Hundra (1983)

Born in a tribe of fierce warrior women, Hundra has been raised to despise the influence of men. An archer, fighter and sword fighter, Hundra is superior to any male. Hundra finds her ... See full summary »

Director:

Matt Cimber

Writers:

José Truchado (screenplay), John F. Goff (screenplay)

Stars:

Laurene Landon, Cihangir Gaffari, María Casal

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Laurene Landon	...	Hundra
Cihangir Gaffari	...	Nepakin (as John Ghaffari)
María Casal	...	Tracima
Ramiro Oliveros	...	Pateray
Luis Lorenzo	...	Rothrar
Tamara	...	Chrysula
Victor Gans	...	Landrazza
Cristina Torres	...	Shandrom
Bettina Brenner	...	Hundra's Mother
María Vico	...	Midwife
Fernando Bilbao	...	Torente (as Fernando Bilbao 'Fred Harris')
Jorge Bosso	...	Gordoza
Elena Segovia	...	Young Girl
Hilda Fuchs	...	Mother of Girl
Fernando Martínez	...	Cave People Chief

Storyline

Born in a tribe of fierce warrior women, Hundra has been raised to despise the influence of men. An archer, fighter and sword fighter, Hundra is superior to any male. Hundra finds her family slain and takes a vow of revenge until one day she meets her match.

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Plot Keywords:

revenge | scene before opening credits | servant | narrator | battle | 

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Taglines:

In An Age When All Women Were Slaves, She Would Call No Man Master!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

Spain USA

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

1 August 1983 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Hundra - A Mulher Guerreira

Filming Locations:

Tabernas, Almería, Andalucía, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

Continental Movie Productions, S.T.A.E. Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min 109 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Laurene Landon performed almost all of her own stunts in the movie. The only stunt she didn't perform was a backwards fall from a 180 foot tower.

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Connections

Followed by Yellow Hair and the Fortress of Gold (1984)

User Reviews

Bow to the bull.

Beautiful blonde warrior woman Hundra (Laurene Landon) would rather have a good horse between her legs than a man, but after a savage attack on her tribe by a horde of hairy barbarians she is forced to seek out a mate to ensure the continuation of her people.

Matt Cimber's Hundra supposedly turns the tables on the male-dominated fantasy genre with a barbarian woman who is more than a match for any man; it soon becomes apparent, however, that the feminist angle is just for show, the film exploiting its female star's physical appeal—and that of the other women in the film—just as much as any other B-movie trash. Bad news for the women's liberation movement, but good news for fans of sexy ladies in small loincloths.

Landon's wooden delivery of her lines makes it abundantly clear that she was not hired for her acting ability, but rather for her sex appeal and athleticism. Hundra might swing her sword as skillfully as any Cimmerian, but she does so in a skimpy outfit that frequently gives glimpses of her shapely behind; when she's not fighting, she likes to go for a naked ride through the surf on her horse.

Cheap titillation aside, Cimber's movie is at its most entertaining whenever there is fighting, the blood flowing freely as Hundra hacks and stabs at her opponents; however, there is a prolonged absence of action once our heroine enters a city where the local high priest, whose temple doubles as a knocking shop for barbarians, vows to add her to his stock of subservient women. While avoiding capture, Hundra falls in love, gets pregnant, gives birth to a daughter, and teaches a slave girl how to fight, all of which is fairly dull to watch.

Things eventually pick up for a rousing finalé (aided immensely by Ennio Morricone's epic score) in which Hundra rallies the women to revolt against their captors, but despite more bloodletting and the hilarious demise of the high priest (a woman suffocates him by straddling his face), Hundra remains a fairly mediocre affair overall.