Ladyhawke
Ladyhawke is a 1985 medieval fantasy film directed and produced by Richard Donner and starring Matthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer and Michelle Pfeiffer. The story is about a young thief who becomes unwillingly involved with a warrior and his lady who are hunted by the Bishop of Aquila. As he learns about the couple's past and secret, he chooses to help them overcome the bishop's forces, and to lift an infernal curse.
Plot
In medieval Italy, Phillipe Gaston, a thief known as "The Mouse", is imprisoned in the dungeons of the evil Bishop of Aquila. Phillipe escapes, just in time to avoid execution. He is recaptured at an inn by the Bishop's guards, led by Captain Marquet. The former captain, Etienne Navarre, arrives, rescues him, and defeats Marquet and the guards. As Navarre and Phillipe flee on horseback, Navarre's hawk scatters the other guards, aiding the escape.
More details
| author | David Peoples Michael Thomas Tom Mankiewicz |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Italy |
| director | Richard Donner |
| editor | Stuart Baird |
| genre | adventure drama fantasy |
| keywords | aquila capture cut european wolf hawk injured italy in the middle ages kill l\'aquila medieval italy melanism morning mysterious woman set up solar eclipse wolf young woman |
| musicBy | Andrew Powell |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Sound Academy Award for Best Sound Editing |
| producer | Lauren Shuler Richard Donner |
| productionCompany | 20th Century Fox Lauren Shuler Production Warner Bros. |
| publisher | Warner Bros. |
| recordedAt | Abruzzo |
| theme | black romantic fantasy shapeshifting |