Charge of the Black Lancers

Charge of the Black Lancers (Italian: I lancieri neri) is a 1962 swashbuckling adventure film directed by Giacomo Gentilomo and starring Mel Ferrer, Yvonne Furneaux and Leticia Román.^[2][3]

Charge of the Black Lancers
Directed by	Giacomo Gentilomo
Screenplay by	Ottavio Alessi Ernesto Gastaldi Ugo Guerra Luciano Martino[1]
Produced by	Jone Tuzi[1]
Starring	Mel Ferrer Yvonne Furneaux Letícia Román Lorella De Luca
Cinematography	Raffaele Masciocchi [1]
Music by	Mario Nascimbene[1]
Production companies	Royal Film France-Cinema Productions C.F.S. Kosutnjak[1]
Distributed by	Variety Distribution (Italy) Gaumont Distribution (France)
Release date	31 August 1962 (1962-8-31) (Italy)
Running time	97 minutes[1]
Countries	Italy France Yugoslavia[1]

Plot

Sergio of Tula goes to Dubno to free Princess Mascia imprisoned by Queen Jassa, but he is instead seduced by the Queen igniting his ambition to let him commandeer her armed forces to have him seize her husband King Stephen's throne.

Cast

• Mel Ferrer as Andrea
• Yvonne Furneaux as Jassa
• Leticia Román as Mascia
• Lorella De Luca as Samal
• Jean Claudio as Prince Sergio
• Annibale Ninchi as Prince Nikiev
• Franco Silva as Gamul
• Nando Tamberlani as King Stefano III
• Renato De Carmine as Polish Prince
• Arturo Dominici as Chief of Krevires
• Remo De Angelis as Official
• Mirko Ellis as Member of the Council
• Umberto Raho as Member of the Council

Release

Charge of the Black Lancers was released in Italy on 31 August 1962.^[1]

Reception

A review in the Monthly Film Bulletin stated that the film's story and sub-plots are "almost enough to fill three or four less exuberant action-spectacles" but was a better than average film of its genre noting its "pace, verve and panache essential for entertainment of this kind"^[4]