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The Magic Sword (1962)

The Magic Sword poster
Directed by
Bert Ira Gordon
Genre
fantasy film, sword and sorcery film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
16
Rating
4.3 of 10 from 49 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young knight sets out to rescue a princess from an evil sorcerer. He faces a dragon and other magical obstacles with the help of a sorceress.

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What happens

The Magic Sword (also known as St. George and the Dragon, St. George and the Seven Curses and The Seven Curses of Lodac) is a 1962 American adventure fantasy film directed by Bert I. Gordon and starring Basil Rathbone, Estelle Winwood, Gary Lockwood and Anne Helm. It was written by Bernard Schoenfeld, loosely based on the medieval legend of Saint George and the Dragon. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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