The Magic Sword

1962

Adventure / Drama / Fantasy

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 26% · 7 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 26% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 4.8/10 10 2882 2.9K

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Plot summary

The son of a sorceress, armed with weapons, armour and six magically summoned knights, goes on a quest to save a princess from a vengeful wizard.

Director

Bert I. Gordon Photo
Bert I. Gordon

Top cast

Anne Helm Photo
Anne Helm as Princess Helene
Estelle Winwood Photo
Estelle Winwood as Sybil
Liam Sullivan Photo
Liam Sullivan as Sir Branton
Vampira Photo
Vampira as The Hag / Sorceress
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739.14 MB
1280*690
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 20 min
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1.34 GB
1920*1036
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 20 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by ladyrazorsharp 4 / 10

Brings back memories of Sunday afternoon TV!

I'm a Basil Rathbone fan, and a friend of mine picked this up for me somewhere--who knows where! The transfer isn't great, but the movie itself is wonderfully campy and has some cool moments if you're willing to stick with it and dig a little under the surface. Besides, I appreciated Mr. R.'s performance, and he managed to have some really good 'bad guy' moments in this (the scene where he had Helene watch her fellow prisoners being eaten by his dragon made an impression on me as being one of the best 'bad guy' moments I've seen, made even better by his distinctive baritone voice).That said, the villains were better than the 'good' guys! Sir Branton's lines were atrocious, but would have been even mildly redeemable if they'd been delivered in more than an off-hand manner. George and Helene acted like spoiled brats, though they played their parts as the gallant knight (I chuckled when the orphan George introduced himself as 'Sir George' to the king who had never seen him, much less knighted him) and damsel in distress well.The makeup in this movie was really creepy, and I'm sure the special effects were quite cutting edge for their time. I don't think I'd recommend this for kids younger than ten, as the monsters, the dark tone of the plot, and a 'little-too-sexy-for-the-movies' moment when Helene comes up out of the bath (my copy put a mosaic over a briefly topless Helene).
Reviewed by phillindholm 6 / 10

''Jolly Good Show''!

"The Magic Sword" is one of B-movie producer/director Bert I. Gordon's best known films. Granted, it's no masterpiece, but it is enjoyable on it's own terms. The plot, very loosely based on the 'St. George And The Dragon' legend, has a princess (Anne Helm) kidnapped by evil sorcerer Lodac (Basil Rathbone) and hunted by lovesick George (Gary Lockwood). Aided by his foster mother Sybil (Estelle Winwood) a good witch, George vows to save the princess and destroy Lodac. Although this plot has been done to death, it's the acting by the splendid Rathbone and Winwood which keeps this film consistently entertaining. Add some modest, but impressive special effects, and you have a very entertaining minor adventure for the family. Beware: this public domain film is available on several cut-rate DVDs, but only the newly released one from MGM/UA home video is worth the price. They have a beautiful print of the film (it was originally released by United Artists) which contains a fun theatrical trailer. This is the one to get!
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