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Overview
Release Date:
29 July 1983 (USA) moreTagline:
A world light-years beyond your imagination. morePlot:
A prince and a fellowship of companions set out to rescue his bride from a fortress of alien invaders who have arrived on their home planet. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
4 nominations moreUser Comments:
Under-appreciated Genre Cornfest moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Ken Marshall | ... | Prince Colwyn | |
| Lysette Anthony | ... | Princess Lyssa | |
| Freddie Jones | ... | Ynyr | |
| Francesca Annis | ... | Lyssa, Widow of the Web | |
| Alun Armstrong | ... | Torquil | |
| David Battley | ... | Ergo | |
| Bernard Bresslaw | ... | Rell the Cyclops | |
| Liam Neeson | ... | Kegan | |
| John Welsh | ... | The Seer | |
| Graham McGrath | ... | Titch | |
| Tony Church | ... | Turold | |
| Bernard Archard | ... | Eirig | |
| Belinda Mayne | ... | Vella | |
| Dicken Ashworth | ... | Bardolph | |
| Todd Carty | ... | Oswyn |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Dragons of KrullDungeons and Dragons
Krull: Invaders of the Black Fortress
The Dungeons of Krull
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Parents Guide:
Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
USA:121 minCountry:
UKLanguage:
EnglishColor:
Color (Metrocolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 moreSound Mix:
DolbyCertification:
Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Finland:K-12 (cut) (1983) | Iceland:L | Canada:G (Quebec) | Australia:G | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PGFilming Locations:
Albert R. Broccoli 007 Stage, Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK moreMOVIEmeter: 
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Frank Price, then-president of Columbia Pictures, determined that an unknown American actress would help state side ticket sales as opposed to an unknown English actress. With that logic in mind, Price met with Lysette Anthony and informed her that all of her dialogue had been dubbed by actress Lindsay Crouse. Anthony was totally unaware that her voice was to be dubbed prior to the meeting. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: In the opening scene where Colwyn and Lyssa are near completion of their wedding, she takes the fire from him and holds it in her hand. When the Slayers arrive to invade the castle, she turns away to look and the fire "falls" off of her hand, and you can see it hanging from a string/thread. moreQuotes:
Eirig: We sent to you for help.Turold: None came.
Eirig: Twenty men were dispatched to you.
Turold: We lost three hundred getting here.
Eirig: I didn't choose this marriage, Turold.
Turold: Nor did I Eirig.
Prince Colwyn: I chose it. Your daughter chose it. It'll be done.
Eirig: Can you lead this army with mine against the slayers?
Prince Colwyn: Whatever army I have I'll lead against them. Till I've won, or am dead.
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This is a terrific film in the "Star Wars", "Battle Beyond the Stars" oeuvre. The plot makes little sense and is hardly original, but there is so much energy and love poured into every aspect of the production that you can't help but enjoy it in spite (and probably because) of the cheesiness.
A few other users have been critical of the acting, but I entirely disagree. Unlike the "Star Wars" repertory, this is obviously a group of classically trained, Shakespearean thespians. That means they lay on the the ham in thick slices, but never too thick they can't chew them (or the beautiful scenery, for that matter. Where *was* this shot, by the way?)
The effects are dated, but still exciting and laden with craft. The production design excels at creating a marvelous and original world. And it goes without saying that James Horner's score (one of his earliest and best) is rousing and bombastic, making otherwise dull sequences burst with energy.
For some reason I missed this one when I was a kid, and just caught it for the first time the other night on HDNet (and I'm glad I was delayed until the awesome HD transfer). After watching the grossly overrated "Little Miss Sunshine", a supposed comedy where I scarcely chuckled, I watched all of "Krull" grinning from ear to ear.
Seriously, they don't make 'em like this any more.