The Beastmaster
The Beastmaster is a 1982 fantasy film directed by Don Coscarelli and starring Marc Singer, Tanya Roberts, John Amos and Rip Torn.
In the kingdom of Aruk, the high priest Maax MAY aks Rip Torn is given a prophecy by his witches that he would die facing the son of King Zed Rod Loomis. Learning of Maaxs scheme to murder his child as a sacrificial offering to the kingdoms god Ar, Zed exiled Maax and his followers from the city. However, Maax sent one of his witches to transfer the unborn child from the womb of Zeds queen Vanna Bonta and into a cow to be born. After his birth the witch brands the infant with Ars mark, but is killed by a villager who takes the infant in his care and raises him as his own son. Named Dar while raised the village of Emur, the child learns how to fight while advised by his father to keep his ability to telepathically communicate with animals a secret. Years later, a fully grown Dar Marc Singer witnesses his people being slaughtered by the Jun, a horde of fanatic barbarians in league with Maax. Dar, the only survivor of the attack, vows revenge and journeys to Aruk to avenge his people. In time, Dar is joined by an eagle that he named Sharak, a pair of thieving ferrets he calls Kodo and Podo, and a black tiger whom he names Ruh.Eventually, Dar meets a redheaded slave girl called Kiri Tanya Roberts before getting himself lost and ending up surrounded by an eerie halfbird, halfhuman race who dissolve their prey for nourishment. As the bird men worship eagles, they spare Dar when he summons Sharak and give him an amulet should he need their aid. Dar soon arrives to Aruk where Maax had assumed total control with the Juns support and subjects the people to witness their children being sacrificed. After having Sharak save the child of a townsman named Sacco, Dar learns that Kiri is to be sacrificed. On his way to save her, Dar is joined by Zeds younger son Tal and his bodyguard Seth John Amos, learning that Kiri is Zeds niece as the three work to save her. While Seth goes to gather their forces, Dar helps Kiri and Tal infiltrate the temple and save the now eyeless Zed and w
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