There are lots of films here that merely contain christian or religious themes. The director is douglas sirk, more normally at home with lush melodramas such as magnificent obsession or written on the wind. Sign of the pagan is a 1954 american historical drama film directed by douglas sirk, shot in cinemascope color by technicolor, and released by universal. Home sign of the pagan dvd sign of the pagan dvd 164475. With the roman empire divided, scourge of god attila the hun hopes to conquer it. The film stars jeff chandler, jack palance, ludmilla tcherina, and rita gam.
This campy sword and sandal epic presents a kinder, gentler attila the hun who is portrayed as more neurotic than nasty as he muses obsessively about christ and then mercilessly sacks the roman. Unlike most screen spectacles, sign of the pagans running time is a tight 91 minutes, in which the flash of the roman empire period is not permitted to slow down the telling of an interesting. Detailed information about this film is available from the afi catalog of feature films at, or by clicking here. The pagan is a 1929 silentpart talking romantic drama filmed in tahiti and produced and distributed by metro goldwyn mayer. Sign of the pagan 1954 a roman princess ludmilla tcherina promotes a centurion jeff chandler to general, in charge of stopping attila the hun jack palance. Its not just jack palance blacked up to look like a klingon, or the fictitious daughter kubra acting as a protoxena until she see the christian light. This is an original 11 x 14 lobby card for this 1954 historic adventure film. This campy sword and sandal epic presents a kinder, gentler attila the hun who is portrayed as more. But marcian gains the favor of pulcheria, lovely sister of theodosius, who. Download link is on the bottom of this page, click here to follow. Paulinus, george dolenz emperor theodosius, eduard franz astrologer, allison hayes ildico, alexander scourby chrysaphius, howard petrie gundahar, michael ansara edecon, leo gordon bleda, moroni. It results to be an epic adventure yarn set in 5thcentury about the chieftain attila the hun who was a leader of the hunnic empire, a tribal confederation consisting of huns, ostrogoths, and.
Download link is on the bottom of this page, click here to follow the link. On the waterfront won the academy award for best picture. Sign of the pagan 1954 jeff chandler dvd elvis dvd. The sign of the pagan isnt so much the skulls affixed to the staff carried by his horde, but the sign of its downfall in the shadow of the christian faith. The spanish and british dvds are the full frame version it was filmed both ways and the. Sign of the pagan movie posters from movie poster shop. Sign of the pagan 1954 cast and crew a roman princess ludmilla tcherina promotes a centurion jeff chandler to general, in charge of stopping attila the hun jack palance. How great to finally have a good cinemascope transfer of this film. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Sign of the pagan 1954 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Jeff chandler may be the topbilled star, but this film epic belongs to jack palance, cast as no less than att. Sign of the pagan 1954 full movie download full hd youtube. Sign of the pagan 1954 dvd region 1 playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc. Her first film was francis joins the wacs 1954, in which she played second fiddle to a mule. Jeff chandler marcian, jack palance attila, ludmilla tcherina princess pulcheria, rita gam kubra, jeff morrow gen. Home biography sign of the pagan 1954 dvd jeff chandler jack palance. Le film sign of the pagan 1954 vostfr film complet.
An immensely interesting though finally unsuccessful film. The film opened at the loews state theater in new york city on august 4, 1954. This is a 1954 universal international film titled sign of the pagan, full of historic inaccuracy and being well starred jack palance as attila. Le film sign of the pagan 1954 vostfr admin 20170520t04. As attilas hordes advance upon rome, noble centurion marcian chandler mounts a counteroffensive.
Total number of members who have this title in their. A roman princess ludmilla tcherina promotes a centurion jeff chandler to general, in charge of stopping attila the hun jack. A carefree south seas native falls for the halfcaste ward of a. This article may require cleanup to meet wikipedias quality standards. Sign of the pagan new pal classic dvd douglas sirk jeff. Gallery of 18 movie poster and cover images for sign of the pagan 1954. The image measures 2014 3000 pixels and is 79 kilobytes large. Sign of the pagan 1954 full movie download full hd. A lot of the time i just sit back and enjoy the flick but its so hard to escape the war on paganism that hollywood has been waging since the first studio was funded. Sep 28, 2012 douglas sirks sign of the pagan 1954 imdb. Watch sign of the pagan 1954 full movie online free 123movies. Sirks hopes of transforming the project into a version of marlowes tamburlaine the great were thwarted by universal.
