The Black Rose

The Black Rose is a 1950 20th Century Fox Technicolor film starring Tyrone Power and Orson Welles, loosely based on Thomas B. Costains book. It was filmed partly on location in England and Morocco which substitutes for the Gobi Desert of China. The film was partly conceived as a followup to the movie Prince of Foxes, and reunited the earlier films two stars.

The story concerns 13thcentury Saxon nobleman Walter of Gurnie Tyrone Power, who, after sparking an unsuccessful rebellion against the Norman conquerors of his homeland, sets out to seek his fortune in the Far East during the times of Pax Mongolica. His friend, an archer, Tristram Jack Hawkins goes with him, since they are both outlaws now. Walter and Tristram seek the acquaintance of Mongol warlord Bayan Orson Welles and agree to fight for him. The Black Rose of the title is the beauteous Maryam Ccile Aubry, a halfEnglish, halfMongol girl who has escaped from General Bayan of the Baarins harem and is harbored by Walter and Tristram while Walter and Tristram are in service to Bayan. Maryam loves Walter but he is too interested in his adventure to pay her any attention. Tristram doesnt like all the killing and decides to get away. He takes Maryam with him, because she wants to go to England.Bayan sends Walter on a mission to see the Yuan Empress of China. When he arrives he is told that he must stay in China as their guest for the rest of his life. Then he finds Tristram and Maryam were also captured and imprisoned. During this time, Walter realizes he loves Maryam. The three of them decide to escape. Tristram dies. The small boat Maryam,The Black Rose, is in, while waiting for Walter, drifts away before Walter can catch her. Walter returns to his native country alone. ........

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