I was surprised to see this costume adventure and antique movie directed by one of the most known melodrama specialist in Hollywood history: Douglas Sirk. As you can guess, it is talkative and full of intrigue, and don't expect many battle scenes with thousands of extras, as in a Cecil B De Mille's feature. Palance of course is at his right place as Attila, as he will be several years later in Andre De Toth's LES MONGOLS, as a kind of Gengis Kahn like horde's leader. As you can also guess, christianity is not far, as so many Hollywood stuff from this period, how the Chistian Cross can change a man, or convince him to become better.... Usual material for American audiences. But it remains a good costume adventure film from Universal Studios of this period. Enhanced by the 2.35 frame.
Review of Sign of the Pagan
