Adventure ·Comedy ·Fantasy · United States of America · 1985 · 2h 1m

Ladyhawke

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Director
Richard Donner
Cast
Matthew Broderick as Phillipe Gaston Rutger Hauer as Captain Etienne Navarre Michelle Pfeiffer as Isabeau d'Anjou Alfred Molina as Cezar John Wood as Bishop of Aquila Leo McKern as Father Imperius
Crew
Vittorio Storaro — Director of Photography Stuart Baird — Editor Andrew Powell — Original Music Composer Edward Khmara — Screenplay David Webb Peoples — Screenplay Tom Mankiewicz — Screenplay
Tagline

No force in Heaven will release them. No power on Earth can save them.

Synopsis

Captain Etienne Navarre is a man on whose shoulders lies a cruel curse. Punished for loving each other, Navarre must become a wolf by night whilst his lover, Lady Isabeau, takes the form of a hawk by day. Together, with the thief Philippe Gaston, they must try to overthrow the corrupt Bishop and in doing so break the spell.

Trailer Ladyhawke — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
moonswordplaytwilightmonkbishopcathedralfalconsolar eclipseromancethiefsword and sorcerymedieval italy
Key Collaborators
Richard Donner Director Vittorio Storaro Director of Photography Stuart Baird Editor Andrew Powell Original Music Composer Edward Khmara Screenplay David Webb Peoples Screenplay Tom Mankiewicz Screenplay Michael Thomas Screenplay Edward Khmara Story Richard Donner Producer Lauren Shuler Donner Producer Wolf Kroeger Production Design
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