The Sword & the Sorcerer ( The Sword and the Sorcerer )

The Sword & the Sorcerer (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: The Sword and the Sorcerer
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
96 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Collectors Edition
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1982 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Albert Pyun

Written By:
Tom Karnowski
John V. Stuckmeyer

Actors:
Lee Horsley ..... Talon
Kathleen Beller ..... Alana
Simon MacCorkindale ..... Mikah (as Simon Mac Corkindale)
George Maharis ..... Machelli
Richard Lynch ..... Cromwell
Richard Moll ..... Xusia
Anthony De Longis ..... Rodrigo
Robert Tessier ..... Verdugo
Nina Van Pallandt ..... Malia
Anna Bjorn ..... Elizabeth
Jeff Corey ..... Craccus
Joseph Ruskin ..... Malcolm
Joe Regalbuto ..... Darius
Russ Marin ..... Mogullen
Earl Maynard ..... Morgan

Synopsis:

The prosperous kingdom of Eh-Dan has been invaded by the tyrannical King Cromwell, aided by a powerful sorcerer, Xusia. Cromwell orders the death of the royal family, but the youngest son, Talon, slips from the soldiers' grasp and disappears. Eleven years later, a hulking young rogue would return to the place of his birth, ready to avenge the family he lost. However, in a time of wicked kings and brutal soldiers, it is the sorcerer who is the most powerful of all.

Evil Cromwell (Richard Lynch) raises a demon to conquer a peaceful kingdom, kill the rulers, and imprison the royal heirs, and the son of a murdered patriot returns to take his righteous vengeance with a projectile-loaded, three-bladed sword. First-time director Albert Pyun apprenticed under Akira Kurosawa and brings with him an eye for handsome images and a fluid sense of action that helps overcome B-movie dialogue ('Unlock this door, wench, and leave that to us!'), scenery-chewing performances, and bargain-basement budget. In one fight sequence a guard punches a rock wall--and dents it! Kathleen Beller (the dark-eyed beauty of The Betsy) is the rebel princess who enlists Talon to the cause, Route 66's charming wanderer George Maharis is a conniving traitor under an unflattering mop of greasy hair, and Richard Moll dons a latex monster mask to play the double-crossed demon.

A mercenary with a three-bladed sword rediscovers his royal heritage dangerous future when he is recruited to help a princess foil the designs of a brutal tyrant and a powerful sorcerer in conquering a land.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 02 July, 2016.