THE GOLDEN FALCON is a nondescript Italian costume adventure film of 1955; I caught an English-dubbed copy on Prime one day and decided to check it out. The plot is a riff on ROMEO AND JULIET complete with star-crossed lovers, although it's more of a romp than the pure tragedy of the Shakespeare drama. Massimo Serato, later a mainstay of the peplum genre, co-stars. It's colour enough with the usual sets and costumes looking decent, but the plot is nothing to write home about and despite some moments of comedy there's little that stands out about this one.
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This a lovely Adventure and Love Story
davidphilbarbara5 May 2008
It is really sad that some wonderful little films are overlooked and this is one of them. It's one of the best Italian adventure films I have ever seen. It's done with a touch of humor with good swordplay thrown in for good measure. I saw it years ago on TV and it was the English-dubbed version. I'm not sure if it ever played on the theaters in the U.S. Set in the 1600's Europe, it's about two warring families who decide to end their differences by having two of their offspring's marry. However, a pretty, tomboyish girl, played by an Italian actress named Anna Maria Ferrero, is herself in love with the groom and does every thing she can to break up the arranged marriage. Without spoiling anything, I will say this movie leaves you with a good feeling. Ms Ferrero is a girl that any red-blooded man would want to take into their arms and love and protect. Sadly this movie is hard to find on video. However, you can get a copy of it from atlasvisuals.com But it is in Italian only and no subtitles. Hopefully, the English-dubbed version will be found.
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