Duel Of The Champions

Duel of Champions
A first time after many times,I'm sorry to say that the quality of this DVD was very poor. The original VHS version I recorded was originaly better quality - also widescreen. Perhaps they will come out with a more high quality version. It would have cost me more to send it back than I paid for it. So I put it up to experience.

Kindest Regards

Peter J Barr

Good Sword and Sandal Film saddled with a disappointing transfer
This was one of Alan Ladd's last films. It tells the story of the Horatii brothers in the very

early days of Rome when the Romans were fighting against the Albans for control of

the land. This is a good entry in the Sword and Sandal genre but the Diamond DVD is

not very good quality. Also the running time of DUEL OF CHAMPIONS is 105 minutes and the DVD runs only 90. The long out of print VHS from Lightning Video was a much

better transfer and was the full running time too. If you have it, hang on to it.

Good film, bad DVD.
It is a mystery to me why this very good film has been relegated to a dime store quality DVD. The story line centers around the Roman legend concerning the three brothers who fight for Rome against the three brothers who represent the Albans. It was a pivotal moment in Roman history as it marked the beginning of Rome's conquest of the Mediterranean. Some of the acting is a little overly theatrical. And Alan Ladd is up in years. However, I found this movie to be nonetheless captivating and worthy of five stars.

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