the near i ever come to see this be a clip show at a gerard philippe exposition in paris about two year ago . i have no interest in the remake and have just catch up with the original just over half a century after it be make i can only conclude that the inept fencing be intentional and aim at a long obsolete target . hollywood have be do realistic sword fight since the 30 when the great of them all and basil rathbone and cross foil with errol flynn and others so the technique be available and so that leave only satire . after a while you do not notice and revel in the henri jeanson dialogue reminiscent of the prisoner of zenda and both version . gerard philippe certainly have the presence to bring off a role like this and gina lollabrigida be probably a tad good than martine carol and the other obvious candidate at the time . the print i saw be particularly bad and at one point break down completely so maybe a dvd version would enhance it .