---
title: 'The War Lord (1965)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Franklin J. Schaffner'
released: '1965-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 123
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-war-lord-1965'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059896/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The War Lord (1965)

1965 · 123 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The War Lord is a 1965 American historical drama film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starring Charlton Heston. The film, which concerns medieval warfare and culture in 11th-century Normandy, is an adaptation of the play The Lovers by Leslie Stevens. The film also features Richard Boone, Rosemary Forsyth, Guy Stockwell, Maurice Evans, Niall MacGinnis, Henry Wilcoxon and James Farentino, with Jon Alderson, Allen Jaffe, Sammy Ross, and Woodrow Parfrey.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Franklin J. Schaffner](https://cinepixo.com/people/franklin-j-schaffner)
- **Screenplay:** [Millard Kaufman](https://cinepixo.com/people/millard-kaufman), [Leslie Stevens](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-stevens)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jerome Moross](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerome-moross)
- **Producer:** [Walter Seltzer](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-seltzer)
- **Director of Photography:** [Russell Metty](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-metty)
- **Editor:** [Folmar Blangsted](https://cinepixo.com/people/folmar-blangsted)

## Cast

- [John Alderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-alderson)
- [Charlton Heston](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlton-heston) as Chrysagon
- [Richard Boone](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-boone) as Bors
- [Henry Wilcoxon](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-wilcoxon) as Frisian Prince
- [Belle Mitchell](https://cinepixo.com/people/belle-mitchell)
- [James Farentino](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-farentino) as Marc
- [Niall MacGinnis](https://cinepixo.com/people/niall-macginnis) as Odins
- [Michael Conrad](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-conrad)
- [Maurice Evans](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-evans) as Priest
- [Woodrow Parfrey](https://cinepixo.com/people/woodrow-parfrey)
- [Rosemary Forsyth](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosemary-forsyth) as Bronwyn
- [Paul Frees](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-frees)
- [Guy Stockwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-stockwell) as Draco

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