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The Magic Sword

  • 1962
  • Approved
  • 1h 20m
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4.8/10
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The Magic Sword (1962)
The son of a sorceress, armed with weapons, armour and six magically summoned knights, embarks on a quest to save a princess from a vengeful wizard.
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The son of a sorceress, armed with weapons, armour and six magically summoned knights, embarks on a quest to save a princess from a vengeful wizard.The son of a sorceress, armed with weapons, armour and six magically summoned knights, embarks on a quest to save a princess from a vengeful wizard.The son of a sorceress, armed with weapons, armour and six magically summoned knights, embarks on a quest to save a princess from a vengeful wizard.

  • Director
    • Bert I. Gordon
  • Writers
    • Bert I. Gordon
    • Bernard C. Schoenfeld
  • Stars
    • Basil Rathbone
    • Estelle Winwood
    • Gary Lockwood
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.8/10
    2.5K
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    • Director
      • Bert I. Gordon
    • Writers
      • Bert I. Gordon
      • Bernard C. Schoenfeld
    • Stars
      • Basil Rathbone
      • Estelle Winwood
      • Gary Lockwood
    • 68User reviews
    • 42Critic reviews
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    Gary Lockwood in The Magic Sword (1962)
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    Basil Rathbone, Anne Helm, Gary Lockwood, and Merritt Stone in The Magic Sword (1962)
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    Liam Sullivan and Maila Nurmi in The Magic Sword (1962)
    Estelle Winwood in The Magic Sword (1962)
    Lorrie Richards in The Magic Sword (1962)
    Anne Helm in The Magic Sword (1962)
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    Anne Helm in The Magic Sword (1962)
    Nick Bon Tempi and Paul Bon Tempi in The Magic Sword (1962)
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    Basil Rathbone
    Basil Rathbone
    • Lodac
    Estelle Winwood
    Estelle Winwood
    • Sybil
    Gary Lockwood
    Gary Lockwood
    • Sir George
    Anne Helm
    Anne Helm
    • Princess Helene
    Liam Sullivan
    Liam Sullivan
    • Sir Branton
    Danielle De Metz
    Danielle De Metz
    • Mignonette
    Merritt Stone
    • King
    Jacques Gallo
    • Sir Dennis of France
    David Cross
    • Sir Pedro of Spain
    John Mauldin
    • Sir Patrick of Ireland
    Taldo Kenyon
    • Sir Anthony of Italy
    Angus Duncan
    Angus Duncan
    • Sir James of Scotland
    Leroy Johnson
    • Sir Ulrich of Germany
    Marlene Callahan
    • Princess Grace
    Nick Bon Tempi
    • Left Siamese Twin
    Paul Bon Tempi
    • Right Siamese Twin
    Ann Graves
    Ann Graves
    • Princess Laura
    Lorrie Richards
    • Anne
    • Director
      • Bert I. Gordon
    • Writers
      • Bert I. Gordon
      • Bernard C. Schoenfeld
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      The film was skewered in The Magic Sword (1992). In the "Mystery Science Theater 3000 Amazing Colossal Episode Guide" book, the show's creators admitted that "this is actually a pretty good movie."
    • Goofs
      Even though modern Italian state did not exist until 1861, the region corresponding to it has been referred to as "Italy" since Roman times. And during the setting of this film, they would've spoken a form of Italian. And they would've been referred to as Italian-Speakers or Italians. Also, between 800 A.D. and 1806, there was an entity called the "Kingdom of Italy" which consisted of mostly of Northern and Central Italy except for Venice. It was one of the three constituent kingdoms of the so called Holy Roman Empire along with Germany and Burgundy. They were nominally ruled by the German Holy Roman Emperor, but in reality, central government was usually non-existent so the "Kingdom of Italy" only existed on paper. Still, "Sir Anthony of Italy" would not have been an incorrect title.
    • Quotes

      Sir Branton: Was it magic?

      Lodac: No. Not magic.

      Sir Branton: Then how did George escape?

      Lodac: I think... yes. Something stronger than magic. The power of Patrick's faith.

    • Crazy credits
      Ross Wheat (dragon-puppet operator) as "dragon trainer."
    • Connections
      Edited into The Man Who Saved the World (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      Frere Jacques
      (Traditional French Song)

      Sung by pretty girl to French knight outside mill

    User reviews68

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    Powerful fantasy storytelling, despite an ultra-low budget
    THE MAGIC SWORD (1962) is a fantasy film that enthralled me as a child when I sat in a Bronx theater with a packed house of kids on a summer afternoon. We talked about it for days afterwards and acted it out in our street games. As a grown-up, when I returned to it on TV, I may have found some of the effects less than convincing, particularly the dragon, but I still found the film quite engaging and consistently memorable. The images have a bold graphic quality reminiscent of the best comic book art. Each shot cuts right to its essential information and uses whatever low-budget means at the filmmaker's disposal--make-up, costumes, color, lighting, simple optical effects--to make the image stand out. In addition, there are strong performers on hand who have a kind of comic book/fairy tale aspect to them, e.g. Estelle Winwood, as the hero's spell-casting guardian; Basil Rathbone, as the sorcerer villain; and Vampira as a beautiful woman the knights meet on the road, who turns monstrous at a moment's notice.

    The film is not afraid of grotesque imagery and doles it out in small, effective portions. As an adult I was struck by the horrific nature of some of the images, e.g. the withered old hag that Vampira turns into; the acid pool that yields up the skeleton of a victim who'd fallen into it just moments earlier; the burned, reddened skins of two of the knights as they're caught in some kind of intense sun ray. But as a child, I wasn't frightened by these images; they helped make the story more believable and more involving. Filmmaker Bert I. Gordon (THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN) was not afraid to show us the dark, gruesome side of this mythical tale. He wasn't trying to shield the kids in the audience the way bigger-budgeted Hollywood films of this stripe would have at the time (e.g., Harryhausen films like SEVENTH VOYAGE OF SINBAD and THREE WORLDS OF GULLIVER). There was an honesty to Gordon's approach that I think we, as kids, even without being able to articulate it, appreciated and respected. As an adult, I can't get this film out of my mind, while more recent spectacles like the overstuffed LORD OF THE RINGS are but a dim memory.
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    • BrianDanaCamp
    • Aug 4, 2003

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    • Release date
      • January 25, 1962 (Mexico)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Seven Curses of Lodac
    • Filming locations
      • Bronson Caves, Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Bert I. Gordon Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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