In medieval Italy, avenging archer Dardo Bartoli (Burt Lancaster) spearheads a rebel army at odds with Ulrich (Frank Allenby), the exploitative Hessian count who stole away Dardo's wife (Lynne Baggett) years before. When the noble means to take Dardo's young son as well, the swashbuckler ups the ante by kidnapping Ulrich's beauteous niece (Virginia Mayo). Rousing adventure saga also stars Robert Douglas, Aline McMahon, Nick Cravat, Norman Lloyd. 88 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH), French.