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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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