''Iron Warrior'' () is 1987 film directed by

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Plot

Ator The Fighting Eagle returns again to the legendary realm of Dragor to do battle with Phoedra, an evil sorceress. Her main weapon is an unstoppable warrior, known as the Master of the Sword, who continuously battles Ator to a draw, until finally revealing his secret connection to the Blademaster.

Cast

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as Ator * Savina Gersak as Princess Janna * Elisabeth Kaza as Phoedra * Tiziana Altieri as Young Phoedra * Anna Cachia as Seductress (uncredited) * Iris Peynado as Deeva * Tim Lane as King * Franco Daddi as Trogar * Josie Coppini as King Impostor * Malcolm Borg as Young Ator * Conrad Borg as Young Trogar * Jon Rosser as Nekron

Production

''Iron Warrior'' was the third film in the Ator series. Executive Producer Ovidio G. Assonitis had attempted to buy the rights of

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from

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to produce a third film in that series, but was unable to. It was shot on location on

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in Malta with a set previously constructed for the 1980

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film

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was replaced by Ovidio G. Assonitis after Brescia was hit by a car on location in Malta and had to return to Italy for treatment.

Release

''Iron Warrior'' was released in Italy on 1 January 1987 and in the United States on 9 January.

Reception

From contemporary reviews, a reviewer credited as "Lor." of ''

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'' reviewed the film on March 21, 1987. "Lor." referred to the film as lifting equal amounts from both the ''Star Wars'' and ''Indiana Jones'' films and having poor derivative music from '' Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan''. "Lor." stated that O'Keeffe is embarrassing, posing instead of acting and, like the rest of the cast, sticking with a funny looking punk-influenced hairdo.

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* * * 1987 films Ator Films directed by Alfonso Brescia Films scored by Carlo Maria Cordio 1987 fantasy films 1980s Italian-language films English-language Italian films 1980s English-language films Sword and sorcery films Sword-and-sandal films 1987 multilingual films Italian multilingual films 1980s Italian films English-language fantasy films {{fantasy-film-stub