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form y separately published work icon Swordsman of Siena single work   film/TV   adventure   historical fiction  
Alternative title: La Congiura dei Dieci
Note: Coppel co-wrote the English-language screenplay with American husband-and-wife script-writers Michael Kanin and Fay Kanin. The Italian-language screenplay was co-written by Sandro Continenza and Dominique Fabre.
Issue Details: First known date: 1962... 1962 Swordsman of Siena
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

'The fight of an adventurer against a usurping duke in the 16th century.'

Source: British Film Institute (http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/51730). (Sighted: 9/9/2013)

Notes

  • Multiple sources claims that the film was based on a novel (The Swordsman of Siena) by Anthony Marshall, though some sources default to 'story by Anthony Marshall'. No such novel by Anthony Marshall has so far been traced.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • c
      Italy,
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      c
      France,
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ,
      1962 .
      image of person or book cover 5545287009815184655.jpg
      Screen cap from opening credits
      Extent: 95min.p.
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    Italy,
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    Western Europe, Europe,
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