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Folks, I'm honestly surprised that I have to admit to never having seen 1985's Star Knight (aka El caballero del dragón).
Of course, it should go without saying that there are a great many flicks across all of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror that I haven't seen, so let me give that opening statement a bit of greater context. I'm surprised specifically because it comes from the 1980's and has a bit of a cult reputation -- not necessarily a cult film, directly -- and I did watch so many of those back in the day when I had vastly more free time. It's the kind of release that would've dropped onto my radar because it fits a specific bill ... and yet, alas, I've not seen this one. Chiefly, that's all I meant.
As you may or may not know, a good number of these imports -- FYI: it's Italian, I believe -- had some VHS releases on the fast and cheap, back in the days when distributors were hungry to get anything and everything they could into the U.S. marketplace. I've no doubt I probably happened across it on the shelves of the nearest Blockbuster; but for some reason it just never rose to the top of the pile. Shame on me for waiting so long.
Of course, it should go without saying that there are a great many flicks across all of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror that I haven't seen, so let me give that opening statement a bit of greater context. I'm surprised specifically because it comes from the 1980's and has a bit of a cult reputation -- not necessarily a cult film, directly -- and I did watch so many of those back in the day when I had vastly more free time. It's the kind of release that would've dropped onto my radar because it fits a specific bill ... and yet, alas, I've not seen this one. Chiefly, that's all I meant.
As you may or may not know, a good number of these imports -- FYI: it's Italian, I believe -- had some VHS releases on the fast and cheap, back in the days when distributors were hungry to get anything and everything they could into the U.S. marketplace. I've no doubt I probably happened across it on the shelves of the nearest Blockbuster; but for some reason it just never rose to the top of the pile. Shame on me for waiting so long.
IMDB.com indicates that the project was scripted by Andreu Martín and Miguel Ángel Nieto with some additional scripting duties attributed to director Fernando Colomo. It looks like this film was reasonably early in Colomo's career (his first citation shows in 1975), and the storyteller has gone on to a rather storied existence: presently, his resume includes 20 big wins across a variety venues -- festivals and academy types. Google.com doesn't give any overall impression on the director's catalogue, but it does indicate that he does a good deal of his own screenwriting on top of producing and acting. The better portion of Martín and Nieto's libraries respectively are Italian entries; and -- as I don't know any Italian (language) or Italians (people) -- I'm at a loss to add anything further regarding them.
Star Knight stars Klaus Kinski, Harvey Keitel, Fernando Rey, Maria Lamor, and Miguel Bose in prominent roles.
Star Knight stars Klaus Kinski, Harvey Keitel, Fernando Rey, Maria Lamor, and Miguel Bose in prominent roles.
As according to our friends at IMDB.com, here's the plot summary:
"When a dazzling craft illuminates the sky above a medieval European village, the townspeople fear mayhem while the ruling party prepares for battle with the mysterious "dragon in the sky." After Princess Alba is discovered missing, the quest for power and the young girl's affections drive Klever to free her from the strange cosmic knight. But is that her desire? Worldly boundaries are crossed in this gothic sci-fi tale of power, greed and the universal language of love."
The citation of the film's reception over at Wikipedia.org strongly indicates that the flick was a bit of a financial disaster, but it gives no clear indication as to any reason. Having not seen it, I'm remiss to say a bit more; and information pretaining to it is understandably light on the World Wide Web.
"When a dazzling craft illuminates the sky above a medieval European village, the townspeople fear mayhem while the ruling party prepares for battle with the mysterious "dragon in the sky." After Princess Alba is discovered missing, the quest for power and the young girl's affections drive Klever to free her from the strange cosmic knight. But is that her desire? Worldly boundaries are crossed in this gothic sci-fi tale of power, greed and the universal language of love."
The citation of the film's reception over at Wikipedia.org strongly indicates that the flick was a bit of a financial disaster, but it gives no clear indication as to any reason. Having not seen it, I'm remiss to say a bit more; and information pretaining to it is understandably light on the World Wide Web.
As always, thanks for reading ... thanks for sharing ... thanks for being a fan ... and live long and prosper!
-- EZ
-- EZ
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