
Sign of the Pagan (DVD) 1954 Jeff Chandler & Jack Palance
Sign of the Pagan 1954 DVD (Region 1 - Playable in North America - The US, Canada, Mexico, etc.) Full Frame. Color. Starring: Jeff Chandler, Jack Palance, Rita Gam, Ludmilla Tcherina. Written by Barre Lyndon and Oscar Broadney. Directed by Douglas Sirk. Jeff Chandler may be the top-billed star, but this film epic belongs to Jack Palance, cast as no less than Attila the Hun. As Attila's hordes advance upon Rome, noble centurion Marcian (Chandler) mounts a counteroffensive. Alas, the Scourge of God cannot be stopped by weaponry or sheer brute strength. No, Attila can be halted in his tracks only by the hand of God Himself. Through a deft combination of historical fact and movie magic, this is precisely what happens. Ballerina Ludmilla Tcherina, co-stars as Marcian's lady love, while Rita Gam is sublimely cast as Attila's long-suffering daughter. Also appearing as Attila's slave bride is Allison Hayes, some three years away from her starring turn in Attack of the 50 Foot Woman. It all spi