Its actually a fight scene with jeff chandler, in which she. On arrival, he finds the eastern roman emperor theodosius plotting with attila to look the other way while the latter marches against rome. The newspapers reported that she got an eighthour spanking in sign of the pagan 1954. Rita gam 88 pittsburghborn actress who had a lengthy acting career in film and on tv. Before long everyone from douglas sirk sign of the pagan, 1954 to stanley kubrick spartacus, 1960 was working on an eyefilling spectacle with a historical theme, and producer samuel bronston made them his personal mission, building a studio complex in spain that was sprawling enough to accommodate the gazillions of stars, extras, and. Sign of the pagan 1954 cast and crew a roman princess ludmilla tcherina promotes a centurion jeff chandler to general, in charge of stopping attila the hun jack palance. Sign of the pagan 1954 letterboxd your life in film. There are many more besides from both eras that were planned but never produced or ultimately not completed.
Roman centurion marcian is captured by attila the hun en route to constantinople, but escapes. Of the many swordandsandal epics made after the second world war, 1954s sign of the pagan is one of the maddest. This is a 1954 universal international film titled sign of the pagan, full of. Sign of the pagan 1954 approved 1h 32min adventure, biography, drama 18 december 1954 usa with the roman empire divided, attila the hun hopes to conquer. The main theme was how are they going to save rome from attila the hun. Sign of the pagan is a 1954 american historical drama film directed by douglas sirk, shot in cinemascope color by technicolor, and released by universal. Sign of the pagan 1954 douglas sirk, jeff chandler, jack palance, ludmilla tcherina, biography, drama, history january 18, 2016 roman centurion marcian is captured by attila the hun en route to constantinople, but escapes. Times magazine attila and the arts its hard to believe that sign of the pagan represents the first time attila has been portrayed on the screen. Duel of the titans 1961 based on the legend of romulus and remus with steve reeves as romulus and gordon scott as remus. This campy sword and sandal epic presents a kinder, gentler attila the. Sign of the pagan is a 1954 american historical drama film directed by douglas sirk, shot in cinemascope color by technicolor, and released by universal pictures. It shows attila as a very superstitious man who always wants his. A rare film in which one of film s most intelligent visual stylists fails to find even a basic foothold in the material poorly dressed second rate actors line up in rows in front of painted backdrops so close to the camera lens you can practically feel the flat physical texture. Sirks hopes of transforming the project into a version of marlowes tamburlaine the great were thwarted by universal.
High resolution movie poster image for sign of the pagan 1954. Alexander scourby was born in brooklyn, new york, on november, 19, to constantine nicholas scourby, a successful restaurateur, wholesale baker and sometime investor in independent motionpictures, and betsy scourby nee patsakos, a homemaker, both of whom were immigrants from greece. Jeff chandler and ludmilla tcherina in sign of the pagan 1954 jack. Some hazards of being in the movies vanilla spanking. Oct 11, 2016 the newspapers reported that she got an eighthour spanking in sign of the pagan 1954. Links search the internet movie database for sign of the pagan, the buy posters from buy posters from moviegoods buy this soundtrack from. Abstract films released during the classic studio era were. Filmed on a more spectacular scale than one usually associates with universalinternational, sign of the pagan loses some of its scope when shown on television. Because of over 1,500 years the guy has inspired all sorts of music, art, drama, etc. As attilas hordes advance upon rome, noble centurion marcian chandler mounts a counteroffensive. The epic 1954 account of attila the huns final attack on rome from universal. When the robe was given its uk television network premiere on good friday, march 28, 1975, the version used was the nonanamorphic standard screen version.
Oct 28, 2012 this feature is not available right now. Detailed information about this film is available from the afi catalog of feature films at, or by clicking here. It is also quite subversive as the christian is definitely the bad guy, and a life of pagan lust and laziness is held up as the ideal. Gallery of 18 movie poster and cover images for sign of the pagan 1954. Sometime around 1960, she began to refer to herself as the baronessa di palonbara of italy, and by 1986 she was using the name milicent p. The image measures 2014 3000 pixels and is 79 kilobytes large. Le signe du paien 1954 sign of the pagan casting du film realise par douglas sirk. The director is douglas sirk, more normally at home with lush melodramas such as magnificent obsession or written on the wind.
Sign of the pagan 1954 dvd region 1 playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc. Christianity that permeates the movie parallel to the supernatural one. Jeff chandler may be the topbilled star, but this film epic belongs to jack palance, cast as no less than att. In his way are a brave centurion, a beautiful princess. Unfortunately thats not really a shining example of accurate journalism.
