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Thor the Conqueror
Thor the Conqueror
Directed by	Tonino Ricci
Screenplay by	Tito Carpi
Story by	Tito Carpi
Produced by	Roberto Poggi; Marcello Romeo;
Starring	Bruno Minniti; Maria Romano; Malisa Longo; Luigi Mezzanotte;
Cinematography	Giovanni Bergamini
Edited by	Vincenzo Tomassi
Music by	Francesco De Masi
Production; company	Abruzzo Cinematografica
Release date	5 February 1983 (Italy);
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Italy

Thor the Conqueror (Italian: Thor il conquistatore) is a 1983 Italian film directed by Tonino Ricci.^[2]

Story

In the vein of CONAN THE BARBARIAN and Lucio Fulci's CONQUEST comes a tale of mythology and magic, of how THOR, a legendary god, triumphs over overwhelming odds to great victory and the destruction of his foes. After both his parents are brutally murdered by his father's rival Gnut and his men the new born Thor is placed in hiding by the physical embodiment of the god Teisha. Raised in secret under the guidance of Teisha, Thor comes to maturity and goes on a quest to avenge the death of his parents and return peace to his lands, in the process he discovers a woman to take as his wife. Taking the beautiful warrior virgin, Ina, as his companion, his exploits lead to a confrontation with Gnut, the slayer of his father. He finds and uncovers his father's sword and masters the art of combat, all under the ever watchful eye of the amorphous Teisha. How can Thor overcome Gnut and his horde? Watch the story of Thor, The Conqueror, to this day recalled in legend and in rock drawings!^[3]

Cast

Bruno Minniti as Thor
Maria Romano as Ina
Malisa Longo as the slave girl^[4]

Release

Thor the Conqueror was released in Italy on 5 February 1983.^[1]

Daniel R. Budnik, author of 80s Action Movies on the Cheap, stated that Thor the Conqueror "wallows in its own stupidity" and noted the film's misogyny, citing that the film was made in "different times."^[4]

References

Footnotes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 206.
^ Mendik 2015, p. 280.
^ "Thor the Conqueror (1983) - IMDb".
^ ^a ^b Budnik 2017, p. 55.

Sources

Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476662916.
Budnik, Daniel R. (2017). '80s Action Movies on the Cheap: 284 Low Budget, High Impact Pictures. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786497416.
Mendik, Xavier (2015). Bodies of Desire and Bodies in Distress: The Golden Age of Italian Cult Cinema 1970-1985. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1443882880.