The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982)

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" Know you now of days long past, the time when the world was young, when sorcery thrived and wild adventure was forever in the offing. and of this epoch little is known save that which is veiled in the mist of legend. In a dark epoch of sorcery, the murderous megalomaniac, King Titus Cromwell, awakens the demonic necromancer, Xusia of Delos, to usurp the throne of the benevolent King Richard of Eh-Dan, enslaving his daughter, and forcing into exile his youngest son, Talon. One violent decad"

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"Directed by: Albert Pyun Cinematography: Joseph Margine "

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"Rated: R Why it’s rated: Adult language, boobs, violence, adult situations, and boobs!"

Good solid Sword & Sorcery film

“There are only 3 categories you need to make a Sword & Sorcery film:

Swords/fighting: + The fighting was okay, the creativeness of the weapon designs added to the film.

 + Good gore and blood. Special effects guy needs a raise.

Muscles/boobs: - While there was plenty of skin shown and shirts off, there were only a few yoked dudes. Definitely needed more.

 - Only two scenes of topless girls were shown... so sad, needs more female nudity.

Creative plot/enemies: ++ Actually passable acting from supporting characters and main ones could act. - The person doing the fake wigs and beards should do something else with their life... so bad.

 - The lighting dude needed to be fired. The film was way too dark in parts and theref” read more

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"Stuntman Jack Tyree was killed while doing a high fall stunt at Griffith Park in Los Angeles. While performing a 78-foot fall in heavy costume and makeup, Tyree struck his airbag off center, resulting in a fatal impact."

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"A mercenary with a three-bladed sword rediscovers his royal heritage when he is recruited to help a princess foil a brutal tyrant and a powerful sorcerer’s plans to conquer the land. This movie started out very strong but loses steam steadily throughout the rest of the running time; going completely downhill towards the middle, with a slight pick up in the very end. This movie is the perfect kind of cheese, full of bad wigs, bad acting, a three-bladed-sword with the ability to shoot two of th"

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" Directed by: Albert Pyun Produced by: Robert S. Bremson, Brandon Chase, and Marianne Chase Written by: Albert Pyun, Tom Karnowski, and John V. Stuckmeye Cinematography: Joseph Mangine Edited by: Marshall Harvey Music by: David Whitaker Distributed by: Group 1 International Distribution Organization Ltd."

Interesting film facts (453 movies items)

"The exterior shot of the castle used to portray Cromwell's fortress is actually that of Eilean Donan Castle which is on a small island off the town of Dornie, Scotland."