USA, 1977
80m
35mm film, colour, 1.85:1
3-channel stereo, English
An American animated fantasy film directed by Ralph Bakshi.
Plot Summary
In the distant future, civilization has been virtually destroyed by nuclear war. In the aftermath, a struggle breaks out between magic and science and an aging wizard battles his evil brother who has re-discovered the technology that led to war in the first place.
Credits
Crew
Director: Ralph Bakshi
Bakshi Productions, Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Producer: Ralph Bakshi
Script: Ralph Bakshi
Sequence Animator: Irven Spence
Background Supervisor: Martin Strudler
Animation Photograper: Ted C. Bemiller
Editor: Donald W. Ernst
Music Composed and Conducted: Andrew Belling
Special Effects: Horta-Mahana Corporation
Background Design: David Jonas, Ian Miller, Martin Strudler, Ira Turek
Cast
Bob Holt (Avatar)
Jesse Wells (Elinore)
Richard Romanus (Weehawk)
David Proval (Peace)
James Connell (president)
Steve Gravers (Blackwolf)
Barbara Sloane (fairy)
Angelo Grisanti (frog)
Hyman Wien (priest)
Christopher Tayback (Peewhittle)
Mark Hamill (Sean)
Peter Hobbs (general)
Tina Bowman (prostitute)
Alternative Titles
Carobnjaci – Serbia
Los hechiceros de la guerra – Argentina, Peru, Spain
Krigens troldmænd – Denmark
Krigets trollkarlar – Sweden
I maghi della guerra – Italy
Les Sorciers de la Guerre – France (DVD)
Taikurit – Finland
Varázslók – Hungary
War Wizards – working title
Die Welt in 10 Millionen Jahren – West Germany
Links
Extracts included in
Wizards: Ralph Bakshi – The Wizard of Animation (2004)
References
Periodicals
- Cinema of the ’70s no.1 (2020) pp.76-77 – illustrated review (Wizards by Karl Kaefer)
- Monthly Film Bulletin vol.45 no.528 (January 1978) p.14 – credits, synopsis, review (by Richard Combs)
Books
- The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Fantasy by David Pringle (general ed.) p.72 – credits, review
- The World of Fantasy Films by Richard Myers p.174
