Krull [Blu-ray]

Director: Peter Yates Peter Yates

Overview

In this sword-and-sorcery adventure from Peter Yates, the planet of Krull is taken captive by the omnipotent Beast, and only a prince (Ken Marshall) can rescue the world--and his abducted bride (Lysette Anthony)--from certain destruction.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/15/2019
UPC:	0683904633583
Original Release:	1983
Rating:	PG
Source:	Sony Pictures Home
Language:	English
Time:	2:01:00

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Lysette Anthony	Lyssa
Freddie Jones	Ynyr
Francesca Annis	Widow of the Web
Liam Neeson	Kegan
Robbie Coltrane	Rhun
Alun Armstrong	Torquil
David Battley	Ergo
Bernard Bresslaw	Cyclops
John Welsh	Seer
Graham McGrath	Titch
Tony Church	Turold
Bernard Archard	Eirig
Belinda Mayne	Vella
Dicken Ashworth	Bardolph
Todd Carty	Oswyn
Clare McIntyre	Merith
Bronco McLoughlin	Nennog
Gerard Naprous	Quain
Bill Weston	Menno
Andy Bradford	Darro
Lindsay Crouse	Princess Lyssa
Michael Elphick	Rhun
Derek Lyons	White Slayer with Tiger
Dinny Powell	Slayer in the Swamp,Slayer in the Swamp
Ken Marshall	Actor
James Horner	Composer

Technical Credits

Stanford Sherman

Peter Yates	Director
Vic Armstrong	Stunts
John Evans	Special Effects
Ted Mann	Executive Producer,Producer
Derek Meddings	Special Effects,Special Effects
Ron Silverman	Producer
Stanford Sherman	Screenwriter
Arthur Howell	Stunts
Nick Hobbs	Stunts
Paul Wilson	Special Effects
Terry Forrestal	Stunts
Roy Street	Stunts
Terry Walsh	Stunts
Gareth Milne	Stunts
Greg Powell	Stunts
Graeme Crowther	Stunts
Patsy Pollock	Casting
Ivan Sharrock	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

An ambitious sci-fi/fantasy that even in its failures can usually be forgiven for its sheer sense of bravado, Krull offers some truly memorable images despite its somewhat wooden leading man and familiar trappings. Remaining relatively tame in light of like-minded contemporary efforts, Krull nevertheless manages to be effective by means of some truly horrific foes, a reliance on solid storytelling, and a sinister villain pulled straight from the darkest of fairy tales. The melding of appropriately mythic Arthurian sensibilities with such futuristic elements as lasers and a mysterious fortress with the ability to shift location with the rising sun offers an original take on the familiar fantasy mainstays, and even if it does seem overly familiar at times there is just enough originality injected into the visualization of the film that it's hard to dismiss as just another Star Wars clone. Though many will ultimately write Krull off as such, memorable touches such as the shrieking death squeal of the Slayers, a highly original weapon, and an appropriately sweeping score will no doubt provide older viewers with a striking sense of nostalgia while simultaneously offering a solid guilty pleasure for the uninitiated.