The Beastmaster

About The Beastmaster

Dar, the son of a king, is hunted by a priest after his birth and grows up in another family. When he becomes a grown man, his new father is murdered by savages and he discovers that he has the ability to communicate with animals, which leads him on a quest for revenge against his father's killers.

The Beastmaster is a 1982 fantasy film directed by Don Coscarelli. Released in August 1982, it runs 118 minutes.

The film is filed under animals, sword fight, battle, and sword.

Marc Singer stars as Dar, Tanya Roberts as Kiri, Rip Torn as Maax, and John Amos as Seth. The screenplay is by Don Coscarelli and Paul Pepperman. It streams on AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, and AMC Plus Apple TV channel in the United States.

DragonHeart, Conan the Barbarian, and Kull the Conqueror make useful companions to The Beastmaster, all filed under magic and sword and sorcery. TMDB voters put it at 6.3 out of 10 across 484 votes and it carries a PG rating.