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The Black Shield of Falworth Movie Review Summary

Actors: Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, Torin Thatcher, Barbara Rush, Herbert Marshall, David Farrar, Patrick O'Neal, Craig Hill, Dan O'Herlihy,

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In the middle ages, "farm boy" (played by a grown-up Tony Curtis) and his sister are sent with a mysterious letter and a ring to the castle of a duke. There he learns to become a knight and the secret of his heritage. In the end he saves the king and sets right the injustice done to his father.
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Plot & Themes

Time/Era of Movie:    -   16th-19th century Legal/Political Thriller?    -   Yes Political Plotlets:    -   power struggle between good/bad govt factions    -   finding a killer/saboteur/criminal/spy    -   preventing an assassination Legal Thriller Plotlets:    -   finding out whether someone is really guilty

Main Character

Identity:    -   Male Profession/status:    -   champion of justice Age:    -   a teen Nudity    -   Slightly see-through clothes Ethnicity/Nationality    -   White (American)

Setting

Europe    -   Yes European country:    -   England/UK Forest?    -   Yes Farm/Ranch?    -   Yes Farm/Ranch:    -   farm Misc setting    -   castle

Writing Style

Accounts of torture and death?    -   moderately messy visuals of dead Kind of violence:    -   land battles    -   hand to hand    -   knives    -   swords Unusual forms of death    -   perforation--swords/knives Any profanity?    -   None

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