Black Angel (1980 film)
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Director Roger Christian Music director Trevor Jones Duration | 6.8/10 IMDb Genre Short, Adventure, Fantasy Screenplay Roger Christian Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 21 May 1980 (1980-05-21) (United Kingdom) Writer Roger Christian (writer & dialogue) Initial release May 21, 1980 (United Kingdom) Cast Tony Vogel (Sir Maddox), Tony Vogel (Anselm), John Young (Old Man), Patricia Christian (Maiden)Similar movies Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens , Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope , Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back , Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones , Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi , Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Black angel movie 1980 hd
Black Angel is a 1980 British short film that was shown before the theatrical release of The Empire Strikes Back in certain locales. It was the directorial debut of Star Wars art director Roger Christian. The film negative was thought to be lost until it was rediscovered in December 2011. In June 2015, it was announced that Christian was working on a feature film adaptation of Black Angel, which would be in part funded on crowd-funding site, Indiegogo.
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- Black angel movie 1980 hd
- Black angel 1980 short film
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Release and rediscovery
- Feature film adaptation
- References
Black angel 1980 short film
Plot
Sir Maddox, a medieval knight, returns from the Crusades to find his home rife with sickness and his family gone. As he journeys through this mystical realm he encounters a mysterious and beautiful maiden, who appears to him as he is drowning. Sir Maddox learns that the maiden is being held prisoner by a black knight and in order to free her he must confront her captor, the Black Angel.
Cast
Production
The film was shot at Eilean Donan in Scotland in autumn 1979. The budget of £25,000 was given to Roger Christian by an Eady Scheme fund from the UK government.
Release and rediscovery
George Lucas tied the film as a programme with The Empire Strikes Back in the United Kingdom, Australia, and Scandinavia. It was never released on any home media, such as VHS and DVD, and for many years the original negatives were believed to be lost.
In December 2011, the 35 mm negative was rediscovered by an archivist at Universal Studios in Los Angeles, California. On 13 October 2013, it was screened for the first time since its original release, and became available on Netflix and the iTunes Store for streaming and download, respectively, in early 2014.
On 12 May 2015, the film was uploaded to YouTube with an introduction by Christian.
Feature film adaptation
In June 2015 it was announced that Roger Christian was working on a feature film adaptation of the short. At the same time Christian started an Indiegogo campaign to raise money for the film.
References
Black Angel (1980 film) WikipediaBlack Angel (1980 film) IMDb Black Angel (1980 film) themoviedb.org