Ten against tyranny
8 March 2012
Warning: Spoilers
Siena in the sixteenth century called the Spanish for help :litle did they know (and they were naive) that their protectors would be here to stay and that they would become dictators.His excellency wants to marry Henrietta ,a high born lovely wealthy lady ;but the little sister ,Serenella,does not agree and she tells her so:he is responsible for the death of their father;enter a mercenary (Granger),whose mission is to protect the governor's future wife.

This is an entertaining swashbuckler,pleasant to watch:Stewart Granger ,who is going gray (and even white) at the temples ,is always dashing,dynamic ,and full of humor;he is good at fencing and Sylva Koscina is not chopped liver either;Christine Kauffmann is gorgeous as the little sister ;even if we guess the truth about Henrietta long before the end,the story is so eventful we never get bored.Now tongue in cheek,now tragical (the death of the kid sister),with a nasty cousin Hugo,fond of tortures, ten rebels (check the title)against tyranny and a Robin Hood feel:very entertaining stuff!
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