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Storyline

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.

Released

1982-04-01
Revenue

$39,103,425
Budget

$4,000,000
Runtime

1hr 40m
Genre

Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Status

Released
Language

English
5.5
Production

Sorcerer Productions

Crew

Albert Pyun

Director

Albert Pyun

Screenplay

Brandon Chase

Producer

Keywords:

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Reviews for The Sword and the Sorcerer

A Review by Wuchak 4

Written by Wuchak on 2018-08-23

Weak “Conan the Barbarian” knockoff In a distant fantastical past, the rightful heir of a conquered kingdom (Lee Horsley) returns to his ... read more

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-

A Review by JPV852 6

Written by JPV852 on 2022-03-19

Somewhat charming fantasy-adventure film that features some respectable special effects and the set designs were pretty good. Acting was so-... read more

A Review by Geronimo1967 5

Written by Geronimo1967 on 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 ... read more

A Review by GenerationofSwine 10

Written by GenerationofSwine on 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... read more

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A Review by Wuchak

A Review by Wuchak 4

Written by Wuchak on 2018-08-23

A Review by JPV852 6

Written by JPV852 on 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 ...

A Review by Geronimo1967 5

Written by Geronimo1967 on 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 C...

A Review by GenerationofSwine 10

Written by GenerationofSwine on 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 underst...