On Sunday 24 September 2006 1:35 am, Melody Watts wrote:
> hmmm. what about " The Vikings" with Kirk Douglas,Tony ("yonda lies da
> castle of my Fadda") Curtis and Janet Leigh, all leather and fur and quasi
> med-evil looking dresses,made of some gawd awful shiny fabric,and chiffon
> headgear on Janet Leigh.....
I thought the "castle of my Fadda the King" etc., etc. was *from* "Black
Shield of Falworth." :-) "The Vikings" may have been no better (it certainly
involves the same actors, and probably the same costume department) but I've
never seen it.
There's a great book called "Hollywood and History" which discusses at length
the particular ways in which Hollywood screws up historic costuming in
movies. Sylvia, you may want to see if you can track it down. Here's the
information on it.
Hollywood and History: Costume Design in Film
by Edward Maeder, Alicia Annas, Satch Lavalley, Elois Jenssen
Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Thames & Hudson (August 1990)
ISBN: 0500014221
Amazon has used copies available for as little as $5.65:
http://www.amazon.com/Hollywood-History-Costume-Design-Film/dp/0500014221/sr=8-15/qid=1159121482/ref=sr_1_15/104-4935471-9868767?ie=UTF8&s=books
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Cathy Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
"A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point
of doubtful sanity." --Robert Frost
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