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Well Fair Laddie. Extravaganza 1961

Aw Heck

Aw Heck

What a spectable this film was.

A spectacle to end all spectacles and after seeing it I had to wipe my spectacles. Just on 20,000 feet of magnificent film. The big, sets, the control of the crowd of extras, the splendours of a Roman triumph, were all shown before my one tired eye. The great photography of the chariot race was almost as good as the Tour de France. The scenes were well acted, the characters genuine, the costumes magnificent. Charton Heston acted admirably and suffered superbly. This film almost achieved greatness because much of it was filmed in Italy. However, one must remember that this was a Holywood Production. If it had been a French or Italian production it would have been the film of the year. But it was American and therefore not to be recommended. I found the scenes "interminably attenuated, impoverished in dialogue and indifferently acted." High praise indeed considering that this was a lousy American Film.