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The Magic Sword

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Devious wizard Lodac (Basil Rathbone) abducts Princess Helene (Anne Helm). Young Sir George (Gary Lockwood) vows to rescue the fair maiden and win her heart in the process. George, who apprentices for a bumbling witch, nabs an enchanted sword from his boss's collection and makes off for Lodac's lair, only to find that the much more experienced Sir Branton (Liam Sullivan) is already on the case. Just as George tries to fend off Lodac and Branton, his secret weapon runs out of magic.

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Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Lockwood is dull and Winwood annoying, but there's no lack of imagination in the storytelling. Rated: 2.5/4 Dec 9, 2019 Full Review Sarah Boslaugh PopMatters [Estelle} Winwood provides some campy humor (I kept thinking of Bewitched every time she was on screen)... Rated: 4/10 Mar 27, 2013 Full Review Brian Costello Common Sense Media Kitschy knight quest is fun '60s flashback; some battles. Rated: 3/5 May 24, 2012 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Looking like a Beach Party movie with swords. Rated: C+ Oct 8, 2008 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Heavy on laughable special effects and outrageously broad performances... Rated: 1/4 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jul 28, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Monsol E Not exactly amazing, you've seen everything here done better elsewhere, but still a pretty fun watch. Good for bored fantasy buffs. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review robert p For it's age, it's a very good movie! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review christopher c. m The Saint George parallels is obvious. Also, it's a Roger Corman movie from the 1960s. So of course it's cheesy as hell due to low budget. But it's fun bad not painful bad. You can enjoy the intentionally humors as well as the unintentionally. So if you like cheesy fun, so bad it's good movies. This is a classic in that vein. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Imaginative and engaging and scary for 11 year old Blobbo who saw at show when came out. Plus, pretty Anne Helm much remind Blobbo Yvonne Craig. (Maybe have crush both.) Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member The Magic Sword is great fantasy fun! The special effects are good, the cast is great! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member I liked this movie it reminded me of some better made movies in that era (sinbad). I almost want to see a remake of this story with the special effects that we have available now. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Devious wizard Lodac (Basil Rathbone) abducts Princess Helene (Anne Helm). Young Sir George (Gary Lockwood) vows to rescue the fair maiden and win her heart in the process. George, who apprentices for a bumbling witch, nabs an enchanted sword from his boss's collection and makes off for Lodac's lair, only to find that the much more experienced Sir Branton (Liam Sullivan) is already on the case. Just as George tries to fend off Lodac and Branton, his secret weapon runs out of magic.
Director
Bert I. Gordon
Producer
Bert I. Gordon
Screenwriter
Bernard C. Schoenfeld
Production Co
Bert I. Gordon Productions
Genre
Kids & Family, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 2, 2016
Runtime
1h 20m
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