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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Richard Donner
Writers:
Edward Khmara (story)
Edward Khmara (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
12 April 1985 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance more
Tagline:
CURSED FOR ETERNITY...No force in Heaven will release them. No power on Earth can save them. [UK Theatrical] more
Plot:
Philipe Gastone, a thief, escapes from the dungeon at Aquila, sparking a manhunt. He is nearly captured when Captain Navarre befriends him... more | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
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User Comments:
One of my all-time FAVORITE movies more (157 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Matthew Broderick ... Phillipe Gaston

Rutger Hauer ... Captain Etienne Navarre

Michelle Pfeiffer ... Isabeau d'Anjou
Leo McKern ... Father Imperius the Monk
John Wood ... Bishop of Aquila
Ken Hutchison ... Marquet

Alfred Molina ... Cezar
Giancarlo Prete ... Fornac

Loris Loddi ... Jehan
Alessandro Serra ... Mr. Pitou
Charles Borromel ... Insane Prisoner
Massimo Sarchielli ... Innkeeper
Nicolina Papetti ... Mrs. Pitou
Russel Case ... Lieutenant (as Russell Kase)
Donald Hodson ... Guard on Cart (as Don Hudson)
Gregory Snegoff ... Cart Driver
Gaetano Russo ... Guard in the Cell
Rod Dana ... Guard at the City Gate
Stefano Horowitzo ... Bishop's Bodyguard
Paul Tuerpe ... Guard
Venantino Venantini ... Bishop's Secretary
Marcus Beresford ... Acolyte
Valerie O'Brian ... Peasant Girl
Nanà Cecchi ... Bishop's Woman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Elettra Baldassarri ... (uncredited)
Omero Capanna ... Francesco (uncredited)
Giovanni Cianfriglia ... One of Fornac's Men (uncredited)
Giuseppe Marrocco ... Prete (uncredited)
Paolo Merosi ... Acolyte (uncredited)
Jurgen Morhofer ... (uncredited)
Benito Stefanelli ... Bishop's Guard (uncredited)
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Directed by
Richard Donner 
 
Writing credits
Edward Khmara (story)

Edward Khmara (screenplay) and
Michael Thomas (screenplay) and
Tom Mankiewicz (screenplay) and
David Webb Peoples (screenplay) (as David Peoples)

Produced by
Harvey Bernhard .... executive producer
Richard Donner .... producer
Lauren Shuler Donner .... producer (as Lauren Shuler)
 
Original Music by
Andrew Powell 
 
Cinematography by
Vittorio Storaro 
 
Film Editing by
Stuart Baird 
 
Casting by
Marion Dougherty 
 
Production Design by
Wolf Kroeger 
 
Art Direction by
Ken Court 
Giovanni Natalucci 
 
Costume Design by
Nanà Cecchi 
 
Makeup Department
Iole Cecchini .... hair stylist
Gilda De Guilmi .... hair stylist (as Ida De Guilmi)
Giancarlo Del Brocco .... key makeup artist
Rita Innocenzi .... assistant hair stylist
Gilberto Provenghi .... makeup artist
Alfredo Tiberi .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Gerald Morin .... unit manager
Mario Pisani .... production manager: Italy
Anthony Waye .... production manager: UK
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Stuart Baird .... second unit director
Peter Bennett .... second assistant director (as Peter Bennet)
Terry Madden .... second assistant director
Ken Rudnick .... assistant director: second unit, New York
Mauro Sacripante .... second assistant director
Luciano Sacripanti .... first assistant director: Italy
Anthony Waye .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Elio Altamura .... property master
Stephen Altman .... set dresser (as Steve Altman)
Maria-Teresa Barbasso .... draftswoman (as Maria Teresa Barbasso)
Nello Cappelli .... propman
Mariangela Capuano .... draftswoman
Lucio Di Domenico .... draftsman
Giuseppe Fatale .... production prop buyer
Ennio Meloni .... construction labor
Bernadino Nardoni .... construction coordinator
Angelo Santucci .... set dresser
Romolo Siani .... stand-by painter
 
