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Overview

User Rating:
6.3/10   2,764 votes
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Writer:
Ralph Bakshi (writer)
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Release Date:
9 February 1977 (USA) more
Tagline:
The ultimate futuristic fantastic epic more
Plot:
On a post-apocalyptic Earth, A wizard and his faire folk comrades fight an evil wizard who's using technology in his bid for conquest. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
2 nominations more
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(2 articles)
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A disturbingly displaced epic more (79 total)

Cast

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Bob Holt ... Avatar (voice)
Jesse Welles ... Elinore (voice)
Richard Romanus ... Weehawk (voice)

David Proval ... Peace (voice)
Jim Connell ... President (voice) (as James Connell)
Steve Gravers ... Blackwolf (voice)
Barbara Sloane ... Fairy (voice)
Angelo Grisanti ... Frog (voice)
Hyman Wien ... Priest (voice)
Christopher Tayback ... Peewhittle (voice)

Mark Hamill ... Sean (voice) (as Mark Hamil)
Peter Hobbs ... General (voice)
Tina Romanus ... Prostitute (voice) (as Tina Bowman)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
War Wizards (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
Argentina:82 min | USA:80 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | New Zealand:M | Netherlands:16 (original version) | UK:A (original rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Iceland:12 | Singapore:NC-16 (DVD rating) | Sweden:15 | UK:PG (1986) (video rating) | USA:PG

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Some of the shadow-warrior footage was taken from Zulu (1964), El Cid (1961), Patton (1970), Battle of the Bulge (1965), and especially Aleksandr Nevskiy (1938). more
Quotes:
Avatar: [to Weehawk] You know, the world owes you much, kid. Even if we don't take another step. more
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Edited from Patton (1970) more
Soundtrack:
Only Time Will Tell more

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15 out of 19 people found the following comment useful.
A disturbingly displaced epic, 2 July 2004
Author: carey-14 from Nor-Cal, America

When one imagines wizards, usually knights, mounts, damsels, and dragons come to mind almost exclusively. But would one think of the haunting memories of the holocaust, or any actions Hitler's Nazi Regime took whenever magic-wielding wizards are mentioned? Not likely.

Bakshi's able to pit the essence of fantasy against the monstrosity of an ever-growing being we call "technology." The animation is simple (albeit complex and interesting at times) yet unique, the characters are conflicted and well-developed, and the twisted, somewhat random humor adds a twist of reality in a seemingly hopeless world. Definitely a movie to watch and a movie to criticize in its own rite.

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