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Hawk The Slayer
''Hawk the Slayer'' is a 1980 sword and sorcery adventure film directed by Terry Marcel and starring John Terry and Jack Palance. It follows Hawk and Voltan, two warring brothers. Hawk, wielding a magical sword, assembles a small force of fighters to rid the land of Voltan. The film was received negatively upon its initial release, but has since developed a cult following. Sequels were planned, but never produced. Plot Voltan infiltrates his father's castle and demands the key to the ancient power but is denied. The wicked Voltan mortally wounds his own father when the latter refuses to turn over the magic of the "last elven mind stone". As the old man lies dying, another son, Hawk, enters the castle, and is bequeathed a great sword with a pommel shaped like a human hand which attaches itself to the mind stone, creating the powerful “Mindsword”. The sword is now imbued with magical powers and can respond to Hawk's mental commands. Hawk then vows to avenge his father by killin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Marcel
Terry Marcel (born 10 June 1942, Oxford, England) is a Great Britain, British film director, perhaps best known for the cult film ''Hawk the Slayer'' (1980), which he co-created with producer Harry Robertson (producer), Harry Robertson. His other films include ''Prisoners of the Lost Universe'', ''The Last Seduction II'' and ''Jane and the Lost City'', while his TV work includes fantasy series ''Dark Knight (TV series), Dark Knight'', an update on the Ivanhoe legend with fantasy trappings. His children include the actress Rosie Marcel and the writer and actress Kelly Marcel.''Sunday Times'', 14 August 2011, p. 7 References External links * 1942 births Living people Mass media people from Oxford English film directors English television directors {{UK-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sword And Sorcery
Sword and sorcery (S&S), or heroic fantasy, is a subgenre of fantasy characterized by sword-wielding heroes engaged in exciting and violent adventures. Elements of Romance (love), romance, Magic (fantasy), magic, and the supernatural are also often present. Unlike works of high fantasy, the tales, though dramatic, focus on personal battles rather than world-endangering matters. The genre originated from the early-1930s works of Robert E. Howard. While there is a chance example from 1953, Fritz Leiber re-coined the term "sword and sorcery" in the 6 April 1961 issue of the fantasy fanzine ''Ancalagon'', to describe Howard and the stories that were influenced by his works. In parallel with "sword and sorcery", the term "heroic fantasy" is used, although it is a more loosely defined genre. Sword and sorcery tales eschew overarching themes of "good vs evil" in favor of situational conflicts that often pit morally gray characters against one another to enrich themselves, or to defy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinefantastique
''Cinefantastique'' is an American horror, fantasy, and science fiction film magazine. History The magazine originally started as a mimeographed fanzine in 1967, then relaunched as a glossy, offset printed quarterly in 1970 by publisher/ editor Frederick S. Clarke. Intended as a serious critical/review journal of the genres, the magazine immediately set itself apart from competitors like '' Famous Monsters of Filmland'' and '' The Monster Times'' due to its slick paper stock and use of full color interior film stills. ''Cinefantastiques articles and reviews emphasized an intelligent, near-scholarly approach, a then-unusual slant for such a genre-specific magazine. Advertisements were few, consisting mostly of other titles and materials by the publisher. The magazine quickly came to be known for its lengthy, information-filled "retrospective" articles devoted to the full production details of such classic films as 1951's '' The Day the Earth Stood Still'', George Pal's '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conan The Barbarian (1982 Film)
''Conan the Barbarian'' is a 1982 American epic film, epic sword and sorcery, sword-and-sorcery film directed by John Milius and written by Milius and Oliver Stone. Based on Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian, Conan, the film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Earl Jones, and tells the story of a barbarian warrior named Conan (Schwarzenegger) who seeks vengeance for the death of his parents at the hands of Thulsa Doom (Jones), the leader of a snake cult. Ideas for a Conan film were proposed as early as 1970; executive producer Edward R. Pressman and associate producer Edward Summer began a concerted effort to get the film made in 1975. It took them two years to obtain the film rights, after which they recruited Schwarzenegger for the lead role and Stone to draft a script. Pressman lacked capital for the endeavor. In 1979, after having his proposals for investments rejected by the major studios, he sold the project to Dino De Laurentiis; his daughter Raffaella De Laurent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thongor
Thongor is a character in a series of sword-and-sorcery novels and stories written by Lin Carter, stylized after Conan the Barbarian and set in ancient Lemuria in popular culture, Lemuria. The character was picked up by Marvel Comics in the 1970s for its series ''Creatures on the Loose'' which saw some of Carter's stories adapted, as well as the author himself contributing to later issues. Bibliography *''The Wizard of Lemuria'' (1965) – later revised and expanded as ''Thongor and the Wizard of Lemuria'' (1969) *''Thongor of Lemuria'' (1966) – later released as ''Thongor and the Dragon City'' (1970) *''Thongor Against the Gods'' (1967) *''Thongor in the City of Magicians'' (1968) *''Thongor at the End of Time'' (1968) *''Thongor Fights the Pirates of Tarakus'' (1970) *''Young Thongor'' (2012) – consisting of stories by Lin Carter, Robert M. Price and Adrian Cole (writer), Adrian Cole *''The Sword of Thongor'' (2016) – consisting of stories by Robert M. Price, some based on ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Robertson (musician)
Henry MacLeod Robertson (19 November 1932 – 17 January 1996), often credited as Harry Robinson, was a Scottish musician, bandleader, music director and composer. He worked as a musical director on British television shows in the 1950s and 1960s, and also arranged for theatre shows and films, notably those of the Hammer production company. Early life He was the son of Henry Robertson of Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland. He learned piano, but then determined to become an archaeologist, studying the subject at university before giving up his academic studies because of his poor health, and becoming a music teacher in London. Career He started working occasionally as an arranger for Decca Records, before becoming the musical director for Tommy Steele. He explained that in the late 1950s he began using the name Robinson, as well as Robertson, in his professional activities:" It was whilst working at Decca that I had to change my name. This was because the cheque that they paid me wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Benson (actor)
