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The Sword and the Sorcerer

- A kingdom ruled by evil. A princess enslaved by passion. A warrior driven by justice.

A mercenary with a three-bladed sword rediscovers his royal heritage when he is recruited to help a princess foil a brutal tyrant and a powerful sorcerer's plans to conquer the land.

Release Date : 1982-04-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Sorcerer Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Talon

Original Name : Lee Horsley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alana

Original Name : Kathleen Beller

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mikah

Original Name : Simon MacCorkindale

Gender : Male

Character Name : Machelli

Original Name : George Maharis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cromwell

Original Name : Richard Lynch

Gender : Male

Character Name : Xusia

Original Name : Richard Moll

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rodrigo

Original Name : Anthony De Longis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Verdugo

Original Name : Robert Tessier

Gender : Male

Character Name : Malia

Original Name : Nina van Pallandt

Gender : Female

Character Name : Elizabeth

Original Name : Anna Bjorn

Gender : Female

Character Name : Craccus

Original Name : Jeff Corey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Malcolm

Original Name : Joseph Ruskin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Darius

Original Name : Joe Regalbuto

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mogullen

Original Name : Russ Marin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Morgan

Original Name : Earl Maynard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Quade

Original Name : George Murdock

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guard 1

Original Name : John Davis Chandler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ban Urlu

Original Name : Emily Yancy

Gender : Female

Character Name : King Richard

Original Name : Christopher Cary

Gender : Male

Character Name : King Leonidas

Original Name : Peter Breck

Gender : Male

Character Name : King Sancho

Original Name : Alan Caillou

Gender : Male

Character Name : King Ludwig

Original Name : Michael Evans

Gender : Male

Character Name : King Charles

Original Name : Jay Robinson

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Cardinal

Original Name : Simmy Bow

Gender : Male

Character Name : Phillip

Original Name : Reb Brown

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eric

Original Name : Erik Cord

Gender : Male

Character Name : A Drunk

Original Name : JoJo D'Amore

Gender : Male

Character Name : Thogan

Original Name : Steve Davis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Mikah

Original Name : Anthony Farrar

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rumbolt

Original Name : Greg Finley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ninshu

Original Name : George Fisher

Gender : Male

Character Name : Myra

Original Name : Tammi Furness

Gender : Female

Character Name : Renquo

Original Name : Hubie Kerns Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cornellus

Original Name : Leonard P. Geer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Red Dragon Archer 1

Original Name : Michael Hoit

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Talon

Original Name : James Jarnigan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Acolyte

Original Name : Edgy Lee

Gender : Female

Character Name : Pablo

Original Name : Charlie Messenger

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bar-Bro

Original Name : Shelley Taylor Morgan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Young Elizabeth

Original Name : Christina Nigra

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bartender

Original Name : Buckley Norris

Gender : Male

Character Name : Devereux

Original Name : Patrick O'Moore

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Alana

Original Name : Gina Smika Hunter

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sades

Original Name : Alvah Stanley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sades Aide

Original Name : Mark Steffan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Karak

Original Name : William Watson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tavis

Original Name : Barry Chase

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Corinne Calvet

Gender : Female

Character Name : (voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : Corey Burton

Gender : Male

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Suzy Mandel

Gender : Female

Character Name : Kabal

Original Name : Thomas Rosales Jr.

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

Weak “Conan the Barbarian” knockoff In a distant fantastical past, the rightful heir of a conquered kingdom (Lee Horsley) returns to his homeland as the formidable leader of a mercenary band. 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). “The Sword and the Sorcerer” debuted two weeks before “Conan the Barbarian” in the spring of 1982 and it’s just a second-rate S&S adventure by comparison. It’s heroic fantasy with the tone of Star Wars, but without the blockbuster budget and in-depth characters. In light of the somewhat kiddie vibe I was surprised by the female top-nudity. “Conan” was heroic fantasy as well, but it lacked the Star Wars air, had more interesting characters, a compelling story and a mind-blowing score by Basil Poledouris. I’m surprised that BOTH movies raked in roughly the same amount domestically at the box office, almost $40 million. Speaking of the story, the set-up in the first act is too convoluted to create any drive, although the opening on Tomb Island where the hideous Xusia is resurrected in the bowels of the earth is well done. Horsley is gallant and Beller is adorable, but the characters are paper thin. At just over an hour and a half, the tortuous story has no time to breathe and therefore fails to flesh-out the heroes or villains, like “Conan” did. That said, some of the characters are kinda memorable, like the spirited black warrior (whom I can’t discern from the cast list). While there are worthwhile bits throughout this movie they don’t amount to a quality S&S picture. “The Sword and the Sorcerer” is decidedly bush league. The end credits claim that the sequel is “coming soon.” Actually, it didn’t surface until 28 years later under the title “Abelar: Tales of an Ancient Empire” (2010). The film runs 1 hour, 39 minutes and was shot in Southern Cal (Griffith Park, Los Angeles; Culver City; and Riverside). GRADE: C/C-

JPV852

@JPV852

2022-03-19

Somewhat charming fantasy-adventure film that features some respectable special effects and the set designs were pretty good. Acting was so-so however the lead didn't have a whole lot of charisma and the fight scenes were fine but a few scenes were too dimly lit. Should be said, these kinds of movies (including Conan the Barbarian) aren't really my thing but at least this kept my attention. **3.0/5**

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-11-09

This actually benefits from having the germ of a decent story of dynastic skulduggery. The evil king "Cromwell" (Richard Lynch) has designs on the throne of the peaceable king "Richard" (Christopher Cary). To that end he awakens the lethal and demonic "Xusia" (Richard Moll) to destabilise "Eh-Dan" and make it ripe for the picking. Fortunately, young prince "Talon" (Lee Horsley) escapes this terror and flees leaving his elder sister "Alana" (Kathleen Beller) behind - a slave. He doesn't forget though, and trains hard, learning how to handle a triple-bladed sword that he plans to use as he returns to reclaim his inheritance and free his sibling. Needless to say, though, neither "Xusia" nor the usurper are going to be welcoming him with open arms! The visual effects are OK here and the drama keeps going fine at the beginning, but the quality of both acting and writing soon starts to drag the whole thing down into cheap and cheerful television movie-dom. The tousled Horsley is pretty amateur from the get-go and although Beller tries to inject a little feistiness into her character, the whole thing just lacks any sense of menace. Indeed, Moll is about as intimidating as yesterday's lettuce. It is little raunchier than many of the genre but in the end it's rather disappointing and eminently forgettable.

GenerationofSwine

@GenerationofSwine

2023-01-10

They made a sequel to this that was bucking for arthouse... and it was horrible. This movie was self aware enough to know that they weren't making Chinatown. The dialogue was pretty fun and understood that it wasn't anywhere near a good film, so it could still be light hearted enough to throw in gags here and there in the script, to over-act when it suited the scene, to be fun for the sake of being fun. It's a B sword and sorcery flick that knows how bad it is, and makes the best of it that sort of turned the film into a cult classic. It's a serious movie that has fun with itself, has fun with it's content, and because of that the viewer can sit back and be entertained. Not everything has to take itself seriously.