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7.0/10 • 1.2K

1985-03-272h 1m

AdventureComedyFantasy

No force in Heaven will release them. No power on Earth can save them.

Captain Etienne Navarre is a man on whose shoulders lies a cruel curse. Punished for loving each other, Navarre must become a wolf by night whilst his lover, Lady Isabeau, takes the form of a hawk by day. Together, with the thief Philippe Gaston, they must try to overthrow the corrupt Bishop and in doing so break the spell.

Directors
Richard Donner
Editors
Stuart Baird

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  1. Matthew Broderick

    Matthew Broderick

    Phillipe Gaston

  2. Rutger Hauer

    Rutger Hauer

    Captain Etienne Navarre

  3. Michelle Pfeiffer

    Michelle Pfeiffer

    Isabeau d'Anjou

  4. Alfred Molina

    Alfred Molina

    Cezar

  5. John Wood

    John Wood

    Bishop of Aquila

  6. Leo McKern

    Leo McKern

    Father Imperius

  7. Ken Hutchison

    Ken Hutchison

    Marquet

  8. Giancarlo Prete

    Giancarlo Prete

    Fornac

  9. Loris Loddi

    Loris Loddi

    Jehan

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CinemaSerf

Apr 4, 2022

6/10

Matthew Broderick is quite spritely in this mystical adventure. He breaks out from prison, using the sewers ("just like leaving the womb") where he, luckily, encounters "Navarre" (Rutger Hauer) just as he is about to become toast. The man travels with a hawk, and soon we discover that he and the hawk have a distinct synergy - the hawk is "Isabeau" (Michelle Pfieffer) by night; he a terrifying wolf then. How to break the curse? Well, they must face the ruthless bishop (John Wood) in his stronghold of Aquila, and the bishop's men are hunting all of them. It's quite an enjoyable fantasy this. Broderick talks too much (maybe I'd have hanged him too) but there is plenty of swordplay; mischief from Broderick's "Gaston the Mouse"; a little comedy from an on-form Leo McKern and it all looks quite stylish. It is a bit too long, it could probably lose twenty minutes, and there is far too much of the score but the falconry photography is fine and the ending lively. Worth a watch.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$20,000,000.00
Revenue
$18,432,000.00
Keywords
moonswordplaytwilightmonkbishopcathedralfalconsolar eclipsethiefsword and sorcery