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The Sword of the Barbarians

The Sword of the Barbarians

19824.31h 23m

Overview

A swordsman's wife is murdered by followers of the evil Goddess Rani. He vows vengeance upon the cult and journeys to the Ark of the Templars to get a magic crossbow that will help him accomplish his mission.

Directed by Michele Massimo Tarantini
Written by Piero Regnoli
Produced by Pino Buricchi, Ettore Spagnuolo, Umberto Innocenzi
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Top Cast

Pietro Torrisi

Pietro Torrisi

Sangraal / Gunan

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Yvonne Fraschetti

Aki

Mario Novelli

Mario Novelli

Nanuk

Xiomara Rodríguez

Xiomara Rodríguez

Sangraal's Wife

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Margareta Rance

Rani, the Goddess of Fire

Hal Yamanouchi

Hal Yamanouchi

Li Wo Twan

Alessandro Partexano

Alessandro Partexano

Galeth

Luciano Rossi

Luciano Rossi

Belam

Sabrina Siani

Sabrina Siani

The Golden Goddess

Massimo Pittarello

Massimo Pittarello

Rudak

Themes & Keywords

barbarian

About The Sword of the Barbarians

The Sword of the Barbarians is a adventure, fantasy, action, thriller film released in 1982 exploring themes of barbarian. Directed by Michele Massimo Tarantini, it stars Pietro Torrisi, Yvonne Fraschetti, Mario Novelli. A swordsman's wife is murdered by followers of the evil Goddess Rani. He vows vengeance upon the cult and journeys to the Ark of the Templars to get a magic crossbow that will help him accomplish his mission.

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