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List Of Sword And Sorcery Films
The following is a list of sword and sorcery films. These tend to focus on single heroes, romance, and magic. List 1940s * ''The Iron Crown'' (1941) * ''Kashchey the Deathless (film), Kashchey the Deathless'' (1944) 1950s * ''The Magic Sword (1950 film), The Magic Sword'' (1950) * ''Prince Valiant (1954 film), Prince Valiant'' (1954) * ''Ilya Muromets (film), Ilya Muromets'' (1956) * ''The 7th Voyage of Sinbad'' (1958) * ''Sleeping Beauty (1959 film), Sleeping Beauty'' (1959, animated) * ''Hercules Unchained'' (1959) 1960s * ''Hercules in the Haunted World'' (1962) * ''Jack the Giant Killer (1962 film), Jack the Giant Killer'' (1962) * ''The Magic Sword (1962 film), The Magic Sword'' (1962) * ''Jason and the Argonauts (1963 film), Jason and the Argonauts'' (1963) * ''Hercules the Avenger'' (1965) * ''Treasure of the Petrified Forest'' (1965) * ''The Great Adventure of Horus, Prince of the Sun'' (1968, anime) 1970s * ''Ruslan and Ludmila (film), Ruslan and Ludmila'' (197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sword And Sorcery
Sword and sorcery (S&S) is a subgenre of fantasy characterized by sword-wielding heroes engaged in exciting and violent adventures. Elements of romance, magic, and the supernatural are also often present. Unlike works of high fantasy, the tales, though dramatic, focus on personal battles rather than world-endangering matters. Sword and sorcery commonly overlaps with heroic fantasy. Origin American author Fritz Leiber coined the term "sword and sorcery" in 1961 in response to a letter from British author Michael Moorcock in the fanzine ''Amra'', demanding a name for the sort of fantasy-adventure story written by Robert E. Howard. Moorcock had initially proposed the term "epic fantasy". Leiber replied in the journal ''Ancalagon'' (6 April 1961), suggesting "sword-and-sorcery as a good popular catchphrase for the field". He expanded on this in the July 1961 issue of ''Amra'', commenting: Since its inception, many attempts have been made to provide a precise definition of "swor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Golden Voyage Of Sinbad
''The Golden Voyage of Sinbad'' is a 1973 fantasy adventure film directed by Gordon Hessler and featuring stop motion effects by Ray Harryhausen. Based on the ''Arabian Nights'' tales of Sinbad the Sailor, it is the second of three ''Sinbad'' films released by Columbia Pictures, the others being ''The 7th Voyage of Sinbad'' (1958) and ''Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger'' (1977). The film stars John Phillip Law, Tom Baker, Takis Emmanuel and Caroline Munro. It was a worldwide box office hit and won the first Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film. Plot While sailing, Sinbad comes across a golden tablet dropped by a mysterious flying creature. That night, he dreams about a man dressed in black, repeatedly calling his name, as well as a beautiful girl with an eye tattooed on the palm of her right hand. A sudden storm throws the ship off course, and Sinbad and his men find themselves near a coastal town in the country of Marabia. Swimming to the beach, Sinbad encounters the man from his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fugitive From The Empire
''The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire'', also known as ''Fugitive from the Empire'' and ''The Archer and the Sorceress'', is a 1981 American made for television sword and sorcery adventure film written, directed and produced by Nicholas J. Corea. Plot Malveel, an area inhabited by clans of nomadic people who battle against each other, is in danger of being conquered by the rising Draikianian empire, mainly called ''The Dynasty''. After a long time, King Brakus, ruler of the Hawk Clan, is able to gather and finally peacefully unite several antagonizing clans, and thereafter tries to win them over for the combat against their shared foe. However, there is treachery in his own ranks: His nephews Sandros and Riis have contacted the Dynasty in their craving for power, and so the Dynasty's supreme warlord Gar and his snake people command the two to get rid of Brakus. Meanwhile, Brakus' son Toran has a clash with the beautiful sorceress Estra, whose mother was murdered by Brakus under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
