Kull the Conqueror (1997)
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26% of critics liked it
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Inspired by the characters of Robert E. Howard (whose best-known creation was Conan The Barbarian), this epic tale of swords and sorcery stars Kevin Sorbo as Kull, a barbarian warrior who kills the King of Valusia in the midst of a battle; with his last breath, the monarch hands Kull his crown and… More Inspired by the characters of Robert E. Howard (whose best-known creation was Conan The Barbarian), this epic tale of swords and sorcery stars Kevin Sorbo as Kull, a barbarian warrior who kills the King of Valusia in the midst of a battle; with his last breath, the monarch hands Kull his crown and names him as his successor. Kull soon learns that possessing great power brings you great enemies, as Taligaro (Thomas Ian Griffith), leader of Valusia's Royal Guard, plots to murder Kull and take his place on the throne. Meanwhile, Kull's love for the comely slave Zareta (Karina Lombard) is tested when his head is turned by the exotic Akivasha (Tia Carrere), though Kull doesn't know at first that the leather-clad temptress is actually a 3,000-year-old demon given human form by a sorceress. Between the treachery of Taligaro and Akivasha, Kull finds his life and leadership threatened at every turn, and he must count on the help of his friends Zareta, holy man Ascalante (Litefoot), and pirate Juba (Harvey Fierstein) if he is to survive as Valusia's leader and put an end to slavery and the subjugation of women. Kull the Conqueror was, in its first drafts, planned as the third film in the Conan the Barbarian series, and it marked the first starring film role for Kevin Sorbo, who rose to fame on the TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Nicolella
- Written By
- Charles Edward Pogue
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy
- In Theaters
- Aug 29, 1997 Wide
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Gerry Shamray, Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
Entertaining and fun for its genre.
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Brian Mckay, eFilmCritic.com
not nearly as painful to sit through as expected ... there's enough here to kill 90 minutes without the trade-off of losing too many brain cells
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Luke Y. Thompson, New Times
Yikes. Cribbed dialogue from The Empire Strikes Back is this film's only attempt at quality, and even that falls flat.
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Cast
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Kevin Sorbo
as Kull
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Tia Carrere
as Akivasha
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Thomas Ian Griffith
as Taligaro
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Litefoot
as Ascalante
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Karina Lombard
as Zareta
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Roy Brocksmith
as Tu
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Harvey Fierstein
as Juba
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Edward Tudor-Pole
as Enaros
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Douglas Henshall
as Ducalon
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Sven Ole Thorsen
as King Borna
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Terry O'Neill
as Captain
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Pat Roach
as Zulcki

