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Directed by | Don Coscarelli |
Written by | Don Coscarelli Paul Pepperman |
Based on | The Beast Master by Andre Norton (uncredited, see § Production) |
Produced by | Paul Pepperman Donald P. Borchers Sylvio Tabet |
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Cinematography | John Alcott |
Edited by | Roy Watts |
Music by | Lee Holdridge |
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Distributed by | MGM/UA Entertainment Co. |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
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Language | English |
Budget | $9 million |
Box office | $14.1 million[2] |
The Beastmaster is a 1982 sword and sorcery film directed by Don Coscarelli and starring Marc Singer, Tanya Roberts, John Amos and Rip Torn. Loosely based on the 1959 novel The Beast Master by Andre Norton, the film is about a man who can communicate with animals, and who fights an evil wizard and his army.
Commercially, The Beastmaster was not considered a box office success during its original cinematic run, but later received extensive television exposure and success on cable in the American market on channels TBS, TNT, and HBO. The original film spawned two sequels as well as a syndicated television series that chronicled the further adventures of Dar.
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