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Ladyhawke
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Overview

User Rating:
6.8/10   14,345 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Edward Khmara (story)
Edward Khmara (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
12 April 1985 (USA) more
Tagline:
CURSED FOR ETERNITY...No force in Heaven will release them. No power on Earth can save them. [UK Theatrical] more
Plot:
Philipe Gastone, a thief, escapes from the dungeon at Aquila, sparking a manhunt. He is nearly captured when Captain Navarre befriends him... more | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 4 nominations more
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(5 articles)
User Comments:
Stunning beauty - Rutger Hauer and Michelle Pfieffer, more (158 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Matthew Broderick ... Phillipe Gaston

Rutger Hauer ... Captain Etienne Navarre

Michelle Pfeiffer ... Isabeau d'Anjou
Leo McKern ... Father Imperius the Monk
John Wood ... Bishop of Aquila
Ken Hutchison ... Marquet

Alfred Molina ... Cezar
Giancarlo Prete ... Fornac

Loris Loddi ... Jehan
Alessandro Serra ... Mr. Pitou
Charles Borromel ... Insane Prisoner
Massimo Sarchielli ... Innkeeper
Nicolina Papetti ... Mrs. Pitou
Russel Case ... Lieutenant (as Russell Kase)
Donald Hodson ... Guard on Cart (as Don Hudson)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
121 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

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Trivia:
In one scene, Navarre tells Philippe to ride his horse to Imperius' castle and slaps the horse's rear to make it ride. However, the first time the scene was filmed, Rutger Hauer (Navarre) slapped the horse too hard and it took off over the hill and off into the horizon. The horse was too powerful for Matthew Broderick to stop, so all everyone could do was sit and wait for him to come back. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When Navarre is approaching the Castle where Imperius lives a hand appears on the right of the screen pushing his horse in the right direction more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Phillipe: Impossible. Impossible. Nothing is impossible. Come on, Mouse. Dig! Dig, Mouse. Come on.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in De ridder en de fakir (2002) (V) more

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24 out of 32 people found the following comment useful.
Stunning beauty - Rutger Hauer and Michelle Pfieffer,, 23 March 2001
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Author: Carolyn Jane Gillis from Madison, WI, USA

Rutger Hauer and Michelle Pfieffer stunned me with their beauty when I first saw "Ladyhawke", a poignant vision of medieval love and longing. This visually-beautiful tale's cinematographers had filmed their hands, hair, and skin through dappled sunlight and shadows to emphasize their unearthly beauty. Matthew Broderick and Leo MacKern gave this magical story its humanity. Some reviewers have disparaged its musical score by Vangelis. I've always felt that it fit the mood and setting of the film. Rousing sword fights. One of my favorite movies of all time.

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