''Ivanhoe, the Norman Swordsman'' () is a 1971 Capa e spada film directed by

Roberto Mauri Roberto Mauri (8 February 1924 – 18 February 2018) was an Italian actor, film director and screenwriter. Life and career Born Giuseppe Tagliavia in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Mauri began his career as a film actor in low-budget films, occasion ...

Plot

After the death of King

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in 12th-century England, the throne is taken by Stephen Cunningham who claims to possess the mythical "Sword of Normandy." A man named Ivanhoe returns from years in the

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knowing that Henry I's son, the rightful heir to the throne, died in the

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, and that Cunningham's sword is a fake. After forging alliances with a group of

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and a band of traveling

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s, Ivanhoe reclaims the real sword that will topple Cunningham.

Cast

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as Ivanhoe * Luis Dávila as Stephen of Cunningham *

Krista Nell Krista Nell (born Doris Kristanel; 21 January 1946 – 19 June 1975) was an Austrian film actress. Born Doris Kristanel, Nell debuted in French cinema, then moved to Rome where became a minor starlet in Italian genre films, especially spaghetti ...

as Brenda * Aveline Frederica as Kitty *

Vassili Karis Vassili Karis (born Vassilis Karamesinis; 22 September 1938) is a Greek-born Italian actor, mainly active in the Spaghetti Western film genre. Life and career Born in Patras, Karis was first active in the peplum genre, in which he was credite ...

as Trigui * Alan Collins (aka Luciano Pigozzi) as Mortimer, the Principa *

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as Wife of Mortimer * Aldo Berti as Art *Spartaco Conversi as Kitts *

Nello Pazzafini Giovanni "Nello" Pazzafini (15 May 1933 – 9 January 1996) was an Italian actor who appeared in a very large number of Peplum film genre, Peplum movies, Spaghetti Westerns and Poliziotteschi. Life and career Born in Rome from parents originall ...

as Ghippo

Production

''Ivanhoe, the Norman Swordsman'' was shot in

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Spain at Cardona's Castle and Cardona's Collegiate Church

Release

''Ivanhoe, the Norman Swordsman'' was released on April 29, 1971.

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Films set in the 12th century Films set in England 1970s historical adventure films Italian swashbuckler films Italian historical adventure films 1971 films Films directed by Roberto Mauri Films based on Ivanhoe 1970s Italian films {{1970s-Italy-film-stub