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Black Angel (1980)

| Short, Adventure, Fantasy | 21 May 1980 (UK)
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A knight finds his village destroyed and abandoned. He tries to track the attackers down and avenge his family, but almost drowns. A maiden, prisoner of Black Knight, saves him, so he vows to free her, even though she warns him not to.

Director:

Roger Christian

Writer:

Roger Christian (screenplay)

Stars:

Tony Vogel, James Gibb, John Young | See full cast & crew »
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Cast overview:
Tony Vogel ... Sir Maddox
James Gibb James Gibb ... Anselm
John Young ... The Old Man
Patricia Christian Patricia Christian ... The Maiden
Colin Booth Colin Booth ... Child of the Sickness
Yvonne Finlayson Yvonne Finlayson ... Child of the Sickness (as Yvonne Cameron)
Ian MacMillan Ian MacMillan ... Child of the Sickness
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A popular Lucas-approved short that was in some markets aired in theaters as a companion piece to Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. Sir Maddox, a knight returning from the Crusades, finds his village and keep destroyed by unknown attackers. Most of the inhabitants are dead, including his family, and the few that did survive have become infected with a disease, possibly the plague. Having left nothing to live for, Sir Maddox decides to track the attackers down and avenge his family and village. In the nearby forest, he stops by a lake, but accidentally falls into it and almost drowns due to the weight of his armor. However, a mysterious beautiful maiden in white appears to him and he is somehow saved. Thankful beyond words, he asks who she is and learns that she's a prisoner of Black Angel, a mysterious eerie knight in black armor. Sir Maddox immediately vows to free her, but she, saddened, implores him to stay away from the evil knight. His word being his bond, Sir Maddox ...

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On 12th May 2015, Black Angel was made available on YouTube with an exclusive introduction from director Roger Christian. See more »

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If you have to watch a short, over and over...
28 December 2002 | by heckchap – See all my reviews

...Then it better at least be good!

I saw this short...countless times, as it was released in the UK spliced onto the front of "The Empire Strikes Back". I must have viewed this about 30 times, as a consequence.

This short film, which had a Princess held in thrall to a supernatural creation, sticks in my memory long after other shorts have been been long forgotten.

Medieval in tone and filmed on wind-blasted landscapes, watery glades, and

decrepit turrets, I remember the Princess phrase to the hero: "I am bound, to the Black Angel", as if it were yesterday.

I'd love a copy of this movie!
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