Rosmunda E Alboino (aka Sword Of The Conqueror) (1962)

The barbarian leader (Jack Palance) of the warring Lombard tribe (a Germanic tribe that migrated to what is now present day Hungary) attempts to make peace with the King (Andrea Bosic) of a neighboring kingdom and a condition of that peace is the hand of the King's daughter (Eleonora Rossi Drago) in marriage. But she loves another (Guy Madison) and a betrayal will set in motion a series of bloody events. Directed by Carlo Campogalliani, this sword and sandal affair is a rather dull example of the genre. It's not good enough to be taken seriously but there's none of the kitschy enjoyment of the more flamboyant peplum either! The battle sequences are among the most colorless I've seen but Angelo Baistrocchi's CinemaScope lensing is quite handsome. Palance chews the scenery (appropriately this time), Madison looks bored and Eleonora Rossi Drago is lovely. With Edy Vessel and Carlo D'Angelo.