Film

Ladyhawke 1985

Directed by Richard Donner

  • Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
  • 121 min
  • PG-13

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

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.

AdventureComedyFantasymoonswordplaytwilightmonkbishopcathedralfalconsolar eclipseromancethiefsword and sorcerymedieval italy

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