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The Beastmaster
Supernatural & Occult, Genre Hybrids

The Beastmaster

1982

Born with the courage of an eagle, the strength of a black tiger, and the power of a god.

Directed by Don Coscarelli

User Rating

3.5
avg.
122

Intensity

In 2 lists

Dar, the son of a king, is hunted by a priest after his birth and grows up in another family. When he becomes a grown man, his new father is murdered by savages and he discovers that he has the ability to communicate with animals, which leads him on a quest for revenge against his father's killers.

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Cinematographer
John Alcott
Editor
Roy Watts
Origin country
United States
Production countries
United States, Germany
Runtime
1h 58m
Language
English
Rating
PG
TMDB
6.3/10 (489 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
50% Rotten
Metacritic
18/100
IMDb
6.2/10 (27,629 votes)
Released August 16, 1982·$8,000,000 budget·$14,056,528 revenue

Cast

Crew

Score

Lee Holdridge

The Beastmaster (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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