The Scarlet Blade, 1963 - ★★½
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passable though not terribly interesting hammer historical swashbuckler. i had it on in the background while working and only really looked up when oliver reed came onscreen to do his 'hulking sullen boy in love but too gruff to not be an ass about it' thing. i like that thing. i'm developing a real integrated theory of reed as an ideal 60s/70s romance hero in the bodice ripper tradition. it may be too scandalous of a theory to appear on letterboxd though...
see this review on letterboxd.