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  • 1982
  • R
  • Group 1 International Distribution
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 1982
  • R
  • Group 1 International Distribution
  • 1 h 40 m

Summary A mercenary with a three-bladed sword rediscovers his royal heritage's dangerous future when he is recruited to help a princess foil the designs of a brutal tyrant and a powerful sorcerer in conquering a land.

Directed By: Albert Pyun

Written By: Tom Karnowski, John V. Stuckmeyer, Albert Pyun

  • 1982
  • R
  • Group 1 International Distribution
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 1982
  • R
  • Group 1 International Distribution
  • 1 h 40 m

The Sword and the Sorcerer

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
39
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 5 User Ratings
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Summary A mercenary with a three-bladed sword rediscovers his royal heritage's dangerous future when he is recruited to help a princess foil the designs of a brutal tyrant and a powerful sorcerer in conquering a land.

Directed By: Albert Pyun

Written By: Tom Karnowski, John V. Stuckmeyer, Albert Pyun

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
39
11% Positive
1 Review
67% Mixed
6 Reviews
22% Negative
2 Reviews

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Generally Unfavorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
39
11% Positive
1 Review
67% Mixed
6 Reviews
22% Negative
2 Reviews

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63
Though the special effects are resourceful and the action scenes shot with surprising vigor, Albert Pyun's 1982 film is a little too self-important to provide a true B-movie pleasure.
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60
Editor Marshall Harvey stitches the messy pieces together with considerable panache.
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50
Even if your idea of a good time is watching a man dressed as a malevolent oak tree extend his branches and literally tear a woman's heart from her chest, I think you ought to pass on The Sword and the Sorcerer. [26 Apr 1982]
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50
The Sword and the Sorcerer is neither sharp nor magical. [07 Aug 1982, p.C2]
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50
Combine beaucoup gore and an atrocity-a-minute action edited in fastpace style. Then, toss in a scantily clad cast of none-too- talented performers mouthing dimwitted dialog and garnish with a touch of medieval gibberish. The result would be something resembling The Sword and the Sorcerer.
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25
Lots of gore and some decent artistic effects may keep audiences interested; if not, then the scantily clad.
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12
The Sword and the Sorcerer is so dominated by its special effects, its settings and locations, that it doesn't care much about character. It trots its people onscreen, gives them names and labels, and puts them through their paces. That's not enough.
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Production Company Sorcerer Productions
Release Date Apr 30, 1982
Duration 1 h 40 m
Rating R
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Tagline Know you now of days long past, the time when the world was young, when sorcery thrived and wild adventure was forever in the offing. and of this epoch little is known save that which is veiled in the mist of legend. [UK Video]
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Awards

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 1 Win & 6 Nominations

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