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A fantastic and bloody sword & sorcery epic, THE SWORD AND THE SORCERER stars Lee Horsley as young Prince Talon, a young man stripped of his rightful inheritance by the evil King Cromwell (Richard Moll) years before when Cromwell slaughtered the young prince's parents and stole his kingdom. However, as his father was dying, he .. Read more

Starring Lee Horsley, Kathleen Beller, Simon MacCorkindale, George Maharis
Director Albert Pyun
Genres Action/Adventure, Thriller

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The Sword And The Sorcerer

A fantastic and bloody sword & sorcery epic, THE SWORD AND THE SORCERER stars Lee Horsley as young Prince Talon, a young man stripped of his rightful inheritance by the evil King Cromwell (Richard Moll) years before when Cromwell slaughtered the young prince's parents and stole his kingdom. However, as his father was dying, he gave the young prince a three-bladed sword with which Talon was to avenge his death. Years later, Talon has become a mercenary and has amassed an army with which he plans to take back his kingdom. Unfortunately, Cromwell has resurrected an ancient sorcerer named Xusia who possess powers that will enable Cromwell to take over the world, ensuring that Prince Talon will not easily win his kingdom back. A lavish film filled with a number of astounding action sequences, THE SWORD AND THE SORCERER has deservedly earned a considerable cult following.

Starring Lee Horsley, Kathleen Beller, Simon MacCorkindale, George Maharis, Richard Lynch
Director Albert Pyun
Studio ANCHOR BAY HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 35 mins
Certificate DVD Certificate 18.gif
Genres Action/Adventure, Thriller
Language English
Released DVD: 08 Apr 2002
Production year: 1982
Format DVD

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  • 2 stars out of 5

    This unexciting and overly bloody fantasy excursion was an attempt to jump on the sword-and-sorcery bandwagon that was kick-started by the success of Schwarzenegger's Conan the Barbarian. Much chewing of scenery is in evidence here as Errol Flynn wannabe Lee Horsley and his merry band of mercenaries (including Mr Susan George, Simon MacCorkindale) do battle with evil king Richard Lynch to rescue an enslaved kingdom. Directorial debutante Albert Pyun commits the three cardinal sins for a fantasy movie: being confusing, unimaginative and dull. The only novelty here is the hero's three-bladed sword, and that soon overstays its welcome. The end credits promised a sequel but due to audience apathy it was never made.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • Having raised (and disposed of) an ancient sorcerer to capture a kingdom, medieval tyrant Cromwell (Lynch) naturally... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars

    Blast from the past

    I'd only recommend this movie for viewing IF you saw it as a kid and want to relive some of your childhood.

    It's not a terrible movie, in fact some of the filming is really rather good and the effects (for the day) were well above par. It has a sort of cherry happiness about it that was rife in a lot of 80's fantasy movies which can come across as really cheesy. It's certainly no Conan the Barbarian beater (despite the fact that they grossed the same in US dollars according to IMDB) but it's a lot better than Ator the Fighting Eagle!

    For me, it wasn't as good as I remembered (no surprise there) but then again, 'classic' movies from the distant past often turn out to be truly horrible. Fortunately for my childhood memories, this wasn't one of them.

      • Warhippo from North Somerset
      • Posted 22 May 2005 08:19

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Tacky unassuming fun

    This film was low budget over 20 years ago, but looks even cheaper in today's CGI-drenched days, like an episode of 'Buffy' or 'Angel' without the gloss. It's still remarkably watchable, mainly because of the film-makers firm belief that jokes, gore and scantily-clad women are what the public want. As such it's suprisingly refreshing compared to more po-faced big-budget offerings. (Intestingly it's un-PC approach has meant it's actually gone up a rating since it was first released.)

      • Melon from East Sussex
      • Posted 23 Jan 2005 16:52

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