An undemanding movie set in historic rural England. Many lovely scenes from the village life, good costumes and sympathetic characters.
There's an air of Icelandic saga simmering over the movie all the time with unnerving background music. Women have the central stage here and the movie will talk to many both girls and boys, although it is somewhat bloody at times.
A few lapses in cutting and continuation.
Outstanding performance as Claudius by Jack Shepherd who nearly steals the movie in his first scene from a time before statesmanship became a bad joke.
Steven Waddington plays his low-key role gallantly giving room for the ladies before chivalry became modern.
They missed one obvious line delivering two heads: 'I made an early start' where the line could have been: 'I made a head start'. Well, maybe they wouldn't make the killing into a comedy.
A fine movie for its budget and sure to entertain many a home audience while teaching a bit of history.
There's an air of Icelandic saga simmering over the movie all the time with unnerving background music. Women have the central stage here and the movie will talk to many both girls and boys, although it is somewhat bloody at times.
A few lapses in cutting and continuation.
Outstanding performance as Claudius by Jack Shepherd who nearly steals the movie in his first scene from a time before statesmanship became a bad joke.
Steven Waddington plays his low-key role gallantly giving room for the ladies before chivalry became modern.
They missed one obvious line delivering two heads: 'I made an early start' where the line could have been: 'I made a head start'. Well, maybe they wouldn't make the killing into a comedy.
A fine movie for its budget and sure to entertain many a home audience while teaching a bit of history.