The Beastmaster

The Beastmaster
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDon Coscarelli
Written byDon Coscarelli
Paul Pepperman
Based onThe Beast Master
by Andre Norton
(uncredited, see § Production)
Produced byPaul Pepperman
Donald P. Borchers
Sylvio Tabet
Starring
CinematographyJohn Alcott
Edited byRoy Watts
Music byLee Holdridge
Production
companies
  • Beastmaster N.V.
  • ECTA Filmproduktion, GmbH & Co., K.G[1]
Distributed byMGM/UA Entertainment Co.
Release date
  • August 20, 1982 (1982-08-20)
Running time
118 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • West Germany[1]
LanguageEnglish
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.

  1. ^ a b "Beastmaster". American Film Institute. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference BOM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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