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Sword and the Sorcerer (The) (1982)
A mercenary with a three-bladed sword rediscovers his royal heritage's dangerous future when he is recruited to help a princess foil the designs of a brutal tyrant and a powerful sorcerer in conquering a land.Director: Albert Pyun
Year of Copyright: 1982
Year of Production: 1981
OVERALL: R0-
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with Albert Pyun, moderated by Chris Gore (2008)
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer #1 (Red Band) (3:01)
Theatrical Trailer #2 (Green Band) (3:02)
TV Spot (0:29)
Other Fantasy Trailers:
- "The Beastmaster" (2:08)
- "Barbarian Queen" (1:48)
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Packaging claims R4 but it's R0.
The menu states the 5.1 soundtrack is "Dolby Surround" and the 2.0 Surround is "Dolby Stereo"
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer 1 (3:10)
Theatrical Trailer 2 (3:10)
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The disc contains English closed captions.
Non-progressive transfer. -
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer 1 (3:08)
Theatrical Trailer 2 (2:25)
Cast Filmographies:
Albert Pyun (3:06 Min.)
- actor Simon MacCorkindale (2:23)
- actor Lee Horsley (1:49)
- actressKathleen Beller (1:11)
Trailer for "Wonderful Days" (3:01) -
Subtitles:Nome
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:An NTSC-to-PAL conversion.
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer
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Subtitles:Dutch
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Cast Profiles
- Lee Horsley (3 pages)
- Kathleen Beller (3 pages)
- Richard Lynch (4 pages)
- Simon Mccordindale (4 pages)
- George Maharis (3 pages)
Trailer 1 (3:09)
Trailer 2 (3:02)
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Subtitles:Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:An NTSC-to-PAL transfer.
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Extras:2 Theatrical Trailers
TV Spot
Photo gallery -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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OVERALL: R0
For the commentary and the option to watch with the original 2.0 Stereo or a 5.1 upgrade.
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CUTS:
- R0 Collector's Edition Australia- Big Sky Video - No cuts (95:20 PAL)
- R1 America- Anchor Bay Entertainment - No cuts (99:29 NTSC)
- R2 Germany- Laser Paradise - No cuts - FSK 18 version (99:25 NTSC-to-PAL)
- R2 Holland- Dutch FilmWork / Extreme - No cuts
- R2 Scandinavia- SME / Atlantic / On-Air - No cuts (99:25 NTSC-to-PAL)
- R2 United Kingdom- Anchor Bay Entertainment - No cuts (95:19 PAL)
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Comparison added by Goran_Andersson on 01/06/04
Comparison last updated by Anthony_DiPaola on 24/10/24UPDATE LOG:
31/03/17: Added Australia, updated the winner and added Amazon links where possible.
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12/05/18: Tidyup.
27/11/20: Typo.
28/11/20: Added detail to German release.
12/03/22: Dates.
23/10/24: Updated US Anchor Bay release.
24/10/24: Corrected aspect ratio for US Anchor Bay release
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