Swordsman of Siena "Friends"

Swordsman of Siena "Friends"Stewart Granger keeps his sword in hand and tongue in cheek in this swashbuckling romp costarring Sylva Koscina (Hercules) and co written by Academy Award nominees Fay and Michael Kanin (Teacher's Pet, 1958). With a smile on his lips and a twinkle in his eye, dashing English soldier of fortune Thomas Stanwood (Granger) sells his sword to the highest bidder. So when Siena's cruel Spanish overlord Don Carlos (Riccardo Garrone) hires him to protect his

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this light confection leaves a lingering aftertaste

Unhinged war veterans

The sun will sneak by a rooster before sports promoter Mike Conovan (Spencer Tracy) lets opportunity pass him by

The film ends with a police-and-National Guard raid on protesters that gave viewers of the day a knowing unease: student demonstrators had been shot - some fatally -- at Kent State University and Jackson State College in the month prior to the film's release

who responds to his amorous advances by running him off the road

a magazine photographer

race relations

and their feelings for each other

guides the brisk storyline that includes a fascinating mock- invasion training maneuver involving air

who quickly bonds with the collie

when humans shared their days with elves