The Warrior and the Sorceress (1984)

The mighty warrior, Kain, crosses the barren wastelands of the planet Ura, where two arch enemies, Zeg and the evil degenerate Balcaz, fight incessantly for control of the village's only ... See full summary »

Director:

John C. Broderick

Writers:

John C. Broderick (screenplay), John C. Broderick (story),

Stars:

David Carradine, Luke Askew, Maria Socas

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
David Carradine	...	Kain
Luke Askew	...	Zeg the Tyrant
Maria Socas	...	Naja the Sorceress
Anthony De Longis	...	Kief, Zeg's Captain (as Anthony DeLongis)
Harry Townes	...	Bludge the Prelate
Guillermo Marín	...	Bal Caz (as William Marin)
Armando Capo	...	Burgo the Slaver (as Arthur Clark)
Daniel March	...	Blather, Bal Caz's Fool
John Overby	...	Gabble, Bal Caz's Fool
Richard Paley	...	Scar-face
Marcos Woinsky	...	Burgo's Captain (as Mark Welles)
Cecilia Narova	...	Exotic Dancer (as Cecilia North)
Dylan Willias	...	Zeg's Guard
José Casanova	...	Zeg's Guard (as Joe Cass)
Miguel Zabaleta	...	Zeg's Guard (as Michael Zane)

Storyline

The mighty warrior, Kain, crosses the barren wastelands of the planet Ura, where two arch enemies, Zeg and the evil degenerate Balcaz, fight incessantly for control of the village's only well. Kain sees his opportunity and announces that his sword is for hire...but his eyes stay clearly on the beautiful captive sorceress Naja, and his newly awakened purpose.

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Plot Keywords:

village | warrior | well | sword | sword and sorcery | 

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Taglines:

An age of mystery and magic... Of swords and sorcery.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Romance

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Argentina USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 September 1984 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Warrior

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aries Cinematográfica Argentina, New Horizon Picture Corp

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Kane kicks Kief in the head during their fight, his foot clearly does not actually make contact.

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Connections

Featured in Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II (1989)

User Reviews

Kurosawa on bad acid...

Warrior and the Sorceress is a fantasy version of the classic Japanese film Yojimbo, which was later remade as A Fistful Of Dollars. Basically, a stranger with no name (David Carradine) comes into town amongst rival factions fighting over a well, the only source of water. He plays both sides of the fence, yada yada yada....you've all seen it a zillion times.

What makes this different, besides the setting, is the fantasy/medieval weirdness factor, including the sorceress (Maria Socas, looking fetching as she does the entire film sans a top), a telepathic (and incredibly phony) monitor lizard, and, to top it all off, a dance by a lady with four (count 'em, four!) honkers. And, I have to admit, her prosthetics seemed to me incredibly well done. Maybe that's just me.

The swordplay was quite good, and the acting (though not spectacular), was entirely adequate. It seems like everyone involved had a great time, and so did I.

For your rental (or purchase) dollar, you could do a whole lot worse...