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:

John F. Goff (screenplay) (as John Goff), Matt Cimber (original story)

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:

equestrienne | horseback riding | mace the weapon | pet owner relationship | elderly woman | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Adventure | Fantasy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Spain USA

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

23 July 1983 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Hundra

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 (Eastmancolor)

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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Alternate Versions

Although uncut by the BBFC the UK Blackhorse DVD is over a minute shorter than earlier cinema & video versions and has less sex and violence than previous releases. The U.S Subversive DVD features the full uncut version.

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Connections

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

User Reviews

US/Spanish co-production with bloody scenes , spectacular fights , enjoyable score and being filmed in Almeria

Sword-and-Sorcery epic with female lead taking on multiple adventures and fierce battles . Thrilling and stirring movie full of imagination and fantasy that introduces us a brave heroine , female counterpart to Conan , she leads a valiant tribe of women who dares to be free . This is a delightful action/adventure romp set in the Dark Ages , where savage and violent men enslave all women . There appears a valiant warrior woman , her name is Hundra (Laurene Landon) , a Red Sonja-alike , she was born in a tribe of fierce warrior women . Hundra is an archer and sword fighter , whose Amazon tribe was wiped by nasty Vikings in some scenes similarly shot to Conan film . Hundra is superior to any male , woman of beauty , a warrior of strength , a hunter of man . Hundra The Invincible finds her family slain and takes a vow of vendetta until one day she meets her match (Ramiro Oliveros) .

This exciting film packs noisy action , adventure, and rip-roaring fights . Dumb images , unintentionally hilarious and lots of amusement and entertainment . Made on a fairly middling scale with passable set design , glimmer photography and excellent musical score . This entertaining picture contains frenetic action , tension , bloody fights , and moving action scenes , including blood , gore and beheading . The film is full of freaks and bemusing situations ; it is quite entertaining because being a laborious and intriguing adventure tale with some unintentional humor . Sympathetic performance by Laurene Landon as Hundra the Invincible , a valiant woman who has been raised to despise the influence of men , she the finest warrior of her people . Laurene Landon executed almost all of her own stunts in the film , the only stunt she didn't carry out was a backwards fall from a high tower . Agreeable support cast full of Spanish actors such as Maria Casal , Luis Lorenzo and Spaghetti usual as Eduardo Fajardo , Fernando Bilbao and Frank Braña . Although all the dialogue and dubbing for this movie proceeded by nice actors was looped in post-production . Colorful and evocative cinematography by John Cabrera . Very derivative special effects , acceptable production design and matte paintings . Impressive musical score composed and conducted by the master Ennio Morricone . The picture was shot in La Pedriza , Manzanares , Madrid , Texas Hollywood-Fort Bravo, Almeria , Spain and ¨Condor¨ fortress , where was filmed several Spaghetti/Paella Western as ¨ Blind man, Massacre at Fort Holman¨, ¨A man called Noon¨ , ¨El Condor¨ and ¨Conan the Barbarian¨ .

The motion picture was middlingly directed by Matt Cimber . He has directed all kind of genres , in the mid 70s did three immensely enjoyable blaxploitation pictures : The Black Six (1973) , Lady Cocoa (1975) and the terrifically trashy The Candy Tangerine Man (1975) . Matt made a rare foray into the horror genre with the disturbing psychological shocker The Witch Who Came from the Sea (1976) . His next work was based on a Mario Puzo story, a World War II drama A Time to die (1982) starring Rex Harrison and Rod Taylor . Later that year Matt teamed up with Pia Zadora for two films : the underrated Butterfly (1982 ) , Orson Welles last film , and the fun Fake-out (1982) . The following year Matt joined forces with actress Laurene Landon for Hundra (1983) and Yellow Hair & the Pecos Kid (1984) , both of them being shot in Spain with similar cast and technicians . The film will appeal to adventure buffs with enough action to make it worth looking in on . In other words , it seem likely Conan enthusiasts and juvenile viewers will be delighted because thrills, action and adventures are regularly presented and edited to offer the enough impact . Rating : 5,5 ; it's an old-fashioned B film on an acceptable scale and basically enjoyable because of it.