The Dark Age of Sword & Sorcery Films

Описание: Descend into the shadowed era of sword & sorcery cinema, where fantasy worlds grew darker, stranger, and wildly unrestrained. This video explores 20 iconic films from the so-called Dark Age of Sword & Sorcery, a time when epic myths collided with excess, surreal imagery, and experimental world-building. Instead of focusing on plot alone, we dive deep into atmosphere, mythic landscapes, forgotten kingdoms, strange magic systems, and the raw imagination that defined these films. Some became cult classics, others vanished into obscurity, but all of them shaped how fantasy looked, felt, and dared to exist on screen. From corrupted realms and barbarian epics to dreamlike quests and collapsing civilizations, this is a journey through fantasy at its most unfiltered and unforgettable.


Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction
1:09 - 20. “Excalibur” (1981)
2:28 - 19. “Dragonslayer” (1981)
3:43 - 18. “The Beastmaster” (1982)
4:56 - 17. “The Sword and the Sorcerer” (1982)
6:03 - 16. “Legend” (1985)
7:16 - 15. “Ladyhawke” (1985)
8:25 - 14. “Krull” (1983)
9:34 - 13. “Deathstalker” (1983)
10:38 - 12. “Conan the Barbarian” (1982)
11:40 - 11. “Conquest” (1983)
12:46 - 10. “Ator, the Fighting Eagle” (1982)
14:00 - 9. “Circle of Iron” (1978)
15:07 - 8. “The Warrior and the Sorceress” (1984)
16:15 - 7. “Sorceress” (1982)
17:21 - 6. “Barbarian Queen” (1985)
18:13 - 5. “Hawk the Slayer” (1980)
19:08 - 4. “Hundra” (1983)
20:01 - 3. “Wizards of the Lost Kingdom” (1985)
20:54 - 2. “Red Sonja” (1985)
21:46 - 1. “Throne of Fire” (1983)
22:34 - Outro