Sound Department
Rick Alexander .... sound re-recording mixer (as Dick Alexander)
Bud Alper .... sound
Brydon Baker III .... boom operator
Neil Burrow .... sound editor (as Neil Burrows)
Gordon Davidson .... sound editor
Les Fresholtz .... sound re-recording mixer
Robert G. Henderson .... supervising sound editor (as Bob Henderson)
Matthew C. May .... assistant sound editor (as Matthew May)
Alan Robert Murray .... supervising sound editor (as Alan Murray)
Vern Poore .... sound re-recording mixer
Rod Rogers .... assistant sound editor
Larry Singer .... adr editor
Chester Slomka .... sound editor (as Chet Slomka)
Brooke H. Ward .... assistant sound editor (as Brooke Henderson)
 
Special Effects by
Eros Bacciucchi .... special effects assistant
Norman Baille .... special effects technician
John Brown .... special effects technician
Jerry Ciantar .... special effects technician (as Gerry Ciantar)
Daniel Dark .... special effects technician
Tony Dunsterville .... special effects technician (as Anthony Dunsterville)
John Morris .... special effects senior technician
John Richardson .... special effects supervisor
 
Visual Effects by
Roy Carnon .... visual concepts artist
Rich Champa .... optical camera operator
Peter Donen .... additional visual effects supervisor
Mimi Everett .... optical layout
Vincent Giordano .... animation cameraman
Richard Greenberg .... visual effects designer (as Richard A. Greenberg)
Joel Hynek .... optical photography supervisor
Bill Lattanzi .... visual effects assistant editor
Yevgeny Mamut .... optical camera operator
Robert Mrozowski .... animation supervisor
Scott Nicholas .... optical camera operator
Stuart Robertson .... optical effects supervisor
James Szalapski .... chief visual effects cameraman
Joseph Wallikas .... optical camera operator (as Joe Wallikas)
 
Stunts
Monica Ciprari .... stunts
Ottaviano Dell'Acqua .... stunts
Richard Graydon .... stunt coordinator
Sergio Mioni .... stunt coordinator: Italy
Stefano Maria Mioni .... stunts (as Stefano Mioni)
Angelo Ragusa .... stunts
Marco Stefanelli .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Giuseppe Alberti .... first assistant camera
Paola Barbaglia .... clapper loader
Federico Bruno .... second camera operator
Filippo Cafolla .... gaffer
Roberto Gengarelli .... second camera assistant operator
Vincent Giordano .... animation camera operator
Emilio Lari .... still photographer
Alfredo Marchetti .... key grip
Enrico Umetelli .... camera operator
Riccardo Umetelli .... clapper loader
Alberico Novelli .... electrician (uncredited)
 
Animation Department
Robert Mrozowski .... animation supervisor
 
Casting Department
Francesco Cinieri .... casting: Italy
Mary Selway .... casting: London
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Adriana Mattiozzi .... wardrobe seamstress
Elisabetta Montaldo .... wardrobe assistant (as Elizabeth Bocciardo Montaldo)
Gloria Musetta .... wardrobe coordinator
Pasqualino Sindici .... wardrobe
 
Editorial Department
Giorgio De Vincenzo .... assistant editor: Italy
Geno Escarrega .... second assistant editor (as Eugene T. Escarrega)
Seth Flaum .... assistant editor
Mark Pierce .... editor trainee
Dallas Puett .... assistant editor
Michael Thau .... second assistant editor
Russ Woolnough .... first assistant editor (as Russ Woolenough)
 
Music Department
Ian Bairnson .... musician: guitars
Richard Cottle .... musician: keyboards
Stuart Elliott .... musician: drums
Donald Harris .... music editor
Alan Parsons .... music recording engineer
Alan Parsons .... music score producer
David Paton .... musician: bass guitar
Andrew Powell .... conductor
Andrew Powell .... musician: keyboards
Andrew Powell .... orchestrator
Eric Prince .... music copyist
Tony Richards .... music recording engineer
Alan Snelling .... music recording engineer
Eric Tomlinson .... music recording engineer
Robert Fernandez .... scoring mixer (uncredited)
Christopher Flick .... assistant music editor (uncredited)
 
