Ivanhoe, the Norman Swordsman

1971 film

Piero Regnoli
Manuel Torres
Andre Tranche^[1]

Story by

Piero Regnoli
Manuel Torres
Andre Tranche^[1]

Starring

Mark Damon
Luis Davila
Krista Nell

CinematographySandro Mancori^[1]Edited byAdriano Tagliavia^[1]Music byRoberto Pregadio^[1]

Production
companies

Oceania Produzioni Cinematografiche
Les Films Corona
Talia Films^[1]

Distributed byVariety Distribution

Release date

29 April 1971 (1971-04-29)

Running time

99 minutes^[1]Countries

Italy
France
Spain^[1]

Ivanhoe, the Norman Swordsman (Italian: La spada normanna) is a 1971 Capa e spada film directed by Roberto Mauri.

Plot

After the death of King Henry I in 12th-century England, the throne is taken by Stephen Cunningham who claims to possess the mythical "Sword of Normandy." A man named Ivanhoe returns from years in the Holy Land knowing that Henry I's son, the rightful heir to the throne, died in the Crusades, and that Cunningham's sword is a fake. After forging alliances with a group of highwaymen and a band of traveling thespians, Ivanhoe reclaims the real sword that will topple Cunningham.

Cast

Mark Damon as Ivanhoe
Luis Dávila as Stephen of Cunningham
Krista Nell as Brenda
Aveline Frederica as Kitty
Vassili Karis as Trigui
Alan Collins (aka Luciano Pigozzi) as Mortimer, the Principa
Linda Sini as Wife of Mortimer
Aldo Berti as Art
Spartaco Conversi as Kitts
Nello Pazzafini as Ghippo

Production

Ivanhoe, the Norman Swordsman was shot in Barcelona Spain at Cardona's Castle and Cardona's Collegiate Church^[1]

Release

Ivanhoe, the Norman Swordsman was released on April 29, 1971.^[1]

References

Footnotes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 102.

Sources

Hughes, Howard (2011). Cinema Italiano - The Complete Guide From Classics To Cult. London - New York: I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84885-608-0.
Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476662916.