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The Warrior and the Sorceress, dir. John Broderick, prod. Roger Corman-Aries
María Socas as Nadja, the Sorceress

The Warrior and the Sorceress
María Socas como Nadja, la hechicera

The Warrior and the Sorceress
David Carradine como Kain, el Guerrero,, y María Socas como Nadja, la Hechicera

The Warrior and the Sorceress

A John Broderick film

Prod. Roger Corman and Aries Cinematográfica

Selected cast

* David Carradine (Kain the Warrior)

* Luke Askew (Zeg the Tyrant)

* María Socas (Nadja the Sorceress)

* Anthony De Longis (Kief, Zeg's Captain)

* Harry Townes (Bludge the Prelate)

* William Marin (Bal Caz)

* Arthur Clark (Burgo the Slaver)

* Daniel March (Blather, Bal Caz's Fool)

* John Overby (Gabble, Bal Caz's Fool)

* Richard Paley (Scar-face)

* Marcos Woinsky (Burgo's Captain -as Mark Welles)

* Cecilia North (Exotic Dancer)

* Dylan Willias (Zeg's Guard)

* Joe Cass (Zeg's Guard)

* Michael Zane (Zeg's Guard)

Crew

Screenwriters

John C. Broderick and William Stout

Cinematography

Leonardo Solís (Leonard Rodríguez Solis)

Editor

Silvia Roberts

Composer

Louis Saunders

Art Director

Emmett Baldwin

Costume Designer

Mary Bertram (María Julia Bertotto)

Costume Assistant

Gloria Hartenstein

Makeup Special Effects

Chris Biggs

Genre

As the movie's title suggests, this film is the sword-and-sorcery genre of fantasy

Production Companies

Aries Cinematográfica Argentina

New Horizon Picture Corp

Distributors

New Horizons (1984) (USA) (theatrical)

Vestron Video (1985) (USA) (VHS)

Vestron Video International (1986) (Belgium) (VHS)

Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (1988) (USA) (video)

New Concorde Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)

Prism Leisure Corporation (2003) (UK) (DVD)

Shout! Factory (2010) (USA) (DVD)

VTI Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Release dates for

The Warrior and the Sorceress (1984)

USA: 7 September 1984

Canada: 20 August 2002 (DVD premiere)

UK: 28 January 2003 (DVD premiere)

Also Known As (AKA)

The Warrior: Hungary / West Germany

Kain del planeta oscuro: Argentina

Kaine le mercenaire: France (video title)

O Guerreiro E a Espada: Brazil

Striden om ura: Sweden

Pllot summary

The mighty warrior, Kain, crosses the barren wastelands of the planet Ura, where two arch enemies, Zeg and the evil degenerate Balcaz, fight incessantly for control of the village's only well. Kain sees his opportunity and announces that his sword is for hire...but his eyes stay clearly on the beautiful captive sorceress Naja, and his newly awakened purpose. Written by Concorde - New Horizons

Full synopsis

Borrowing themes established in Yojimbo and its Italian version A Fistful of Dollars, this action/fantasy film features the exploits of Kain (David Carradine), a drifter/holy-man/martial arts expert who comes upon a village divided into three parts: two clans fighting over control of a water well, and the impoverished masses who suffer at their hands. Since this village is on an imaginary planet with two suns that circle across the sky, water is a premium commodity. Sorceress Naja (Maria Socas) is alternately the captive of either one or the other of the embattled clans and obviously needs to be rescued. Just like Sanjuro, the samurai in Akira Kurosawa's classic film, Kain pits the two clans against each other so his own job of finishing off the bad guys and saving Naja will be less strenuous. The most memorable aspect of this low-budget film is a dancer who is not wearing a double-breasted suit, but should be. Like the two suns and the two clans, she also has two of each. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

The Warrior and the Sorceress:
David Carradine y María Socas  en los Estudios Baires