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Kain il Mercenario

(The Warrior and the Sorceress)

1984, regia di John C. Broderick

Scheda: Nazione: Argentina-USA - Produzione: Aries Cinematográfica Argentina - Distribuzione: New Horizons - Soggetto: John C. Broderick, William Stout - Sceneggiatura: John C. Broderick, William Stout - Fotografia: Leonardo Rodríguez Solís - Montaggio: Silvia Roberts - Scenografia: Emmett Baldwin - Costumi: Mary Bertram - Musiche: Louis Saunders - Formato: Color - Durata: 81'.

Cast: David Carradine, Luke Askew, Maria Socas, Anthony De Longis, Harry Townes, William Marin, Arthur Clark, Daniel March, John Overby, Richard Paley, Mark Welles, Cecilia North, Dylan Willias.

Trama e commenti: screenweek.it - cinema-tv.corriere.it - cinema.tipiace.it - mymovies.it: «In un'epoca imprecisata (quella di Conan o di Mad Max) assistiamo alle avventure di un soldato di ventura. La sua invincibile spada elimina molti nemici, ma gli offre poco aiuto quando deve battersi con il più duro degli avversari, una strega».

Plot Summary, Synopsis, Review: IMDb - dvdverdict.com - rottentomatoes.com - allwatchers.com - en.wikipedia.org - tvguide.com - entertainment.msn.com daily-reviews.com - badmovies.org - allmovie.com: «Borrowing themes established in Yojimbo and its Italian version A Fistful of Dollars, this action/fantasy film features the exploits of Kain (David Carradine), a drifter/holy-man/martial arts expert who comes upon a village divided into three parts: two clans fighting over control of a water well, and the impoverished masses who suffer at their hands. Since this village is on an imaginary planet with two suns that circle across the sky, water is a premium commodity. Sorceress Naja (Maria Socas) is alternately the captive of either one or the other of the embattled clans and obviously needs to be rescued. Just like Sanjuro, the samurai in Akira Kurosawa's classic film, Kain pits the two clans against each other so his own job of finishing off the bad guys and saving Naja will be less strenuous. The most memorable aspect of this low-budget film is a dancer who is not wearing a double-breasted suit, but should be. Like the two suns and the two clans, she also has two of each» (Eleanor Mannikka).

Conosciuto anche con il titolo: Kain del planeta oscura.

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