Krull is a 1983 fantasy film directed by Peter Yates the film is now 26 years old.  The world of Krull is invaded by an evil alien only known as The Beast and his army of Slayers who travel the galaxy in the mountain like spaceship known as the Black Fortress.  Two rival kingdoms have formed an alliance against The Beast and The Slayers, Prince Colwyn (Ken Marshal) the son of King Turlord and Princess Lyssa (Lysette Anthony) daughter of King Eirig decide to marry to unite the two kingdoms in hope that together their combined forces will be strong enough to defeat the Beast and his armies.  It was foretold that Lyssa who has an ancient name would bear a child destined to rule the galaxy.  The Beast intent on ensuring that this came true has his Slayers attack on the wedding day.  During the wedding ceremony the Slayers attack the castle and kill everyone in it only to capture Princess Lyssa and take her back to the Black Fortress.  Prince Colwyn is the only survivor of the attack and is nursed back to health by Ynyr the Old One (Freddie Jones).  Told by Ynyr that Princess Lyssa is alive and well but held captive in the Black Fortress, Prince Colwyn sets out to find the Glaive an ancient and magical star shaped weapon that he must retrieve from a lava cave high in the mountain peaks.  Now he has the Glaive he must learn the location of the Black Fortress, which teleports to a new location on the planet at sunrise every day. On his journey he is joined by a cowardly shape shifting magician Ergo the Magnificent (David Battley) the cyclops Rell (Bernard Bresslaw) and Torquil (Alun Armstrong) is the leader of a band of escaped convicts Colwyn encounters along the way which includes Kegan (Liam Neeson), Rhun (Robbie Coltrane) and Oswyn (Todd Carty).  Colwyn enlists the convicts in return for there freedom and removal of their shackles.  Colwyn and the others are taken to see the Emerald Seer by Ynyr an old friend of the Emerald Seer, he is a blind prophet the Emerald Seer (John Welsh) who might be able to tell him of the next location of the Black Fortress but during his attempt to see the Black Fortress The Beast opposes his vision destroying his Emerald crystal. The Emerald Seer tells Colwyn that he must travel with him and his young apprentice Titch (Graham McGrath) to the Emerald Temple in the middle of the swamps for him to see the next location of the Black Fortress, there The Beast cannot oppose his vision.  While traveling through the swamp they are attacked by Slayers, during the attack he Emerald seer is killed before he can reveal the next location of The Black Fortress.  Ynyr is left with only one option he must see the Widow of the Web (Francesca Annis) for aid at the cost of his own life.  The Widow of the Web is an enchantress who long ago loved Ynyr and whose terrible crime exiled her to live within the lair of a giant spider.  A dying Ynyr tells Colwyn the next location of the Black Fortress he has until sunrise to find the Black Fortress before it moves location again.   Colwyn and his followers reach the Black Fortress in time by using Fire Mares (the only transport fast enough to reach the teleporting fortress in the same day).  Upon arrival they are held back by Slayers who manage to kill Rhun, then Rell arrives on a Fire Mare and climbs up the outside of the Black Fortress and withstands the Slayer onslaught to hold open the huge rock doors long enough for Colwyn and the others to enter but dies as the entrance closes and crushes him.  Kegan dies shortly after at the hands of a Slayer and Colwyn is separated from the others, Ergo transforms into a tiger to fight the Slayers and protect Titch.  Torquil and Oswyn are trapped in a cave that threatens to kill them by impaling them on spikes coming through the walls.  Colwyn enters the heart of the Black Fortress and begins to battle The Beast injuring him non fatally with the Glaive and finds Lyssa, he is unable to retrieve the Glaive from the Beast’s body.   Lyssa then realizes that the flame she passed Colwyn at the marriage ceremony can finish the beast not the Glaive.  He uses the flame to kill The Beast and they make their way out of the Fortress  finding Torquil,Oswyn,Ergo and Titch along the way.  Colwyn uses the flame to blast his way out of the Fortress, which collapses and disappears up and out of Krull.  Colwyn names Torquil as his Lord Marshall, Torquil accepts. As the heroes depart across a field the narrator confirms that they will rule the world and their child shall rule the galaxy.

