As they travel, Colwyn and Ynyr are joined by the magician Ergo 'the Magnificent' and a band of nine thieves, fighters, bandits, and brawlers. Colwyn retrieves the Glaive from a high mountain cave, before setting out to track down the Black Fortress, which teleports to a new location every day at sunrise. Ynyr tells Colwyn that the Beast can be defeated with the Glaive, an ancient, magical, five-pointed throwing star. The Slayers attack before the ceremony is completed, killing the two kings, devastating both armies, wounding Colwyn, and kidnapping the princess.Ĭolwyn is found and nursed by Ynyr, the Old One. In a wedding ceremony involving the couple exchanging a handful of flame, Prince Colwyn and Princess Lyssa plan to marry and form an alliance between their rival kingdoms, in the hope that their combined forces can defeat the Beast's army. The planet Krull is invaded by an entity known as the Beast and his army of Slayers, who travel the galaxy in a mountain-like spaceship called the Black Fortress. ( December 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ī narrator describes a prophecy regarding 'a girl of ancient name that shall become queen', who 'shall choose a king, and that together they shall rule their world, and that their son shall rule the galaxy.'

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This section's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. Numerous reviewers have highlighted its visual effects and soundtrack, while several critics have criticized its plot as being derivative and nonsensical. The film was a box-office bomb upon release, and critical opinion has been mixed, both upon release and in retrospect. An international co-production of the United Kingdom and the United States, Krull was released in July 1983. The film stars Kenneth Marshall as Prince Colwyn, with a large ensemble cast including Lysette Anthony, Freddie Jones and Alun Armstrong.ĭevelopment on the film began in 1980, when Columbia Pictures President Frank Price gave producer Ron Silverman the idea to produce a fantasy film. It follows Prince Colwyn and a fellowship of companions who set out to rescue his bride, Princess Lyssa, from a fortress of alien invaders who have arrived on their home planet. Krull is a 1983 science fantasy swashbuckler film directed by Peter Yates and written by Stanford Sherman.

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