Howard thompson in the new york times of august 5, 1954 wrote, the film is unquestionably a handsome one. On arrival, he finds the eastern roman emperor theodosius plotting with. Blog of zontar the thing from venus extremism in defense of aesthetics is no vice devoted to the intensive study of the most obscure and disreputable cultural manifestations of the decaying human empire. Read the full synopsis of sign of the pagan, 1954, directed by douglas sirk, with jeff chandler, jack palance, ludmilla tcherina, at turner classic movies. Jeff chandler may be the topbilled star, but this film epic belongs to jack palance, cast as no less than attila the hun. Her next role, that of iloico in sign of the pagan 1954 opposite jack palance was a major role for her, but it failed to get her noticed for better films. Roman centurion marcian is captured by attila the hun en route to constantinople, but escapes.
Sign of the pagan of the many swordandsandal epics made after the second world war, 1954s sign of the pagan is one of the maddest. Wikimedia commons has media related to films of the united states, 1954. But marcian gains the favor of pulcheria, sister of theodosius. Watch sign of the pagan full movie in hd visit roman centurion marcian is captured by attila the hun en route to con.
High resolution movie poster image for sign of the pagan 1954. The definition in the article on christian film specifies films containing a christian themed message or moral, produced by christian filmmakers to a christian audience, and films produced by nonchristians with. On arrival, he finds the eastern roman emperor theodosius plotting with attila to look the other way while the latter marches against rome. Sign of the pagan 1954 douglas sirk, jeff chandler, jack palance, ludmilla tcherina, biography, drama, history january 18, 2016 roman centurion marcian is captured by attila the hun en route to constantinople, but escapes. Unlike most screen spectacles, sign of the pagan s running time is a tight 91 minutes, in which the flash of the roman empire period is not permitted to slow down the telling of an interesting. This is an original collectible piece of movie memorabilia, not one of the cheap reproductions found elsewhere. Despite his slow descent into selfdoubt late in the picture, attilas penchant for cruelty isnt neglectedordering the deaths of innocents without blinking an eye. But marcian gains the favor of pulcheria, lovely sister of theodosius, who favors a united empire.
Sign of the pagan 1954 sign of the pagan 1954 user. Sign of the pagan 1954 with the roman empire divided, attila the hun hopes to conquer. Sign of the pagan 1954 dvd jeff chandler jack palance. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. May 23, 2016 roman centurion marcian is captured by attila the hun en route to constantinople, but escapes. Better still, generally restrained performances at least dignify a moist.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing sign of the pagan near you. The epic 1954 account of attila the huns final attack on rome from universal. The main theme was how are they going to save rome from attila the hun. During the fifth century, the roman empire is divided into two. With jeff chandler, jack palance, ludmilla tcherina, rita gam. Sign of the pagan 1954 douglas sirk, jeff chandler, jack. This film was made for twentieth centuryfox rather than universal, and shot on a low budget. It shows attila as a very superstitious man who always wants his. Sign of the pagan is an historical curiosity in more ways than one.
Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. Being a horror movie buff and a witch can at many times be downright conflicting. Sign of the pagan 1954, clip jack palance by video junkie. Sign of the pagan 1954 letterboxd social film discovery. You can either do an intelligent historical epic quo vadis or spartacus or a fun one but you cant have it both ways and this tried to do that both, attempting to deal with the byzantine byzantine politics and capture the sweep of a comic book epic and as a.
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In his way are a brave centurion, a beautiful princess. With the roman empire divided, attila the hun hopes to conquer. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Theres some but the fighting is not the main theme. Sign of the pagan general paulinus 1954 tanganyika abel mccracken 1954 the siege at red river frank kelso 1954. Sign of the pagan, the buy posters from buy posters from moviegoods buy this soundtrack from search ebay for sign of the pagan, the. Buy sign of the pagan movie posters from movie poster shop. Sign of the pagan is a 1954 american historical drama film directed by douglas sirk, shot in cinemascope color by technicolor, and released by universal pictures.
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