Ravagers (1979 film)
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Duration Language English | 4.6/10 IMDb Genre Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Drama Producer John W. Hyde Country USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date May 1979 Writer Robert Edmond Alter (novel), Donald S. Sanford Cast (Falk), (Faina), (Sergeant), (Rann), (Ravager Leader) Similar movies Land of Doom (1986), The Ultimate Warrior (1975), The Aftermath (1982), Ultra Warrior, Return to Frogtown (1993) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A loner (Richard Harris), his new mate (Ann Turkel), an old man (Art Carney) and an aircraft carrier of survivors fight marauders in 1991.
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Ravagers is a 1979 film directed by Richard Compton and based on the novel by Robert Edmond Alter. In the aftermath of a nuclear holocaust survivors do what they can to protect themselves against ravagers, a mutated group of vicious marauders who terrorize the few remaining civilized inhabitants.
In a post-apocalyptic world divided between two groups called the Flockers and the Ravagers, an adventurer and his "pleasure girl" try to find their way to a rumored safe haven called the Land of Genesis.
Plot
In the aftermath of a nuclear holocaust, animal-like creatures known as "the ravagers" roam the earth and kill all survivors. A man named Falk (Richard Harris) witnesses his wifes murder by the creatures. Seeking vengeance, Falk becomes a vigilante.
He joins a small community, led by Rann (Ernest Borgnine), living aboard a ship anchored off shore. The ship is destroyed in an attack by the ravagers. Falk then leads his fellow survivors on a desperate quest for a place where they can live in peace.
Cast
Releases
Ravagers is part of a long line of Hollywood-backed post-apocalyptic films from the 1970s which are quite rare to find on television or home video. In the UK the film was released on Betamax and VHS. Alana Stewarts voice was dubbed by actress Molly Wryn.
References
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