Krull

Titolo originale: Krull
Regia: Peter Yates |
Anno: 1983
Origine: Spain | United Kingdom | Italy | United States of America |
Generi: Azione Avventura Fantasy Fantascienza
Tag: kingdom | dead body | magical object | fortress | swashbuckler | doppelgänger | cyclops | changeling | dark fantasy | warrior | action hero | sword and sorcery | outer space | good versus evil |
Cast: Ken Marshall | Lysette Anthony | Freddie Jones | Francesca Annis | Alun Armstrong | David Battley | Bernard Bresslaw | Liam Neeson | John Welsh | Graham McGrath | Tony Church | Bernard Archard | Belinda Mayne | Dicken Ashworth | Todd Carty | Robbie Coltrane | Clare McIntyre | Bronco McLoughlin | Andy Bradford | Gerard Naprous | Bill Weston | Lindsay Crouse | Michael Elphick | Derek Lyons | Trevor Martin | Dinny Powell | Nosher Powell | Tom Rumpf |

Un principe insieme alla sua fratellanza cerca di salvare la sua sposa da un esercito di invasori alieni giunti improvvisamente sul loro pianeta natale.

Approfondimenti

The cast was predominantly British, including several members of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) [...] D
The cyclops says that fire mares can travel a thousand leagues in a day. A league was defined as the [...] D
During filming in the Abruzzi region in Italy the Director asked the entire crew to suggest an alter [...] D
The dub for the death screams of the Slayers was taken from the Mahar shrieks in Centro della Terra: [...] D
One of six movies Peter Yates directed for Columbia/TriStar. The films include Krull (1983), Suspect [...] D
To prepare for his role as Prince Colwyn, Ken Marshall worked out constantly prior to principal phot [...] D
Show-business trade-paper 'Variety' described the movie as "Excalibur (1981) meets Guerre stellari ( [...] D
The movie has been notable for featuring early screen appearances of Liam Neeson and Robbie Coltrane [...] D
In December, 1988, Lysette Anthony told Playboy Magazine that she detests the film, not only because [...] D
When the film was released on the big screen and on VHS in New Zealand, it was given a G-rating, des [...] D
Final cinema movie of actor John Welsh. D
Special make-up effects artist Christopher Tucker was originally going to design the creatures and m [...] D
A cavernous grotto, glistening gems encrusted in its walls, was a welcome set after two bitterly col [...] D
As a promotional gimmick for the film, the studio created an essay contest for people to get married [...] D
Lysette Anthony revealed in a 2018 interview that Harvey Weinstein raped her when she was 19, right [...] D
This motion picture was one of the most expensively produced of its time. D
Frank Price, then-president of Columbia Pictures, determined that an unknown American actress would [...] D
According to special make-up designer Nick Maley, the special effects character of the Beast was "th [...] D
There is a real-life "Glaive" weapon, but it is different to the fictional one seen in the movie. Th [...] D
Peter Yates's only sword and sorcery/fantasy film. D
Within weeks of the start of principal photography, the wardrobe department evolved into a showcase [...] D
This film contains several obvious similarities to The Lord of the Rings, such as the Dark Lord's Ev [...] D
The Glave turns up in the final battle sequence of Ready Player One (2018) used by Sho. D
Several games were developed and released as promotional tie-ins, including two Parker Brothers game [...] D
A short behind-the-scenes promotional documentary about the making-of the film was made for televisi [...] D
In Italy, while the main unit followed the movement of Prince Colwyn and his army across the planet [...] D
Bernard Bresslaw, who is 6'7" tall, wore lifts to make him several inches taller. D
Director Peter Yates reportedly hated making this film so much he took a vacation to the Caribbean i [...] D
Sixteen Clydesdale horses trained for months in order to play the "Fire Mares". D
A hand that could physically transform into a "Changeling Claw" was developed for the movie, but due [...] D
Stunt coordinator Vic Armstrong scoured the United Kingdom for sixteen Clydesdale horses to purchase [...] D
Images of the "Glaive" weapon object were associated with the film's promotion and frequently linked [...] D
For the final month of principal photography, the production unit moved to locations in Italy to fil [...] D
Due to poor box office results, a sequel was never produced. D
Since around 1980, this movie has been rumored to have originally been planned to tie-in with the ro [...] D
Despite being panned by critics at the time, the film has since gained a cult following. D
The movie's sole screenwriter Stanford Sherman later went on to co-write with director Stewart Raffi [...] D
Bernard Bresslaw also played the giant Gort in La spada di Hok (1980). D
For nearly four weeks, the cast and crew moved to Pinewood Studio's biggest stage used for the James [...] D
In the original screenplay, Colwyn saves Ynyr from the spider in the Widow of the Web's cave by kill [...] D
Ken Marshall's only role in a movie where he received top billing. D
Ken Marshall was cast in the lead central role in the film having portrayed the title role in the th [...] D
For the quicksand in the swamp, four tons of painted cork were used. D
Ken Marshall fashioned his performance on Errol Flynn, and performed all of his own stuntwork includ [...] D
A gymnasium, equipped with an Olympic-size trampoline, was set up in a vacant storeroom to facilitat [...] D
Freddie Jones and Francesca Annis appeared together again in Dune (1984). D
The destruction of the Black Fortress at the end was filmed upside down, so it appeared its pieces w [...] D
Prior to the departure of the cast and the majority of the crew to Italy, sixteen Clydesdale horses, [...] D
For five months, a cast and crew of several hundred created the planet of Krull, inhabiting ten soun [...] D
The Widow of the Web's aging makeup had 23 elements to apply on the actress' face, head, and body. D
One of two movies directed by Peter Yates that were first released theatrically in 1983. The other w [...] D
The production utilized ten sound stages at Pinewood Studios, including the biggest of them all, the [...] D
Forty Slayers were made for the movie. Twenty were manufactured in only ten days. D
A total of 40 Slayer costumes were made for this film. D
Twenty-three movie sets were constructed for filming. D
Princess Lyssa Lysette Anthony's voice was dubbed in the final cut by Lindsay Crouse. Robbie Coltran [...] D
Part of an early-to-mid 1980s cycle of sword and sorcery motion pictures. D
Following almost a year of pre-production, which saw Peter Yates meticulously storyboarding, product [...] D
Many movie posters for the film featured a long preamble that read: "Beyond our time, beyond our uni [...] D