SIGN OF THE PAGAN
(Universal-International) PART from the fact that there wasn’t "anything worth doing that hadn't been done already, I had two reasons for going to see Sign of the Pagan, which is All About Attila. Neither of them had much to do with ancient history or selfimprovement, but I was curious to see Jack Palance as the leader of the Huns, and I wanted to have a look at Rita Gam in fancy dress. What fascinated me most of all, however, was to discover how close was the parallel between the political situations of the 5th and 20th Centuries. Just 1500 years ago the great Roman Empire was split up into Eastern and Western Zones. and both areas were threatened by barbarians from Asia. And, even as it is today in the AngloSaxon world, the easterners were contaminated with the heresy of coexistence (or appeasement). Sign of the Pagan, in fact, is history as Hollywood likes to tell it-full of old saws and modern instances -with plenty of violent action, a. helping of sex, and a solid plug for Christianity (just to be on the safe side). I thought Jack Palance, as Attila, downright entertaining, but I was out on the street again before I remembered about Rita Gam, and I had to check up on the cast-list to discover what part she played. Can’t think for the life of me why I couldn’t remember her face,
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 32, Issue 820, 15 April 1955, Page 18
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239SIGN OF THE PAGAN New Zealand Listener, Volume 32, Issue 820, 15 April 1955, Page 18
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