Kenneth Marshall

Kenneth Marshall is an American actor he is probably best known for his portrayal of the character Michael Eddington in the television series Star Trek Deep Space Nine.  His films include La pelle (1981), Claws (1982), Krull (1983), The Stay Awake (1987), Feds (1988), The Gods Must Be Crazy II (1989), Burndown (1990), Berlin 39 (1994) and Amberwaves (1994).  He has appeared in TV series such as Baywatch, Quantum Leap, Star Trek Deep Space Nine and JAG.

Lysette Anthony

Lysette Anthony is an English actress her films include Night Train to Murder (1983), Krull (1983), L’étincelle (1984), A Drop in the Ocean (1985), The Emperor’s New Clothes (1987), Without a Clue (1988), Switch (1991), Husbands and Wives (1992), Look Who’s Talking Now (1993), The Hard Truth (1994), Dr. Jekyll and Ms Hyde (1995), Dracula Dead and Loving It (1995), Man of Her Dreams (1997), Tale of the Mummy (1998), Beneath Loch Ness (2001), Farewell to Harry (2002) and A Meeting at Last (2008).   She has appeared in TV series such as Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, Lovejoy, Tales from the Crypt, Highlander The Raven, Jonathan Creek, Agatha Christie Poirot, The Bill, Doctors, Hollyoaks and Casualty.

Freddie Jones

Freddie Jones is an English actor his films include Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969), Doctor in Trouble (1970), Assault (1971), Antony and Cleopatra (1972), Gollocks! There’s Plenty of Room in New Zealand (1973), Juggernaut (1974), Zulu Dawn (1979), The Elephant Man (1980), Firefox (1982), Krull (1983), Firestarter (1984), Dune (1984, Young Sherlock Holmes (1985), Wild at Heart (1990), The Neverending Story III (1994), The Count of Monte Cristo (2002), Ladies in Lavender (2004), The Libertine (2004) and Caught in the Act (2008).  He has appeared in TV series such as Z Cars, The Avengers, The Saint, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), Boon, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, Lovejoy, Midsomer Murders, The Royal, Casualty, Heartbeat and Emmerdale Farm.

Alun Armstrong

Alun Armstrong is a English actor his films include Get Carter (1971), A Bridge Too Far (1977), Krull (1983), Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire (1987), Number 27 (1988), The Child Eater (1989), Djavolji raj (1989), White Hunter Black Heart (1990), London Kills Me (1991), Split Second (1992), Patriot Games (1992), Blue Ice (1992), Black Beauty (1994), Braveheart (1995), The Saint (1997), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Proof of Life (2000), The Mummy Returns (2001), Paradise Found (2003), Van Helsing (2004), Millions (2004), A Ticket Too Far (2006) and Eragon (2006).   He has appeared in TV series such as The Sweeney, The New Avengers, Porridge, Inspector Morse, Married with Children, Bleak House and New Tricks.

Robbie Coltrane

Robbie Coltrane is a Scottish actor his films include Flash Gordon (1980), Subway Riders (1981), Gateway to the South (1981), Britannia Hospital (1982), Loose Connections (1983), Krull (1983), Chinese Boxes (1984), Defence of the Realm (1985), National Lampoon’s European Vacation (1985), Absolute Beginners (1986), Eat the Rich (1987), The Fruit Machine (1988), Slipstream (1989), Nuns on the Run (1990), The Pope Must Die (1991), James Bond GoldenEye (1995), Message in a Bottle (1999), James Bond The World Is Not Enough (1999), From Hell (2001), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), Ocean’s Twelve (2004), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), Stormbreaker (2006), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) andd Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (2009).  He has appeared in TV series such as Are You Being Served, The Young Ones, Minder, Blackadder the Third, French and Saunders, Cracker and Frasier.

Liam Neeson

Liam Neeson is an Irish actor his films include Excalibur (1981), Krull (1983), The Bounty (1984), The Innocent (1985), The Mission (1986), A Prayer for the Dying (1987), Suspect (1987), Satisfaction (1988), The Dead Pool (1988), High Spirits (1988), Next of Kin (1989), Darkman (1990), Under Suspicion (1991), Shining Through (1992), Leap of Faith (1992), Schindler’s List (1993), Nell (1994), Rob Roy (1995), Michael Collins (1996), Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace (1999), The Haunting (1999), K19 The Widowmaker (2002), Gangs of New York (2002), Love Actually (2003), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), Batman Begins (2005), Seraphim Falls (2006) and Taken (2008).  In 2005 he provided the voice for Aslan in The Chronicles of Narnia The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe and again in 2008s The Chronicles of Narnia Prince Caspian.

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