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A ghostwriter stumbles onto a secret that places his life in danger as he takes down the life story of a former U.K. prime minister (Pierce Brosnan) in this Roman Polanski-helmed adaptation of the Robert Harris novel.
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Disc 1
BD
The Flame and the Arrow (1950)
88 min
AdventureHistoryDrama
Dardo, a Robin Hood-like figure, and his loyal followers use a Roman ruin in Medieval Lombardy as their headquarters as they conduct an insurgency against their Hessian conquerors.
- Season 1 — 25 episodes
Credits
Director
Jacques Tourneur
Writer
Waldo Salt
Cast
Burt Lancasteras Dardo Bartoli
Virginia Mayoas Anne de Hesse
Robert Douglasas Marchese Alessandro de Granazia
Aline MacMahonas Nonna Bartoli
Frank Allenbyas Count 'The Hawk' Ulrich
Nick Cravatas Piccolo
Lynn Baggettas Francesca
Gordon Gebertas Rudi Bartoli, Dardo's Son
Norman Lloydas Apollo, the Troubador
Victor Kilianas Apothecary Mazzoni
Cinematographer
Ernest Haller
Composer
Max Steiner
Editor
Alan Crosland, Jr.
Producer
Harold Hecht
Frank Ross
Disc 2
DVDThe Flame and the Arrow (1950)
88 min
AdventureHistoryDrama
Dardo, a Robin Hood-like figure, and his loyal followers use a Roman ruin in Medieval Lombardy as their headquarters as they conduct an insurgency against their Hessian conquerors.
- Season 1 — 25 episodes
Credits
Director
Jacques Tourneur
Writer
Waldo Salt
Cast
Burt Lancasteras Dardo Bartoli
Virginia Mayoas Anne de Hesse
Robert Douglasas Marchese Alessandro de Granazia
Aline MacMahonas Nonna Bartoli
Frank Allenbyas Count 'The Hawk' Ulrich
Nick Cravatas Piccolo
Lynn Baggettas Francesca
Gordon Gebertas Rudi Bartoli, Dardo's Son
Norman Lloydas Apollo, the Troubador
Victor Kilianas Apothecary Mazzoni
Cinematographer
Ernest Haller
Composer
Max Steiner
Editor
Alan Crosland, Jr.
Producer
Harold Hecht
Frank Ross
Release Details
- Packaging
- Blu-ray Case
Images
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- June 24, 2026