Kull the Conqueror
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Kull the Conqueror |
| Original title | Kull the Conqueror |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1997 |
| length | 92 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | John Nicolella |
| script | Charles Edward Pogue |
| production | Raffaella De Laurentiis |
| music | Joel Goldsmith |
| camera | Rodney Charters |
| cut | Dallas Puett |
| occupation | |
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Kull the Conqueror (Kull the Conqueror) is an American fantasy adventure film from the year 1997 . Directed by John Nicolella , the script based on motifs by Robert E. Howard was written by Charles Edward Pogue .
action
The barbarian Kull from Atlantis kills the king of Valusia, who hands over the crown of the land to him when he dies. Ducalon and Taligaro, heirs of the slain, as well as Enaros, the high priest, try to gain power by bringing the witch queen Akivasha back to life. Akivasha marries the bewitched by Kull and poisons him on their wedding night. After he has rejected her subsequent offer to rule together, she wants to have him killed, but this fails.
Together with Zareta, a slave and fortune teller who is officially held responsible for Kull's death (which is faked to the public), and Ascalante, her brother and priest of Valkar, Kull flees and crosses the ocean in search of the ice island, where the Legend has it that "Valkar's Breath" is kept, the only weapon that can stop Akivasha and extinguish Acheron's flame. During the crossing, he can thwart the shipowner's betrayal. Meanwhile, on Akivasha's orders, Taligaro goes into pursuit.
Arriving in a cave on the ice island, the heroes realize that only a virgin can withstand the curse of the god who freezes everyone to ice, whereupon Zareta absorbs Valkar's breath. Taligaro appears with his troops, kills Ascalante, kidnaps Zareta in order to defeat the witch and usurp the power himself, locks the cave and burns Kull's ship.
Kull nevertheless reaches the kingdom of Valusia again, where Akivasha is preparing for the final restoration of Acheron. Taligaro tries to destroy them with Zareta, but fails and fights with Kull, who tries to save them. After he has prevailed, he himself takes Valkar's breath and passes it on to Akivasha with a kiss, thereby fulfilling the prophecy often mentioned in the film. Eventually he kills Taligaro, who tries again to put pressure on him to hand over power to him, and becomes the undisputed king.
In the end, he proclaims his power, which is above the law, and abolishes traditional slavery.
Reviews
James Berardinelli wrote on ReelViews that the film was a “worthy successor” to Red Sonja and Conan the Destroyer - it was so “deliciously terrible” that it was fun to watch. The swords and magic would not allow any particular originality, but in this film the well-known elements are put together without any particular intelligence. The special effects would look “incredibly cheap”. Tia Carrere shows that she can appear a little more attractive than she is talented; Karina Lombard acts similarly "rigid" as in her earlier roles.
Cinema magazine described the film as a "gaudy fantasy adventure".
backgrounds
Unfortunately, like all other attempts at filming RE Howard, this film only has the name of the main character and a few individual motifs in common. In the present case, it is often falsely claimed that the story comes from Howard, but it is a story of the same name with different content, from which the screenwriter only took a name and two events.
The film was shot in Bratislava and in other locations in Slovakia and Croatia . It grossed approximately $ 6.1 million in US cinemas . In some countries like the UK it was released directly on video.
Web links
- Kull the Conqueror in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Kull the Conqueror at rotten tomatoes (English)
- Discussion of the film music
Individual evidence
- ^ Film review by James Berardinelli, accessed December 17, 2007
- ↑ Cinema, accessed December 17, 2007
- ↑ http://www.literra.info/kolumnen/kolumne.php?id=997&kolumnenlist=9
- ^ Filming locations for Kull the Conqueror, accessed December 17, 2007
- ↑ Box office / business for Kull the Conqueror, accessed December 17, 2007
- ^ Opening dates for Kull the Conqueror, accessed December 17, 2007