Thanks for the link, Sky, though I don't usually like pastiches, prefering films based on the actual books. I'll check it out, though. Sounds like someone saw this old nugget:
http://www.amazon.com/At-Swords-Poin...4565132&sr=1-1
I did find a link to a 1931 French version that is supposed to be great. Unfortunately that one has only been put on DVD by the Russians, and is in French with Russian subtitles.