Conquest (1983 film)

Conquest (Italian: La Conquesta) is a violent barbarian film by Lucio Fulci that has a unique take on the genre in every way.

Plot

A mysterious man with no facial features bursts in and shoots up a room full of people. The last person he kills, using a magical energy bow, is the Queen of an evil empire. She awakens suddenly, revealing that it was all a dream...or a vision. This drives her to seek out the man that is the harbinger of her demise. He turns out to be a kind young man who is trying to fight against her rule. Meanwhile, the tribal people out in the plains are being violently repressed by her werewolf henchmen. Many of them are killed in a violent scene that is par for the course in a Fulci film. They take some of the women with them to make the trip back entertaining. In mid-route, the young man attacks the villains, but is overwhelmed. Fortunately, a large, rugged man appears to help him out. He makes short work of the wild beast-men and escapes with the man...

Trivia

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• Lucio Fulci stated in late interviews that he did this as an 'hire job' more than anything else.
• Fulci manages to have zombies in this movie, which is what got him famous to American audiences.

Cultural Comparisons

• The Werewolves bear an eerie similarity to Wookies at many times.
• The Magic Bow is similar to many items from fantasy, including the Bow from the Dungeons and Dragons cartoon series, the Sun Sword on Thundarr the Barbarian and a lightsaber
• The evil Queen has a helmet similar to Destro from G.I. Joe that encompasses her entire head.
• The cave people are similar to those in movies such as Quest For Fire and others of the genre.

External links

• Conquest at the Internet Movie Database

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