Transportation Department
Nando Cartucci .... transportation
Antonio Condello .... unit driver (as Antonio Oondello)
Franco di Tivoli .... unit driver
Aldo Proietti .... unit driver
Antonio Savini .... transportation manager
Remo Ubertini .... unit driver
 
Other crew
Manuela Estrella Beeloo .... horse trainer
Roberto Bessi .... assistant to executive producer: Italy
Pino Butti .... production assistant (as Giuseppe Butti)
Sergio Casadei .... horse wrangler: Italy
Luisa Cutri .... production secretary
Carlo Del Marro .... assistant accountant
Alberto De Stefani .... cashier
Bruna Percecchi di Spirito .... caterer
Hunt Downs .... unit publicist
Walter Fiordelmondo .... production assistant
Maria Fiorito .... payroll clerk
Gary Gero .... hawks & wolves trainer
Judith Goodman .... executive assistant to Richard Donner: Italy
Richard Graydon .... horse master
William Hobbs .... fight arranger
Lynne Bell Kelser .... executive assistant to Harvey Bernhard: USA
Karen Kovacevich .... executive assistant: Lauren Shuler
Jennie Lew Tugend .... executive assistant: Richard Donner, USA (as Jennie Lew)
Manolo Luppichini .... video system technician
Tom Mankiewicz .... consultant
Aroldo Mogiani .... crowd marshall
Ron Oxley .... animal trainer
Larry Payne .... hawks & wolves trainer
Gina Pietralunga .... production secretary
Adriano Pischiutta .... blacksmith foreman
David Price .... assistant to producers
Giuliano Principato .... production assistant
Stefano Priori .... assistant accountant
Marco Valerio Pugini .... unit runner: Italy (as Marco Pugini)
Elaine Schreyeck .... script supervisor
Cheryl Shawver .... hawks & wolves trainer
Enzo Sisti .... accountant
Catherine Smith .... assistant to producers: Italy
Aldo Spina .... assistant to producers: Italy
Melanie Tanz .... assistant to producers
Artur Tarry .... production accountant (as Arthur Tarry)
Jenny Wykes .... unit nurse
Giovanni Lovatelli .... production runner (uncredited)
Anselmo Parrinello .... location manager (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
121 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Iceland:14 | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:K-12 | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:12 (bw) | Netherlands:AL
Filming Locations:
Campo Imperatore, L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy more
Company:
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Warner Brothers falsely marketed the movie as being based on a true medieval legend. Edward Khmara took the issue to the Writers Guild Association and was awarded a cash settlement from Warners, but the medieval legend claim wasn't dropped. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Phillipe's accent changes constantly between British English and American English. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Phillipe: Impossible. Impossible. Nothing is impossible. Come on, Mouse. Dig! Dig, Mouse. Come on.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Sasquatch Gang (2006) more

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17 out of 20 people found the following comment useful.
One of my all-time FAVORITE movies, 11 September 2005
10/10
Author: Barb from Denver, CO

What a great story. This has been one of my favorite movies since it first came out. (I saw it with my best friend, who had a crush on Matthew Broderick.) Anyway, it's a very stirring, timeless (except for the music) story of love, heartache, hope and redemption. Wonderful.

Rutger Hauer is amazing. Strong, even frightening at times, but still tender and vulnerable. Of course Michelle Pfeiffer is at her absolute most beautiful. She really does seem to possess "the face of love" as Phillipe says. But Matthew Broderick really makes the movie. He's more than just comic relief (although he is hilarious); he keeps the story grounded. Without the character of Philippe the movie would be too ethereal, untethered. Philippe is the everyman--our connection to the magical beauty of Navarre and Isabeau.

I've heard that the story is based on a medieval legend, but I haven't been able to find it. If anyone has a link, please post it as a review on this site; I'd love to read more about it. Thanks!!

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