Unlike most screen spectacles, sign of the pagans running time is a tight 91 minutes, in which the flash of the roman empire period is not permitted to slow down the telling of an interesting. Unlike most screen spectacles, sign of the pagan s running time is a tight 91 minutes, in which the flash of the roman empire period is not permitted to slow down the telling of an interesting. Miscellaneous notes and facts about sign of the pagan, 1954, directed by douglas sirk, with jeff chandler, jack palance, ludmilla tcherina, sign of the pagan 1954 misc notes skip navigation. This film was made for twentieth centuryfox rather than universal, and shot on a low budget. An enjoyable spectacle, though some of the plot was a bit unconvincing.
Other films also captured in both aspect rations included seven brides for seven brothers 1954, sign of the pagan 1954 and the black shield of falworth 1954. The sign of the pagan 1954 restored masterblu ray region freeusa compatible with english language. For a tough guy, marcian was very eager to volunteer details of his mission when he was captured by attila, and i dont know he he got intelligence of the pagan hordes move on rome and was able to rush some of his troops to its defence across considerable distances. Films in two different aspect ratio versions discussion in bluray and uhd started by brent reid, jan 23. The film stars jeff chandler, jack palance, ludmilla tcherina, and rita gam. You can either do an intelligent historical epic quo vadis or spartacus or a fun one but you cant have it both ways and this tried to do that both, attempting to deal with the byzantine byzantine politics and capture the sweep of a comic book epic and as a. Through a deft combination of historical fact and movie magic, this is precisely what happens. Detailed information about this film is available from. With the roman empire divided, scourge of god attila the hun hopes to conquer it. Gam starred with gregory peck in night people 1954 and shoot out 1971 and with jack palance in sign of the pagan 1954. Sign of the pagan 1954 douglas sirk, jeff chandler, jack. After the list of actors at the start of the film it says. Loathe sgt howie as much as you will, but the film does not take side, and in fact, the pagans are seen, ultimately, as the villains of the piece, as is. Jeff chandler may be the topbilled star, but this film epic belongs to jack palance, cast as no less than attila the hun.
With the roman empire divided, attila the hun hopes to conquer. But were not done with the story of this bad idea, although im. Home sign of the pagan dvd sign of the pagan dvd 164475. The pagan is a 1929 silentpart talking romantic drama filmed in tahiti and produced and distributed by metro goldwyn mayer. Nov 17, 2006 sword n sandal fans should enjoy this 1954 production about attila the huns attempt to conquer the roman empire, but the main selling point if you arent a peplum freak, is the late, great jack. Miscellaneous notes and facts about sign of the pagan, 1954, directed by douglas sirk, with jeff chandler, jack palance, ludmilla tcherina, sign of the pagan 1954 misc notes. Jeff chandler and rita gam in sign of the pagan 1954. Sign of the pagan 1954 jeff chandler dvd elvis dvd. This campy sword and sandal epic presents a kinder, gentler attila the hun who is portrayed as more neurotic than nasty as he muses obsessively about christ and then mercilessly sacks the roman. The avenger 1962 based on virgils the aeneid with steve reeves as aeneas. The monster and millicent patrick salem horror fest. Sign of the pagan 1954 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. She also starred in the films hannibal, king of kings, and no exit. Rita has just completed a series of television movies in hollywood.
A lot of the time i just sit back and enjoy the flick but its so hard to escape the war on paganism that hollywood has been waging since the first studio was funded. Sign of the pagan 1954 jeff chandler jack palance youtube. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing sign of the pagan near you. Sign of the pagan 1954 with the roman empire divided, attila the hun hopes to conquer. Theres some but the fighting is not the main theme. Jeff chandler, jack palance, rita gam, ludmilla tcherina. But to horror film fans, she is best known as millicent patrick the woman responsible for the final design of the gill man in the 1954 film creature from the black lagoon. Jack palance, ludmilla tcherina, rita gam, jeff morrow jeff chandler, douglas sirk. Being a horror movie buff and a witch can at many times be downright conflicting. Sign of the pagan is an historical curiosity in more ways than one. But marcian gains the favor of pulcheria, lovely sister of theodosius. Sep 03, 2018 sometime around 1960, she began to refer to herself as the baronessa di palonbara of italy, and by 1986 she was using the name milicent p. Sadly, as with so much of film history, many of the variant versions.
Sign of the pagan is a 1954 american historical drama film directed by douglas sirk, shot in cinemascope, and released by universal pictures. Films in two different aspect ratio versions page 2. Sign of the pagan 1954 a roman princess ludmilla tcherina promotes a centurion jeff chandler to general, in charge of stopping attila the hun jack palance. But marcian gains the favor of pulcheria, lovely sister of theodosius, who favors a united empire. An immensely interesting though finally unsuccessful film. Features such as the wicker man may have good pagan elements, but are ambiguous in their stance on paganism. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Sign of the pagan 1954 dvd jeff chandler jack palance. Her tv credits included the rockford files and mannix.
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