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Yeah, maybe over 14 was too old. Even at that age I noticed that Robert Morley as the Emperor Of China spoke in a very posh English accent, whereas his adviser James Mason spoke in this risable pantomime Chinese accent. And the massive wooden yoke that young Temujin has to wear, the hole where...

Actually I don't have problem with that rating, it is a daft film (along with The Long Ships & Taras Bulba & a lot of the films that I loved, or at least liked at the time). These kind of films aren't made with critics in mind, & a lot of my enjoyment now is nostalgia based.

I saw Genghis Khan at the cinema aged 14 (about the right age to see it) & thought it was great. I suppose you could say it's a typical dopey period film of its time, but it has a fantastic score & cast (two great names not on the poster, Michael Hordon & Woody Strode) & there's a real brio...