Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of the sword and the sorcerer with exclusive news, pictures. Financial analysis of the sword and the sorcerer 1982 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Albert pyun many years ago, i saw the end of a sword and sorcery film on my televisual entertainment system. Meet talon, a daring mercenary who conquers castles and dungeons alike with his lethal threebladed sword. The sword and the sorcerer was released theatrically in the united states by group 1 international distribution organization ltd in april 1982. May 21, 2012 the sword and the sorcerer soundtrack from 1982, composed by david whitaker. The sword and the sorcerer 1982 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Gallery of 16 movie poster and cover images for the sword and the sorcerer 1982. A mercenary with a threebladed 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. The sword and the sorcerer is basically an identikit movie, in which they start out with a lot of different faces and end up with the usual suspects. Working as a mercenary knight, talon possesses a unique threebladed sword which fires its two extra blades when he touches a button. The reason why it stuck in my mind was a sword fighting scene incorporating someone having their face chopped down the middle in full goreovision.
Watching the sword and the sorcerer, now through older eyes, it has lost a little of its lustre, but there is still lots here to offer the modern viewer. The topic of this article may not meet wikipedias notability guideline for standalone lists. A mercenary with a threebladed sword rediscovers his royal heritages dangerous future when he is recruited to help a princess foil the designs of a brutal tyrant and a powerful sorcerer in. This movie sure looks great, but im not sure i could pass a quiz on what its about. Oddly enough, though, where the sword and the sorcerer really doesnt work is with respect to the promises inherent in its title.
The sword and the sorcerer 1982 contains moderate peril. The former is a respectable bpicture, which has earned a cult following over the decades, largely from those. The sword and the sorcerer 1982 albert pyun synopsis. One response to the sword and the sorcerer 1982 erik says. The sword and the sorcerer opened yesterday at a number of metropolitan theaters, including the cinerama 2, where the circumstances of the first showing of the day were even more inept than. The sword and the sorcerer 2 mit kevin sorbo, ralf moeller. The sword and the sorcerer dvd 1982 for sale richard lynch. Featuring richard lynch, lee horsley, kathleen beller, richard moll and others. The sword and the sorcerer trailer 1982 video detective.
Tales of an ancient empire tales of an ancient empire th, the sword and the sorcerer 2, abelar. He assists prince mikah simon maccorkindale and his cute sister kathleen beller to overthrow the evil king richard lynch and his former evil sorcerer richard moll. As a teenager, in addition to horror movies, i loved fantasy and science fiction. We may not be sure precisely what the power relationships are in the movie, but we know theres a young hero and. The sword and the sorcerer remastered soundtrack 1982. Someones dad was watching a man for all seasons last week on pbs a torturer. Sword cinema is a genre of movies based on the majesty and wonderment of swords and the ancient art of swordsmanship. The sword and the sorcerer dvd cover 1982 r2 german. The sword and the sorcerer 1982 taint the meat its. Kathleen beller, lee horsely, george maharis, lee horsley, richard lynch, simon maccorkindale. The sword and the sorcerer the 1982 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. The sword and sorceress series is a series of fantasy anthologies originally edited by marion zimmer bradley, and originally published by daw books. If notability cannot be established, the article is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted.
The sword and the sorcerer by albert pyun albert pyun. Using his sword and his wiles, he attempts to regain control of his kingdom, which has been taken over by a sadistic tyrannical knight and an evil sorcerer. Rare doublesided laserdisc of the sword and the sorcerer. Blessed with one of the most evocative fantasy film titles ever, the sword and the sorcerer stars lee horsley, richard lynch, kathleen beller and simon maccorkindale. Get the sword and the sorcerer dvd and bluray release date, trailer and movie stats. This laserdisc copy of the sword and the sorcerer is in great condition, with little to no damage to the disc or to the coverjacket. The sword and the sorcerer dvd 1982 cult classic lee. Feb 17, 2016 a mercenary with a threebladed sword rediscovers his royal heritages dangerous future when he is recruited to help a princess foil the designs of a brutal tyrant and a powerful sorcerer in. A low budget genre movie, with liberal quantities of sex, violence and humour. Released theatrically in the summer of 1982, just as a new wave of swordandsorcery fantasy films were about to flood the market because of the highprofile arnold schwarzenegger project conan the barbarian, the lowbudget yet impressive looking the sword and the sorcerer rode into theaters and stole a little of conans thunder before disappearing into movie culthood. Sword and the sorcerer, the soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on. Sword and the sorcerer pb 1982 a pinnacle novel comic books.
The sword and the sorcerer 1982 tv spot trailer youtube. The sword and the sorcerer 100 uncut worldwide playable for. Kathleen beller in the sword and the sorcerer 1982. So thats the first of the 80s sword n sorcery films and, i think, one of the best of all, as well as being the best thing albert pyun ever did.
