The Warrior and the Sorceress
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2.7/5 Amazon Genre Adventure, Fantasy Duration Language English | 3.7/10 IMDb Director John Broderick Country ArgentinaUnited States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date September 7, 1984 (1984-09-07)(USA) Cast (Kain), (Zeg the Tyrant), Maria Socas (Naja the Sorceress), (Kief, Zeg's Captain), (Bludge the Prelate), William Marin (Bal Caz)Similar movies Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix , Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets , The Last Samurai , Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest , Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 , The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Tagline An age undreamed of. An age of mystery and magic. Of swords and sorcery. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Warrior and the Sorceress is a 1984 Argentine-American fantasy action film directed by John C. Broderick and starring David Carradine, María Socas and Luke Askew. It was written by Broderick (story and screenplay) and William Stout (story).
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The Warrior and the Sorceress is a version of the classic Kurosawa film Yojimbo. The film is noted chiefly for containing extensive nudity and violence, being one of the more extreme examples of the sword-and-sorcery genre. It is also considered by some to be a cult classic.
The Warrior and the Sorceress was the second entry in a series of nine movies that Roger Corman produced in Argentina during the 1980s; the first one being Deathstalker.
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Synopsis
In a distant galaxy lies the desert planet of Ura, which has two suns. There, two rival warlords, Zeg and Bal Caz, constantly fight against each other in a battle over the village's only wellspring. The mercenary warrior Kain emerges and announces that his skills are for hire to the highest bidder. Naja, a beautiful sorceress that has been taken captive by Zeg, changes Kain's original purpose of taking the well for himself to saving Naja and the village people. Kain starts to tangle the situation, taking advantage of the ongoing feud while seeking to debilitate the rival warlords and defeat them.
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Production
The exterior shots were made in Ischigualasto Provincial Park in San Juan, also known as Valle de la Luna ("Valley of the Moon", due to its otherworldly appearance). Most of the film was shot inside Estudios Baires Film S.A. and Campo de Mayo, in Buenos Aires Province.
Before production started and during a discussion with his girlfriend, David Carradine punched a wall and fractured his right hand. To conceal the plaster for the hand, Carradine used a pointed black glove on his right arm while filming.
The outfit that Carradine uses for his character of Kain is the same he wore for the B movie/post-apocalyptic action film Dune Warriors (1991). In a rather obvious coincidence, Luke Askew again played the antagonist role in the latter film.
Similarities with Yojimbo
According to David Carradine's book Spirit of Shaolin, it was clear before production started that the film was going to be a version of Akira Kurosawa's 1961 Samurai film Yojimbo, and Carradine talked about it with executive producer Roger Corman:
The story however appears to be apocryphal, as Kurosawa and Toho Studios did in fact successfully sue Sergio Leone.
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The Warrior and the Sorceress WikipediaThe Warrior and the Sorceress IMDbThe Warrior and the Sorceress Amazon.comThe Warrior and the Sorceress themoviedb.org