Medieval drama starring charlton heston while rebuilding a castle tower on the coast of normandy in order to strengthen the authority of his master the duke the knight chrysagon heston falls for a local woman bronwyn rosemary forsyth although she is about to be married chrysagon exercises the ancient rite of le droit du seigneur in order to claim the bride on her wedding night thus sparking a local war and the hatred of his jealous brother draco guy stockwell