)
Frank McMahon	...	stunts (uncredited)
Boyd 'Red' Morgan	...	stunts (uncredited)
Eddie Parker	...	stunts (uncredited)
Gil Perkins	...	stunts (uncredited)
Allen Pomeroy	...	stunts (uncredited)
John Roy	...	stunts (uncredited)
Alex Sharp	...	stunts (uncredited)
Joe P. Smith	...	stunts (uncredited)
Glen Thompson	...	stunts (uncredited)
Louis Tomei	...	stunts (uncredited)
Don Turner	...	stunts (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel	...	stunts (uncredited)
Sailor Vincent	...	stunts (uncredited)
Bill Williams	...	stunts (uncredited)
Terry Wilson	...	stunts (uncredited)
Harry Woolman	...	stunts (uncredited)
Al Wyatt Sr.	...	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Paul Butner	...	gaffer (uncredited)
E.F. Dexter	...	grip (uncredited)
Mac Julian	...	still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Marjorie Best

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wardrobe

Music Department

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Murray Cutter	...	orchestrator
Max Steiner	...	conductor (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Meta Carpenter

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script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Mitchell Kovaleski

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technicolor color consultant

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Production Companies

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Distributors

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Warner Bros. (1950) (United States) (theatrical)
Warner Bros. (1950) (Norway) (theatrical)
Warner Bros. (1950) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Warner Bros. (1950) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Warner Bros. (1951) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Warner Bros. (1951) (Belgium) (theatrical)
Warner Bros. (1951) (West Germany) (theatrical)
Sociedade Importadora de Filmes (SIF) (1951) (Portugal) (theatrical)
Warner Bros. (1951) (Finland) (theatrical)
Yleisradio (YLE) (1965) (Finland) (tv)
Astória Filmes (1972) (Portugal) (theatrical) (re-release)
Warner-Columbia Films (1972) (Finland) (theatrical) (re-release)
CBS (1972) (United States) (tv) (network premiere)
Warner Home Video (1987) (United States) (VHS)
Warner Home Video (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
Warner Home Video (2007) (United States) (DVD)
Emerald (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)

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Plot Summary	Twelfth-century Lombardy lies under the iron heel of German overlord Count Ulrich 'The Hawk', but in the mountains, guerillas yet resist. Five years before our story, Ulrich stole away the pretty wife of young archer Dardo who, cynical rather than embittered, still has little interest in joining the rebels. But this changes when his son, too, is taken from him. The rest is lighthearted swashbuckling, plus romantic interludes with lovely hostage Anne. Written by Rod Crawford Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	lombardy castle acrobatics man-tied-up hanging See All (25) »
Taglines	The Challenge is Hurled From the Ramparts ! He'll Fight to the Death For the Love of His Life ! See more »
Genres	Adventure Drama Romance
Parents Guide	Add content advisory for parents »
Certification	Argentina:Atp Finland:K-12 Finland:K-16 France:Tous publics Italy:T Japan:G Norway:7 (recommended rating) Norway:A (cinema rating) Spain:A Sweden:Btl United Kingdom:U United States:Passed (National Board of Review) United States:Approved West Germany:12 (nf)

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Also Known As	The Hawk and the Arrow (United States) La flèche et le flambeau (France) El halcón y la flecha (Spain) El falcó i la fletxa (Spain, Catalan title) Flammen og pilen (Norway) See more »
Runtime	88 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (RCA Sound System)
Filming Locations	Bronson Caves, Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget

$1,600,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Nick Cravat, who plays Piccolo, was an acrobat who was teamed with Burt Lancaster before Lancaster became a star. He appears in many of Lancaster's movies. In this one, and in The Crimson Pirate (1952), he plays a mute. The reason was that his thick Brooklyn accent, which he could not lose, would have been wildly out of place in such period pieces. See more »
Goofs	When Piccolo is fighting the guardsman in the balcony he flips his sword around and holds the blade with his hand (showing it cannot be sharp) and then whacks the guardsman with the broad side of the blade near the hilt, bending it at least 20-25 degrees. See more »
Movie Connections	Referenced in The John Player Lecture with Burt Lancaster (1972). See more »
Quotes	Skinner: ...we're civilized and the art of civilization is doing natural things in an unnatural way. See more »

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