Sword and Witchery Italian production photographed/ directed by prolific director Joe D'Amato or Aristide Massaccessi . Concerning a warrior to fulfill the prophecy he must face the ultimate challenge ,fighting against an evil sorcerer who seeks dominion. As Ator , son of Thorn must put an end to the tragic Dynasty of the Spiders , thereby fulfilling the legend of his family at the expense of the viewer . Ator being helped by Roon: Sabrina Siani and both of whom join forces to battle horrible creatures , giant spiders , swordsmen cloaked in shadow, re-animated dead warriors, blind contenders, horribly hideous sorceresses and anything else. A magical power was destined to fight at his side ! .In a place beyond time, comes a terrifying challenge beyond imagination ! . He is the only hope for a dying race , he is the beginning which will destroy all but the boldest warrior !.
Sword and sorcery tale of a powerful warrior , Miles O'Keeffe , from prehistoric times confronting nasty enemies , while Sabrina Siani bent on taking the fantastic sword against the evil , both of them join to rescue his sister from the evil Dakkar and his spider cult . Styled after Conan The Barbarian , this mythical action fantasy stars the wooden actor Miles O'Keeffe as the brave Ator . A below-average sword and sorcery tale about a terrifying odyssey into the unreal , featuring brutality , strange production design , ethereal ambience by means of a foggy photography and evocative musical score. A camp fun with fights , violent confrontation , blood and gore , and somewhat silly finale . Being an Italy production , here appears ordinary Italian actors from the 70s and 80s that played the ordinary genres , Spaghetti Western , Sword and sandals , Giallo , Softcore , such as : Sabrina Siani , Ritza Brown , Dakkar , Laura Gemser , Nello Pazzafini and the American Edmund Purdom . Special mention for the dark but colorful and foggy cinematography by director/cameraman Joe D'Amato who used peculiar filters , soft focus as well as a fog machine . Being shot on location in Gelato falls and Lazio , Rome , Italy . As well as a rare but very atmospheric musical score composed by Carlo Maria Cordio . Followed by Ator the Invincible (1982) with Miles O'Keeffe, Lisa Foster , David Brandon and Ator the Iron Warrior (1987) by Alfonso Brescia with Miles O'Keeffe , Savina Gersak, Elisabeth Kaza, Iris Peynado
The motion picture was uneven and lousily directed by Joe D'Amato in his usual style , he often used the pseudonym David Hills . Massaccesi was reluctant to use his real name early in his directing career, since he was still known mainly as a director of photography and didn't want his directing jobs to jeopardize his cinematography career. He used his real name for screenplay and cinematography roles, but worked under many aliases .This artisan was a prolific cameraman/writer/producer/director who made all kinds of genres . His first directing work was in 1972's low-budget Scansati... a Trinità arriva Eldorado (1972), co-directed by Diego Spataro, under the pseudonym Dick Spitfire, but it was a commercial failure. As he directed hardcore , soft-core, erotic films starring Laura Gemser, such as Emmanuel and francois (1975), Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals (1977), Emanuelle in América (1977), Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade (1978), Erotic Nights of the Living dead , L'alcova (1985) . Gialli and Terror movies : Gomia , Hitcher in the dark , Death Smiles on a Murderer , Buio Omega. Spaghetti Western : Scansati... a Trinità arriva Eldorado, Giubbe rosse . Scifi and Sword-witchery : Ator , Ator l'invincibile, Ator 3 , 2020 Texas Rangers , Bronx Endgame, and many others . Rating 4/10 .
Sword and sorcery tale of a powerful warrior , Miles O'Keeffe , from prehistoric times confronting nasty enemies , while Sabrina Siani bent on taking the fantastic sword against the evil , both of them join to rescue his sister from the evil Dakkar and his spider cult . Styled after Conan The Barbarian , this mythical action fantasy stars the wooden actor Miles O'Keeffe as the brave Ator . A below-average sword and sorcery tale about a terrifying odyssey into the unreal , featuring brutality , strange production design , ethereal ambience by means of a foggy photography and evocative musical score. A camp fun with fights , violent confrontation , blood and gore , and somewhat silly finale . Being an Italy production , here appears ordinary Italian actors from the 70s and 80s that played the ordinary genres , Spaghetti Western , Sword and sandals , Giallo , Softcore , such as : Sabrina Siani , Ritza Brown , Dakkar , Laura Gemser , Nello Pazzafini and the American Edmund Purdom . Special mention for the dark but colorful and foggy cinematography by director/cameraman Joe D'Amato who used peculiar filters , soft focus as well as a fog machine . Being shot on location in Gelato falls and Lazio , Rome , Italy . As well as a rare but very atmospheric musical score composed by Carlo Maria Cordio . Followed by Ator the Invincible (1982) with Miles O'Keeffe, Lisa Foster , David Brandon and Ator the Iron Warrior (1987) by Alfonso Brescia with Miles O'Keeffe , Savina Gersak, Elisabeth Kaza, Iris Peynado
The motion picture was uneven and lousily directed by Joe D'Amato in his usual style , he often used the pseudonym David Hills . Massaccesi was reluctant to use his real name early in his directing career, since he was still known mainly as a director of photography and didn't want his directing jobs to jeopardize his cinematography career. He used his real name for screenplay and cinematography roles, but worked under many aliases .This artisan was a prolific cameraman/writer/producer/director who made all kinds of genres . His first directing work was in 1972's low-budget Scansati... a Trinità arriva Eldorado (1972), co-directed by Diego Spataro, under the pseudonym Dick Spitfire, but it was a commercial failure. As he directed hardcore , soft-core, erotic films starring Laura Gemser, such as Emmanuel and francois (1975), Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals (1977), Emanuelle in América (1977), Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade (1978), Erotic Nights of the Living dead , L'alcova (1985) . Gialli and Terror movies : Gomia , Hitcher in the dark , Death Smiles on a Murderer , Buio Omega. Spaghetti Western : Scansati... a Trinità arriva Eldorado, Giubbe rosse . Scifi and Sword-witchery : Ator , Ator l'invincibile, Ator 3 , 2020 Texas Rangers , Bronx Endgame, and many others . Rating 4/10 .