The Sword and the Sorcerer
The Sword and the Sorcerer DVD cover
Directed by	Albert Pyun
Produced by	Robert S. Bremson Brandon Chase Marianne Chase
Written by	Albert Pyun Tom Karnowski John V. Stuckmeyer
Starring	Lee Horsley Kathleen Beller Richard Lynch Richard Moll
Music by	David Whitaker
Cinematography	Joseph Margine
Editing by	Marshall Harvey
Distributed by	Anchor Bay Entertainment
Release date(s)	April of 1982
Running time	99 min
Country	USA
Language	English
IMDb profile

The Sword and the Sorcerer is a 1982 fantasy film, starring Lee Horsley, Richard Lynch, and Richard Moll, directed by Albert Pyun. A mercenary with a three-bladed sword rediscovers his royal heritage when he is recruited to help a princess foil the designs of a brutal tyrant and a powerful sorcerer in conquering the land. Reviews of the film were generally negative, although it has managed to achieve a minor cult following among fans of 1980's sci-fi/fantasy cinema. Image File history File links Sword_and_sorcerer. ... Albert Pyun is a Hawaiian-born film director best known for having made many B-movie and direct-to-video action films. ... Albert Pyun is a Hawaiian-born film director best known for having made many B-movie and direct-to-video action films. ... Lee Horsley (born May 15, 1955 in Muleshoe, Texas) is an American actor best known for his starring roles on the television shows Matt Houston (1982-1985) and Guns of Paradise (1988-1990). ... Kathleen Beller (born February 19, 1956 in Westchester, New York, USA) is an actor nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Actress in a Supporting Role for her role in Promises in the Dark (1979). ... Richard Hugh Lynch (b. ... Richard Moll as Bull. Richard Moll (born January 13, 1943) in Pasadena, California, USA is an actor, best known as Nostradamus Bull Shannon, the tall (standing 6 feet 7 and a half inches), shaven-headed bailiff on NBCs sitcom Night Court. ... David Whitaker (1928 - February 4, 1980) helped create the British science fiction television series Doctor Who and served as the series first script editor. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... For other uses, see April (disambiguation). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lee Horsley (born May 15, 1955 in Muleshoe, Texas) is an American actor best known for his starring roles on the television shows Matt Houston (1982-1985) and Guns of Paradise (1988-1990). ... Richard Hugh Lynch (b. ... Richard Moll as Bull. Richard Moll (born January 13, 1943) in Pasadena, California, USA is an actor, best known as Nostradamus Bull Shannon, the tall (standing 6 feet 7 and a half inches), shaven-headed bailiff on NBCs sitcom Night Court. ... Albert Pyun is a Hawaiian-born film director best known for having made many B-movie and direct-to-video action films. ...

Taglines:

• A kingdom ruled by evil. A princess enslaved by passion. A warrior driven by justice.
• In a world of wicked kings and soldiers who rape and pillage, the sorcerer is the most powerful of all.

Cast

• Lee Horsley .... Prince Talon
• Kathleen Beller .... Princess Alana
• Simon MacCorkindale .... Prince Mikah
• George Maharis .... Machelli: Cromwell War Chancellor
• Richard Lynch .... Titus Cromwell
• Richard Moll .... Xusia
• Anthony De Longis .... Rodrigo
• Robert Tessier .... Verdugo
• Nina Van Pallandt .... Malia
• Anna Bjorn .... Elizabeth: Cromwell's Whore
• Jeff Corey .... Craccus
• Joe Regalbuto .... Darius
• Christina Nigra .... Young Elizabeth
• Earl Maynard .... Morgan

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Trivia

• The Sword and the Sorcerer was originally conceived as the first in a series of several films, and the ending credits make mention of a sequel which never came to be. Despite this, the movie was actually the most profitable independent film of 1982, grossing US$40 million at the box office. According to director Albert Pyun, the producers made such a huge profit on the first film (its budget was less than $2 million) that they decided to shut down their company and scrap the sequel altogether.
• The movie marks Albert Pyun's directorial debut, and is one of his most successful films to date.
• Filled with images of "beefcake-bondage," this is virtually the only movie in which both of its leading men—Lee Horsley and Simon MacCorkindale—find themselves subjected to different tortures at separate points in the plot.

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External links

• The Sword and the Sorcerer at the Internet Movie Database
• Review of The Sword and The Sorcerer at youngmanridge.com
• Gerry Carpenter's review at Scifilm.org