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The World of Yor

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Overview

The World of Yor (Italian: Il mondo di Yor) is a 1983 Italian fantasy adventure miniseries created and written by Antonio Margheriti for RAI 1. The four-part serial, based on Eugenio Juan Zappietro and Juan Zanotto's 1974 Argentine comic series Yor the Hunter (Henga el cazador), would later be edited into a feature-length film, Yor: The Hunter from the Future. Yor is an extremely blond prehistoric warrior who comes to question his origins, particularly with regard to a mysterious medallion he wears. When he learns of a desert goddess who supposedly wears the same medallion, Yor decides that he must find her and learn his true identity. Along the way, he encounters ape-men, dinosaurs, and a strange futuristic society.

Created by Juan Zanotto
Written by Juan Zanotto, Eugenio Juan Zappietro
Produced by Michele Marsala
NetworksRai 1

Top Cast

Reb Brown

Reb Brown

Yor

Gianni Giuliano

Gianni Giuliano

Yor (voice)

Corinne Cléry

Corinne Cléry

Kalaa

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Daniela Nobili

Kalaa (voice)

Luciano Pigozzi

Luciano Pigozzi

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Themes & Keywords

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About The World of Yor

The World of Yor is a sci-fi & fantasy, action & adventure series that first aired in 1983 exploring themes of time travel, based on comic, dinosaur, based on graphic novel, warrior, sword and sorcery. Created by Juan Zanotto, it stars Reb Brown, Gianni Giuliano, Corinne Cléry. The World of Yor (Italian: Il mondo di Yor) is a 1983 Italian fantasy adventure miniseries created and written by Antonio Margheriti for RAI 1. The four-part serial, based on Eugenio Juan Zappietro and Juan Zanotto's 1974 Argentine comic series Yor the Hunter (Henga el cazador), would later be edited into a feature-length film, Yor: The Hunter from the Future. Yor is an extremely blond prehistoric warrior who comes to question his origins, particularly with regard to a mysterious medallion he wears. When he learns of a desert goddess who supposedly wears the same medallion, Yor decides that he must find her and learn his true identity. Along the way, he encounters ape-men, dinosaurs, and a strange futuristic society.

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