The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982)

Directed by

Albert Pyun

Genre

fantasy film, action film, sword and sorcery film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

R

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 141 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A mercenary with a special three-bladed sword helps a princess fight a tyrant and an evil sorcerer. He also learns he is royalty.

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What happens

The Sword and the Sorcerer is a 1982 American sword-and-sorcery film co-written and directed by Albert Pyun, and starring Lee Horsley, Kathleen Beller, Simon MacCorkindale, George Maharis, Richard Lynch, and Richard Moll. The plot concerns a mercenary with a three-bladed projectile sword who rediscovers his royal heritage when he is recruited to help a princess foil the designs of a brutal tyrant, and a powerful, devil-like sorcerer, in conquering the land. The film had initially mixed reviews, but a cult following developed. It was a box office success, grossing almost ten times its budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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