Watch the sword and the sorcerer online 1982 movie yidio. As long as 28 years after the event counts as soon. Sword and the sorcerer, the on dvd 013295 from starz anchor bay. Want a second opinion of the sword and the sorcerer. These tend to focus on single heroes, romance, and magic. A mercenary with a threebladed sword rediscovers his royal heritages 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. So, all in all, the sword and the sorcerer is a pretty good film. Released theatrically in the summer of 1982, just as a new wave of sword and sorcery fantasy films were about to flood the market because of the highprofile arnold schwarzenegger project conan the barbarian, the lowbudget yet impressive looking the sword and the sorcerer rode into. A young swordsman named talon who lives in medieval england is employed as a mercenary knight. The sword and the sorcerer 1982 is one of a string of fantasy movies, like dragonslayer and the conan films, that came out in the early 1980s lee horsley of tvs matt houston plays talon, a mercenary with a silly, threebladed sword that can shoot. The sword and the sorcerer soundtrack suite 1982 david.
The following is a list of sword and sorcery films. A mercenary with a threebladed sword rediscovers his royal heritage when he is recruited to help a princess foil a brutal tyrant and a powerful sorcerers plans to conquer the land. Free the sword and the sorcerer dvd cover 1982 r2 german ready to download and print. His unique sword has gained him quite a reputation as it has not one, but three. Kathleen beller, joe regalbuto, reb brown, jeff corey a mercenary with a threebladed sword rediscovers his royal heritage when he is recruited to help a princess foil a brutal tyrant and a powerful sorcerers plans to conquer the land.
Curse of the mayans free movie horror scifi full movie action adventure duration. Rare doublesided laserdisc of the sword and the sorcerer, 1982 film. With lee horsley, kathleen beller, simon maccorkindale, george maharis. This movie is an excellent choice for the halloween season, or for any time of year. Kathleen beller, lee horsely, lee horsley, simon maccorkindale, george maharis, richard lynch official content from. Released by bsx records in 2012 bsxcd8910 containing music from the sword and the sorcerer 1982. A mercenary with a threebladed sword rediscovers his royal heritages dangerous future when he is recruited to help a princess. Police story season 2 neil brock replied mar 6, 2020 at 1. A mercenary with a threebladed sword rediscovers his royal heritages dangerous future when he is recruited to help a princess foil the designs of a brutal tyrant and a powerful.
If you use the add to want list tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available. It should be judged on its own merits because it isnt cut from the same cloth as a massive studio production such as krull. Set in a medieval fantasy world the plot centres around talon horsley. What gets lost is that two weeks before the release of conan, albert pyuns the. Staring anna bjorn, emily yancey, nina van pallandt and anthony delongis.
Mar 24, 2016 with the success of john miliuss conan the barbarian the movie going public were treated to an onslaught of conan ripoffs of varying degrees of quality mostly ranging from poor to terrible, but the very first one was albert pyuns the sword and the sorcerer and it surprisingly doesnt suck. It should also be noted that the film performed surprising well at the box office and was in fact the highest grossing independent movie of 1982. Kathleen beller, lee horsely, lee horsley, simon maccorkindale. Of course star wars and its sequels were high on the list, as were the conan movies, but i also was a fan of the second tier films of those genres. Please help to establish notability by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. The sword and the sorcerer 1982 dvds release dates. The sword and the sorcerer 1982 movie stills and photos. The sword and the sorcerer is a 1982 american sword and sorcery fantasy film directed by. As she explained in the foreword to the first volume, she created the anthology to redress the lack of strong female protagonists in the subgenre of sword and sorcery. Sword and the sorcerer, the 1982 the movie soundtrack.
The sword and the sorcerer 1982 financial information. In the same fantasy subgenre, you can see the contrast even more clearly when comparing albert pyuns the sword and the sorcerer 1982 with his longdelayed followup, tales of an ancient empire 2010. The sword and the sorcerer by albert pyun albert pyun, lee. The sword and the sorcerer 1982 discussion in movies started by reggie w, mar 30, 2019. Val kilmer, whitney able, kevin sorbo, ralf moeller, melissa ordway, matthew willig, scott paulin, lee horsley, jennifer siebel newsom, olivier gruner, albert pyun, the sword and the sorcerer 2 abelar. Its 1980s fantasy movie season here at taint the meat, and this time its the turn of this classic from 1982. But when talon learns that he is the prince of a kingdom controlled by an evil. We may not be sure precisely what the power relationships are in the movie, but we know theres a young hero and an old king, an. Aug 07, 1982 the sword and the sorcerer opened yesterday at a number of metropolitan theaters, including the cinerama 2, where the circumstances of the first showing of the day were even more inept than. The sword and the sorcerer 1982 the movie database tmdb. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of the sword and the sorcerer with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Fantasy, the sword and the sorcerer the new york times.
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