Plot
Ator The Fighting Eagle returns again, sans sidekick Thong, to the legendary realm of Dragor to do battle with Phoedra, an evil sorceress. Her main weapon is an unstoppable warrior, known as the Master of the Sword, who continuously battles Ator to a draw, until finally revealing his secret connection to the Blademaster.Cast
* Miles O'Keeffe as Ator * Savina Gersak as Princess Janna * Elisabeth Kaza as Phoedra * Tiziana Altieri as Young Phoedra * Anna Cachia as Seductress (uncredited) * Iris Peynado as Deeva * Tim Lane as King * Franco Daddi as Trogar * Josie Coppini as King Impostor * Malcolm Borg as Young Ator * Conrad Borg as Young Trogar * Jon Rosser as NekronProduction
''Iron Warrior'' was the third film in the Ator series. It was shot on location on Gozo island in Malta with interiors shot in Mediterranean Film Studios in Malta. ''Iron Warrior'' was shot in 1985.Release
''Iron Warrior'' was released in Italy on 1 January 1987 and in the United States on 9 January.Reception
From contemporary reviews, a reviewer credited as "Lor." of '' Variety'' reviewed the film on March 21, 1987. "Lor." referred to the film as lifting equal amounts from both the ''Star Wars'' and ''Indiana Jones'' films and had poor derivative music from '' Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan''. "Lor." stated that O'Keeffe is embarrassing, posing instead of acting and like the rest of the cast, stuck with a funny looking punk-influenced hairdo.References
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* * * 1987 films Ator Films directed by Alfonso Brescia Films scored by Carlo Maria Cordio 1987 fantasy films 1980s Italian-language films English-language Italian films 1980s English-language films Sword and sorcery films Peplum films Sword and sandal films 1987 multilingual films Italian multilingual films 1980s Italian films {{fantasy-film-stub