Peter Henry Benson (3 April 1943 – 6 September 2018) was a British actor, best known for his role as Bernie Scripps in the popular ITV television series '' Heartbeat'', a police drama set in the fictional Yorkshire village of Aidensfield during the 1960s. He also had a number of other film and television roles, often playing weak or vacillating characters. Television and theatre Born in Wallasey in Cheshire, the son of schoolmaster Herbert George Benson (1888–1972), who served as a Special Constable during World War II, and Mabel Dorothy (, 1902–1979), Peter Benson was a talented singer and dancer and an accomplished theatre actor. His other television and theatre work included the regional premiere of Stephen Sondheim's '' Assassins''. On television his credits include the Dauphin in Shaw's '' Saint Joan'', Henry VI in all three parts of '' Henry VI'', and ''Richard III'' for the BBC Television Shakespeare Series, Reuben with Bill Maynard in Alan Plater's ''Trinity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derrick O'Connor
Derrick O'Connor (3 January 1941 – 29 June 2018) was an Irish theatre and character actor who trained at East 15 Acting School, London. Life and career O'Connor was best known for his performance as South African mercenary Pieter Vorstedt in ''Lethal Weapon 2'' and for his roles in three Terry Gilliam films. He also appeared as Jack Stone in the British police drama series ''The Professionals (TV series), The Professionals'' in the episode "You'll be Alright". Another role was that of Peter Morgan in the series ''Crown Court (TV series), Crown Court'' (1976). In 1980, he appeared as Ray Fox in the Thames TV series ''Fox (TV series), Fox''. O'Connor was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Gilliam, who directed O'Connor in three films, had noted in his audio commentaries that O'Connor seemed to have a habit of relinquishing most of his dialogue in favour of physical character humour. Notable examples include ''Time Bandits'', in which his character's dialogue was resor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warren Clarke
Warren Clarke (born Alan James Clarke; 26 April 1947 – 12 November 2014) was an English actor. He appeared in many films after a significant role as Dim in Stanley Kubrick's '' A Clockwork Orange''. His television appearances included '' Dalziel and Pascoe'' (as Detective Superintendent Andy Dalziel), '' The Manageress'' and '' Sleepers''. Early life Clarke was born in Oldham, Lancashire. His father worked as a stained-glass maker and his mother as a secretary. He left Barlow Hall Secondary Modern School, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, aged 15 and began work at the '' Manchester Evening News'' as a copy boy. He later moved on to amateur dramatics and performed at Huddersfield Rep before working as an actor full-time. During this period he also decided to change his first name to Warren, a name he chose as his girlfriend of the time had a crush on Warren Beatty. Clarke eventually worked with Beatty on the film '' Ishtar''. Career Clarke's first television appearance wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Benjamin (actor)
Christopher John Benjamin (27 December 1934 – 10 January 2025) was an English actor with many stage and television credits from 1958 to 2016. He played Henry Gordon Jago in the 1977 ''Doctor Who'' story ''The Talons of Weng-Chiang'', a role he reprised for the audio drama series ''Jago & Litefoot'' (2010–2017, 2021), and made two other appearances in the series, portraying Sir Keith Gold in ''Inferno (Doctor Who), Inferno'' (1970) and Colonel Hugh Curbishley in "The Unicorn and the Wasp" (2008). He also provided the voice of Rowf in the animated film ''The Plague Dogs (film), The Plague Dogs'' (1982). His radio acting career included two BBC Radio adaptations of Christopher Lee (historian), Christopher Lee's crime drama ''Colvil and Soames''. Early life Benjamin was born in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, on 27 December 1934. He served in the Royal Air Force for his national service and studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Career Benjamin appeared regularly in television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shane Briant
Shane Briant (17 August 1946 – 26 May 2021) was an English actor and novelist. Briant studied law at Trinity College Dublin but became a professional actor playing the lead in ''Hamlet'' at the Eblana Theatre, Dublin. Briant is best known for his roles in four Hammer Films productions; '' Demons of the Mind'','' Straight on Till Morning'', '' Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter'', and '' Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell''. He also resided in Sydney, Australia with his wife Wendy (née Lycett). Stage and screen Briant was nominated for the 'Best Newcomer' award by the London theatre critics when he played one of the leads in ''Children of the Wolf'', with Sheelagh Cullen and Yvonne Mitchell at London's Apollo Theatre. Put under contract at Elstree Film Studios in late 1973, Briant starred in four films for Hammer; '' Straight On till Morning'', '' Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell'', '' Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter'' and '' Demons of the Mind''. He also appeared i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Quinn (Northern Irish Actress)
Patricia Quinn, Lady Stephens (born 28 May 1944) is a Northern Irish actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Magenta in the 1975 musical comedy horror film '' The Rocky Horror Picture Show,'' and the original stage play from which it was adapted. She appeared as Dr. Nation McKinley in the 1981 musical film '' Shock Treatment''. In 2012, Quinn played the role of Megan in the horror film ''The Lords of Salem''. Early life Quinn was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, to James Connolly Quinn, a bookmaker, and his wife Rebecca. She has an older brother and a younger sister. She attended the Princess Gardens Grammar School, where she developed an early talent for acting. Following stints at Belfast's Arts Theatre and British Drama League, she left for London aged 17. In 1969, she trained at the Drama Centre London while simultaneously working as a blackjack-dealing Bunny at the Playboy Club in Mayfair. In 1971, she was in repertory for six months with the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
