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The Beastmaster

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Sequel:

Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time

Original title

The Beastmaster

Year

1982

Running time

118 min.

Country

United States

Director

Don Coscarelli

Screenwriter

Don Coscarelli, Paul Pepperman. Novel: Andre Norton

Cast

Music

Lee Holdridge

Cinematography

John Alcott

Producer

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Leisure Investment Company

Genre

Adventure. Action. Fantasy | Medieval Fantasy. Sword and Sorcery

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The Beastmaster

Synopsis

After receiving a prophecy that he will die at the hands of the king’s unborn child, the sorcerer Maax transfers the unborn child into the womb of a cow and has the cow taken outside the city to be killed. But the cow’s slaughterers are interrupted and the child is saved. He is born with the ability to communicate with animals. Named Dar, he is adopted by a farmer and grows up into a handsome muscular young man. When his adopted village is slaughtered by wilderness hordes, Dar sets out in revenge. He eventually comes to the city of his conception where Maax has usurped the king and instituted a cult of child sacrifice. Aided by the human and animal companions he has gathered along the way, Dar attempts to enter Maax’s temple and free his people.

Awards: 1983: Avoriaz International Fantastic Film Festival: Antennae II Award. 2 nominations

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The Beastmaster

1982

Don Coscarelli

5.4

(6,402)