A classic

To be honest, I wonder how I actually ended up watching this flick but, I guess, it was because there was a pretty cool cast involved. Apparently, after the success of ‘El Cid’, they decided to make another movie directed by Anthony Mann and starring Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren but, apparently, Heston didn’t get along at all with Loren on that film and he refused to work with her again. Well, even though this movie was better than ‘El Cid’, at least, as far as I was concerned, eventually, it turned out to be a huge flop when it came out. Anyway, the directing was actually pretty good and the whole thing was rather well made with some gorgeous costumes and settings. Unfortunately, I didn’t care much for the dialogues and the acting was too much theatrical for my taste. Concerning Sophia Loren, to be honest, I'm not really familiar with her work but, even though I have to admit that she did look quite gorgeous, I can’t say she really impressed me though. Anyway, to conclude, even though it didn’t really blow me away, it was still a decent watch and I think it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.