A farm boy goes off on an adventure to find his destiny--and he encounters an older warrior who takes him under his wing to train him to be a knight. He has to battle a mysterious figure garbed in black, using a magic sword that belonged to his father. Also, there's a rescue mission on a fortress controlled by the usurpers of the true government. One of those rescued is a princess.
Hollywood is not much for honesty and so I can only assume the story we are told about how Star Wars came to be is not true. Lucas was instructed by Fox to use this film as the template for the 1977 film. He may have borrowed ideas from Flash Gordon or the Hidden Fortress, but this was the story that formed the basic premise.
It also ends with an award ceremony.
And now we know Indiana Jones was taken from the Paramount film The Secret of the Incas. This isn't advertised either.
Compared to Luke, Prince Val is far more pro-active. He does a lot of the fighting and problem-solving.
I do not know how it compares to the strip but I gather it is considered lacking in some ways.
As a 1950s Hollywood adventure film about knights it is watchable, although I prefer the 1955 film The Warriors starring Errol Flynn for its knight fights.
The musical score by Waxman is great and if you listen carefully you will hear some melody ideas that got used in Star Wars.
Hollywood is not much for honesty and so I can only assume the story we are told about how Star Wars came to be is not true. Lucas was instructed by Fox to use this film as the template for the 1977 film. He may have borrowed ideas from Flash Gordon or the Hidden Fortress, but this was the story that formed the basic premise.
It also ends with an award ceremony.
And now we know Indiana Jones was taken from the Paramount film The Secret of the Incas. This isn't advertised either.
Compared to Luke, Prince Val is far more pro-active. He does a lot of the fighting and problem-solving.
I do not know how it compares to the strip but I gather it is considered lacking in some ways.
As a 1950s Hollywood adventure film about knights it is watchable, although I prefer the 1955 film The Warriors starring Errol Flynn for its knight fights.
The musical score by Waxman is great and if you listen carefully you will hear some melody ideas that got used in Star Wars.