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7.0Captain Etienne Navarre is a man on whose shoulders lies a cruel curse. Punished for loving each other, Navarre must become a wolf by night whilst his lover, Lady Isabeau, takes the form of a hawk by day. Together, with the thief Philippe Gaston, they must try to overthrow the corrupt Bishop and in doing so break the spell.
Cast
- Matthew Broderick as Phillipe Gaston
- Rutger Hauer as Captain Etienne Navarre
- Michelle Pfeiffer as Isabeau d'Anjou
- Alfred Molina as Cezar
- John Wood as Bishop of Aquila
- Leo McKern as Father Imperius
Themes
- moon
- swordplay
- twilight
- monk
- bishop
- cathedral
- falcon
- solar eclipse
- romance
- thief
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Ratings
IMDb
6.9/10
53,487 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
68%
Metacritic
64/100
- Year
- 1985
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Comedy, Drama
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. 5 wins & 7 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Richard Donner
- Screenplay by
- Edward Khmara Michael Thomas Tom Mankiewicz David Peoples , (uncredited)
- Story by
- Edward Khmara
- Produced by
- Richard Donner Lauren Shuler
- Starring
- Matthew Broderick Rutger Hauer Michelle Pfeiffer Leo McKern John Wood
- Cinematography
- Vittorio Storaro
- Edited by
- Stuart Baird
- Music by
- Andrew Powell
- Production companies
- Warner Bros. 20th Century Fox Lauren Shuler Production
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros. (North America) 20th Century Fox (International)
- Release date
- April 12, 1985 ( 1985-04-12 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 121 minutes
- Countries
- United States Italy United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $20 million
- Box office
- $18.4 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Ladyhawke is a 1985 medieval fantasy film directed and produced by Richard Donner and starring Matthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer, and Michelle Pfeiffer. The story is about a young thief who becomes unwillingly involved with a warrior and his lady who are hunted by the Bishop of Aquila. As he learns about the couple's past and secret, he chooses to help them overcome the Bishop's forces, and to lift an infernal curse.
Ladyhawke was released on April 12, 1985 by Warner Bros. in the United States, with 20th Century Fox releasing in other territories. The film received positive reviews from critics but underperformed at the box office, grossing $18.4 million against a $20 million budget. In the same year, Joan D. Vinge published a novelization of the film, also titled Ladyhawke.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ladyhawke” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.