Starring: Rutger Hauer, Raz Degan, F. Murray Abraham, Kasia Smutniak
Written by: Renzo Martinelli, Giorgio Schottler, and Anna Samueli (Screenplay)
Directed by: Renzo Martinelli
Sword of War is the fictionalized tale of Emperor Frederick I, known as Barbarossa, and his quest for the throne of Charlemagne. The majority of the movie takes place in Northern Italy during the 12th century struggles for freedom. Sadly, they didn’t concentrate on the fierce battles and conquests, but made the story a confusing and boring mish-mash of romance, mysticism, and local politics.
The movie opens with an almost unreadable wall of text in that annoying illuminated calligraphic font which gives you the plot: Barbarossa wants to control all of Italy, but one man puts together a 900 man fighting force called The Company of Death to stop his rule over Milan and the other northern cities. Had they concentrated on the battles and the strategy,...
Written by: Renzo Martinelli, Giorgio Schottler, and Anna Samueli (Screenplay)
Directed by: Renzo Martinelli
Sword of War is the fictionalized tale of Emperor Frederick I, known as Barbarossa, and his quest for the throne of Charlemagne. The majority of the movie takes place in Northern Italy during the 12th century struggles for freedom. Sadly, they didn’t concentrate on the fierce battles and conquests, but made the story a confusing and boring mish-mash of romance, mysticism, and local politics.
The movie opens with an almost unreadable wall of text in that annoying illuminated calligraphic font which gives you the plot: Barbarossa wants to control all of Italy, but one man puts together a 900 man fighting force called The Company of Death to stop his rule over Milan and the other northern cities. Had they concentrated on the battles and the strategy,...
- 4/26/2011
- by VoodooEyedTreatDemon
- Planet Fury
*Full disclosure: a screener copy of this film was provided by Lightning Entertainment.
Director: Renzo Martinelli.
Writers: Renzo Martinelli, Giogio Schottler, and Anna Samueli.
Sword of War was originally released in Italy as Barbarossa in 2009. The sixty year old director Renzo Marinelli has produced an Italian Braveheart here, and possibly even Italian propaganda. Soldiers of the Company of Death scream "freedom!" in either Italian or English at different points in the film to confused excitement. This film did poorly in Italian markets, with Sword of War not recouping even half of its $9 million dollar price tag. Now, this historical epic will wade into a competitive North American DVD market February 22nd. Not really a film for Italian markets, as it is in English and not really a film for North American markets, as it covers obscure Italian and German history, Sword of War is for those harbouring a sweet tooth for historical,...
Director: Renzo Martinelli.
Writers: Renzo Martinelli, Giogio Schottler, and Anna Samueli.
Sword of War was originally released in Italy as Barbarossa in 2009. The sixty year old director Renzo Marinelli has produced an Italian Braveheart here, and possibly even Italian propaganda. Soldiers of the Company of Death scream "freedom!" in either Italian or English at different points in the film to confused excitement. This film did poorly in Italian markets, with Sword of War not recouping even half of its $9 million dollar price tag. Now, this historical epic will wade into a competitive North American DVD market February 22nd. Not really a film for Italian markets, as it is in English and not really a film for North American markets, as it covers obscure Italian and German history, Sword of War is for those harbouring a sweet tooth for historical,...
- 1/15/2011
- by Remove28DaysLaterAnalysisThis@gmail.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
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