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The Sword and the Sorcerer

A kingdom ruled by evil. A princess enslaved by passion. A warrior driven by justice.

5.5(150)19821h 40m4

A mercenary with a three-bladed sword rediscovers his royal heritage when he is recruited to help a princess foil a brutal tyrant and a powerful sorcerer's plans to conquer the land.

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Status
Released
Budget
$4M
Box office
$39.1M
Language
English
Part of The Sword and the Sorcerer Collection · 2 films
  • princess
  • crucifixion
  • prince
  • mythology
  • resurrection
  • telekinesis
  • sword fight
  • torture chamber
  • sorcerer
  • king
  • barbarian
  • burlesque

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Albert Pyun

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalR1 Apr 1982
    • PhysicalRMCA Home Video #71010 [𝐕𝐇𝐒📼] 𝟭𝟬𝟬 mínutєѕ3 Feb 1987
  • United KingdomGB

    • Physical18DVD Release8 Apr 2002
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1629 Apr 1982
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1629 Apr 1982

Frequently asked questions

The Sword and the Sorcerer was released on 1 April 1982.

Audience reviews

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  • W

    Wuchak

    8/23/2018

    4/10

    Weak “Conan the Barbarian” knockoff In a distant fantastical past, the rightful heir of a conquered kingdom (Lee Horsley) returns to his homeland as the formidable leader of a mercenary band. He assists “Prince” Mikah (Simon MacCorkindale) and his cute sister (Kathleen Beller) to overthrow the evil king (Richard Lynch) and his former evil sorcerer (Richard Moll). “The Sword and the Sorcerer” debuted two weeks b…

  • J

    JPV852

    3/19/2022

    6/10

    Somewhat charming fantasy-adventure film that features some respectable special effects and the set designs were pretty good. Acting was so-so however the lead didn't have a whole lot of charisma and the fight scenes were fine but a few scenes were too dimly lit. Should be said, these kinds of movies (including Conan the Barbarian) aren't really my thing but at least this kept my attention. **3.0/5**

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    11/9/2022

    5/10

    This actually benefits from having the germ of a decent story of dynastic skulduggery. The evil king "Cromwell" (Richard Lynch) has designs on the throne of the peaceable king "Richard" (Christopher Cary). To that end he awakens the lethal and demonic "Xusia" (Richard Moll) to destabilise "Eh-Dan" and make it ripe for the picking. Fortunately, young prince "Talon" (Lee Horsley) escapes this terror and flees leaving h…

  • G

    GenerationofSwine

    1/10/2023

    10/10

    They made a sequel to this that was bucking for arthouse... and it was horrible. This movie was self aware enough to know that they weren't making Chinatown. The dialogue was pretty fun and understood that it wasn't anywhere near a good film, so it could still be light hearted enough to throw in gags here and there in the script, to over-act when it suited the scene, to be fun for the sake of being fun. It's a …

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