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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This 1979 re-hash of the classic swashbuckling tale is by far the weakest of the lot with not alot to recommend it I'm afraid. Sellers looks tired (and in fact died 18 months later very sadly) and the script is disappointing - even though those tried and true combo of Dick Clement and Ian La Franais worked on it.
For me, being a classic era special visual effects buff from a time when it was all done by hand, the only plus points in this film are the beautiful Albert Whitlock matte paintings that grace the screen numerous times throughout as painted castles, mountains, rivers, palaces, London's Big Ben, moody moonlit windmills - and the excellent blue screen duplication of Sellers in many slapstick sequences..
Worth it for the visual effects, though the dvd transfer is soft, mushy and altogether poor.
For me, being a classic era special visual effects buff from a time when it was all done by hand, the only plus points in this film are the beautiful Albert Whitlock matte paintings that grace the screen numerous times throughout as painted castles, mountains, rivers, palaces, London's Big Ben, moody moonlit windmills - and the excellent blue screen duplication of Sellers in many slapstick sequences..
Worth it for the visual effects, though the dvd transfer is soft, mushy and altogether poor.
6 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Don't waste your time watching this - see the two earlier versions with Stewart Grainger and Ronald Colman. They are excellent.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
One of Peter Sellers lessor raved about efforts, this very funny film has him playing two quite different roles, brilliantly.
Set in the Kingdom of Ruritania, sometime in the 19th century, the evil brother of a newly appointed King, kidnaps him and instals a similiar looking commoner in his place. The story revolves around efforts to free the King, with several great cameo appearences throughout the movie (including Spike Milligan)
Set in the Kingdom of Ruritania, sometime in the 19th century, the evil brother of a newly appointed King, kidnaps him and instals a similiar looking commoner in his place. The story revolves around efforts to free the King, with several great cameo appearences throughout the movie (including Spike Milligan)
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