Il giustiziere della terra perduta (1983)

Country of Origin: Italy
Year of Production: 1983
Running Times: 87 mins (UK)     92 mins
Format: colour     35mm
Ratio: 1.85: 1
Sound:

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Royal Film / Visto International Inc
Executive Producer: Eduard Sarlui
Producers: Roberto Bessi, Frank Hildebrand
Production Manager: Franco Cuccu

SCRIPT
Script: David Worth

DIRECTION
Director: David Worth
Assistant Director: Tony Brandt

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Giancarlo Ferrando

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Cesare D'Amico
Post-Production Supervisor: Cesare D'Amico

MUSIC
Music: Daniele Patucchi

SOUND
Sound Effects: Roberto Arcangeli

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Otello Fava, Stefano Fava
Assistant Make Up: Claudia Reymond
Costume Designers: Fabrizio Caracciolo, Maurizio Paiola

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Paolo Ricci

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Massimo Antonello Geleng
Art Director: Giacomo Caló Carducci

MISCELLANEOUS
Choreographer: Pino Pennesi

LOCATIONS
Locations: Rome, Lazio, Italy

CAST
Robert Ginty (warrior)
Persis Khambatta (Nastasia)
Donald Pleasence (Prossor)
Fred Williamson (henchman)
Harrison Muller (McWayne)
Urs Althaus, Lucien Bruchon, Nguyen Huu Phu (mercenaries)
Ennio Antonelli, Giuliano Rosati (truckers)
Elettra Baldassarri
Russel Case, Hernani Moreira (outsiders)
Scott Coffey, Goffredo Marcaccini (geeks)
Philip Dallas, Laura Nucci, Vinicio Ricchi (elders)
Janna Ryann (real name: Geretta Giancarlo), Consuelo Marcaccini (Amazons)
Samuele Goldzader, Massimo Liti (Omega guards)
Stefano Mior, Daniel Stephen (martial artists)
Jurgen Morhofer
Harrison Muller Jr (spectator)

PLOT SUMMARY

The warrior is an enigmatic loner, drifting through the post-apocalyptic wasteland aboard a hi-tech motorcycle equipped with an artificial intelligence named Einstein. He teams up with resistance movement The Elders who are fighting the evil Prossor who has seized power. They want the warrior to free their leader, Professor McWayne who is about to be executed by Prossor.

AVAILABILITY

Canada
Video Distributors: VTR Video

Italy
Video Distributors: Eureka Video

Japan
Video Distributors: Cinema Land

Spain
Theatrical Distributors: J.F. Films de Distribución, S.A.

UK
Video Distributors: Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment

USA
Theatrical Distributors: Visto International Inc
Video Distributors: Thorn EMI/HBO Video

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Australia
Rating: R

Norway
Rating: 15

UK
Rating: 18

POSTER TAGS

Now into a time of conflict and rebellion comes...

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Kadonneen maailman soturi - Finnish title
Mad Rider - English language title
I predatori dell'anno omega – Italian title
The Last Warrior - Kämpfer einer verlorenen Welt - West German title
Warrior of the Lost World – Australian / UK title

LINKS

SEE ALSO
Mad Max 2 (1981)

KEYWORDS

bikers, the future, helicopters, kidnapping, motorcycles, post-apocalypse

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008