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[[Imanol Arias]] was initially chosen for the alien's role, and the actor liked the idea, but it was eventually decided that he wasn't suitable for the character. Looking for a more androgynous profile, he was replaced by [[Miguel Bosé]].<ref name="conf180121"/> |
[[Imanol Arias]] was initially chosen for the alien's role, and the actor liked the idea, but it was eventually decided that he wasn't suitable for the character. Looking for a more androgynous profile, he was replaced by [[Miguel Bosé]].<ref name="conf180121"/> |
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For alchemist Boecius the staff was interested in signing a former [[Hollywood]] star. The producers successively tried to sign [[Burt Lancaster]], [[Charlton Heston]], [[Kirk Douglas]] and [[Robert Mitchum]]. An agreement with [[Vincent Price]] |
For alchemist Boecius the staff was interested in signing a former [[Hollywood]] star. The producers successively tried to sign [[Burt Lancaster]], [[Charlton Heston]], [[Kirk Douglas]] and [[Robert Mitchum]]. An agreement with [[Vincent Price]] fell through due to him being scheduled for surgery, and his agent offered them [[Klaus Kinski]] instead.<ref name="conf180121"/> |
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| The Knight of the Dragon | |
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 Vidmark Entertainment VHS Cover | |
| Directed by | Fernando Colomo |
| Written by | Fernando Colomo Andreu Martín Miguel Ángel Nieto |
| Produced by | Fernando Colomo José Esteban Lasala |
| Starring | Klaus Kinski Harvey Keitel |
| Cinematography | José Luis Alcaine |
| Edited by | Miguel Ángel Santamaría |
| Distributed by | CineTel Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
The Knight of the Dragon (Spanish: El caballero del dragón), a.k.a. Star Knight, is a 1985 Spanish adventure film directed by Fernando Colomo and starring Miguel Bosé.[1] In this film, a knight sets out to rescue a princess from a dragon, but the dragon turns out to really be an alien spacecraft.
Production
The film had initially a 200 million pesetas budget, and received an additional 50% subsidy. Eventually the budget had to be raised to 300 million, making for a 400 million total, the highest in Spanish cinema at the time.[2]
Casting
Imanol Arias was initially chosen for the alien's role, and the actor liked the idea, but it was eventually decided that he wasn't suitable for the character. Looking for a more androgynous profile, he was replaced by Miguel Bosé.[2]
For alchemist Boecius the staff was interested in signing a former Hollywood star. The producers successively tried to sign Burt Lancaster, Charlton Heston, Kirk Douglas and Robert Mitchum. An agreement with Vincent Price fell through due to him being scheduled for surgery, and his agent offered them Klaus Kinski instead.[2]
Filming
The film was shot through the province of Girona. The crew was set in Roses, and the Requesens Castle and the volcanic landscape around Olot were used.[3] The shooting is mostly remembered for the tense relationship between Kinski and most of the cast and crew. According to Fernando Colomo, having to wait on a horse for a while angered him for the entire production and he was disrespectful to everyone except for Miguel Bosé and the gipsies that took care of the animals used in the film.[2]
Release
After the film's theatrical run in its native Spain, CineTel Films picked up the film for a U.S. theatrical release in the summer of 1986. However, the film was not released on videocassette in the U.S. until 1992, when it was released by Vidmark Entertainment.
Reception
The film was the seventh most attended Spanish film in 1985, far from the box office performance expected to make up for its record budget. The production also resulted in a dispute with the American distributors, which broke off their contract following a delay. Colomo was left with a 50 million pesetas debt that he covered with the gains from his next film, La vida alegre.[2]
Cast
- Miguel Bosé as IX
- Klaus Kinski as Boecius
- Harvey Keitel as Klever
- Fernando Rey as Fray Lupo
- Maria Lamor as Princesa Alba (Princess Alba)
- José Vivó
- Julieta Serrano
- Josep Maria Pou (as José María Pou)
References
- ^ Eleanor Mannikka. "New York Times: The Knight of the Dragon". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2008.
- ^ a b c d e "Klaus Kinski era un mierdecilla". Así se arruinó la gran marcianada del cine español. El Confidencial, 18 January 2021
- ^ Una mostra recorda el rodatge de «El caballero del dragón». Diari de Gerona, 7 May 2010