The War Lord 1965

Bosley Crowther, New York Times: There is plenty of bow-and-arrow shooting and throwing spears and pouring boiling oil and battering-ramming the great oak doorway and assaulting the fortress with a scaling-tower. Read more

TIME Magazine: Runs on and on and on, but proves nothing whatever about the survival of the fittest. Read more

Time Out: The rituals of pagan mythology are well observed - cabalistic idols, sacrifices - as is Heston's disintegration in the face of a mental force that he can't understand. Read more

Variety: Heston is more convincing in his battle scenes than in romancing Rosemary Forsyth, but nevertheless delivers a hard-hitting performance. Read more