A fantasy journey with a magic ring, cyclops and other strange creatures can be seen on television this Friday. In the middle of the fairy tale boom of the 1980s, the B film A Kingdom Before Our Time – The Magic Ring was released, which now enjoys something of a cult status. There was even a sequel, even though the original ran out of original images.
Today on SchleFaZ on TV: This is what awaits you in the fantasy film A Kingdom Before Our Time
Not to be confused with the cartoon dinosaurs from The Land Before Time: The fantasy film A Kingdom Before Time tells of the boy Simon, who grows up in the land of Axeholme as the son of the court magician. After a coup that costs his father his life, the boy escapes with a magic ring. Together with the warrior Kor, Simon wants to save the kingdom (including the princess), but the evil wizard Shurka still has a say.
Parts of the story are reminiscent of JRR Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings (the ring, of course, but also an army of the dead), others are reminiscent of Ray Harryhausen’s fantasy films of the 70s, because in The Kingdom Before Time you can expect not only goblins but also cyclops and lizard people.
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The film was produced by legend Roger Corman in Argentina, with rapid completion being ensured by re-using earlier films. In other words: They used material from The Death Hunter and other films and simply reused scenes.
Nevertheless, the fantasy adventure makes for a fun trashy evening, at least if you no emphasis on good effects, cleverly choreographed sword fights or naturalistic costumes lays. The sequel A Kingdom Before Time II followed in 1989, which replaced the cast of Bo Svenson, Barbara Stock and Thom Christopher with new faces.
This is how you can watch the fantasy film
A Kingdom Before Our Time – The Magic Ring Will today, September 22nd from 10:10 p.m. on Tele 5 broadcast. The film is shown as part of Oliver Kalkofe and Peter Rütten’s SchleFaZ series. The repeat runs on Saturday night from 2:15 a.m.
You can also stream the film for free in the original version on Plex or watch the purchase and rental version from providers such as Amazon. With the sequel, the streaming situation looks more precarious; here you have to resort to older DVD editions.