With the battle wizard we would see a spin placed on chinese mythology utilizing the then innovative and. Watch the battle wizard 1977 dvdrip rychlodabing djlonely on dailymotion. As a favor to lucas, bakshi dropped the wars part from his title and released his animated epic a. Wizards is a 1977 american animated postapocalyptic science fantasy film written, directed and produced by ralph bakshi bakshi productions and distributed by 20th century fox. Blackwolf, who draws his power from horror and hatred, employs war machine technology in the hope that he can enslave all surviving earthlings in this fastpaced adventure featuring the voice of mark hamill. In this animated fantasy set on a postapocalyptic earth, a good and wise wizard named avatar fights to save the earth from mutants controlled by his evil brother, blackwolf. Based on the novel the demigods and shedevils by author chin yung, the battle wizard was released in 1977 and directed by pao hsuehli known for helming shaw studios must sees such as the boxer from shantung and the water margin. Zhao wuji embarks on an very tragic adventure with full of intrigues to avenge his father, who is beheaded by a traitor working for tang, on the eve of sons marriage. A brother who loves books and a sister who loves swords must face a yellowrobed warrior, the red python, a sinuous snakecharmer, and a silkmasked beauty who must kill or wed the first man to see her face before they can bring peace to their battle addled family.
Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 48 hours to finish it. Sure, you get whats in the title, but when thats the best part the rest feels even more of a let down. Netflix, amazon prime video to watch a movie that was supposed to be released at cinemas. On a postapocalyptic earth, a wizard and his faire folk comrades fight an evil wizard whos using technology in his bid for conquest. The film follows a battle between two wizards of opposing powers, one representing the forces of magic and the other representing the forces of industrial technology the film is notable for being the. Edit a monsterlike character removes the clothing of an unconscious woman then rapesattempts to rape her no nudity. The battle wizard 1977 changes the movie database tmdb. So luckily i wasnt in charge of naming this movie because otherwise it wouldve been called metal chicken legs. A brother who loves books and a sister who loves swords must face a yellowrobed warrior, the red python. The movie opens with a man and woman in bed no nudity, both cheating on their spouses. The battle wizard is a 1977 hong kong film adapted from louis chas novel demigods and semidevils. The battle wizard 1977 smoking holes that were once my.
In this animated futuristic tale, a pair of twins must fight for domination of what is left of the world, the good man using the powers of magic in an. The battle wizard 1977 death duel 1977 the invincible armour shen yu 1977. Battle wizard written by ni kuang directed by pao hsuehli hong kong, 1977 articulating ones thoughts and emotional response to a film can be an unexpectedly challenging task. The harry potter franchise gets the prize for the longestrunning. The battle wizard 1977stream and watch online moviefone. With a title like the battle wizard you cant blame me for bringing some expectations to it, and those only really get met during the final 10 laserfilled minutes. To narrow the field, well leave voodoo magic to another list.
With bob holt, jesse welles, richard romanus, david proval. Star wars is a combination of flash gordon, the wizard of oz, the errol flynn swashbucklers of the 30s and 40s and almost every western ever screenednot to mention the hardy boys, sir. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. As always with these hong kong and taiwanese fantasy movies, my mind skims along the surface of complete comprehension. If a movie s thematic and emotional texture is deeply layered, ambiguous or produces conflicting reactions then the redacting process poses a problem. For convenience, all 1977 films should be included in this category. Based on chin yungs novel the demigods and semidevils, a brother, tuan yu, who loves books and a sister, mu wanching, who loves swords must face the yellowrobed warrior, the red python, a sinuous snakecharmer and a silkmasked beauty who must kill or wed the first man to see her face before they can bring peace to their battle addled. He was often cast in battle wizard director pao hsuehlis other projects, including five tough guys 1974, the taxi driver 1975, the imposter 1975, hero from shanghai 1977, the hero tattooed with nine dragons 1978, duel at tiger village 1978, with danny lee in mask of vengeance 1980, beauty escort 1981 and the kung fu emperor. The battle wizard 1977 a villain seeks revenge against the son danny lee of a prince who magically gains martialarts skills.
The film centers on the story of duan yu, one of the three protagonists of the novel. This includes all 1977 films that can also be found in the subcategories. So just say abracadabra, hocus pocus, and presto, heres the list. The film was produced by the shaw brothers studio and directed by pao hsuehli. Making its world premiere release in any form, lala land records and 20th century fox are proud to announce the release of ralph bakshis wizards. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the battle wizard near you. A bookish young man and his swordloving sister find themselves battling a trio of villains, one of them a beautiful but masked woman who has promised to either marry or murder the first man to see her unmasked. A brother who loves books and a sister who loves swords must face a yellowrobed warrior, the red python, a sinuous snakecharmer and a silkmasked beauty who must kill or wed the first man to. Hsueh li pao by the end of the 70s, hong kong kung fu cinema had reached the apex of its classical period and began to fork paths wildly, hurtling down a. Over rare kung fu movies to order with covers sleeves boxart, in pal or ntsc. With danny lee, ni tien, chen chi lin, shaochia chen. Here are some of the best, most memorable, and powerful wizards and witches you will find on screen. The 100 best martial arts movies of all time paste.
Wuxia comes in varying degrees of fantasy, and the battle wizard is fullon, balls tothewalls fantasy. Back in 1977, two similar, but very different films were coming out from fox wizard wars and a little film known as star wars. A brother who loves books and a sister who loves swords must face a yellowrobed warrior, the red python, a sinuous snakecharmer and a silkmasked beauty who must kill or wed the first man to see her face in this special, clichesmashing production. The battle wizard 1977 cast and crew a villain seeks revenge against the son danny lee of a prince who magically gains martialarts skills. This category is for films originally released in the year 1977.