Terry Marcel (born 10 June 1942,

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film director, perhaps best known for the cult film ''

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 fighte ...

'' (1980), which he co-created with producer Harry Robertson. His other films include '' Prisoners of the Lost Universe'', ''

The Last Seduction II ''The Last Seduction II'' is a 1999 neo-noir film directed by Terry Marcel and starring Joan Severance. The film is a sequel to ''The Last Seduction'', but features none of the original cast or filmmakers. Plot Bridget Gregory, a femme fatale ...

'' and '' Jane and the Lost City'', while his TV work includes fantasy series '' Dark Knight'', an update on the

Ivanhoe ''Ivanhoe: A Romance'' ( ) by Walter Scott is a historical novel published in three volumes, in December 1819, as one of the Waverley novels. It marked a shift away from Scott's prior practice of setting stories in Scotland and in the more ...

legend with fantasy trappings. His children include the actress Rosie Marcel and the writer and actress

Kelly Marcel Kelly Marcel (born 10 January 1974) is an English filmmaker and former actress. After working as a child actor in the United Kingdom, Marcel had her breakout as a screenwriter in Hollywood when her script for '' Saving Mr. Banks'' made the 201 ...

.''Sunday Times'', 14 August 2011, p. 7

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