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Willow

Ron Howard / US, 1988 / 124 min.

George Lucas adventure film. Sympathetic wannabe-wizard and farmer Willow finds a baby who, according to prophecy, will de-throne the evil queen Bavmorda. In memory of Val Kilmer.

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Val Kilmer plays master swordsman Madmartigan in this fantasy film about a world that differs little from Tolkien’s Middle Earth. A prophecy predicts a child will be born who will de-throne the evil witch queen – the latter uses all her mystical powers to prevent this from happening.

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Persons under 12 years must be accompanied by an adultThis movie contains scenes of violenceScenes from this movie may cause fear

Director

Ron Howard

Production year

1988

Country

US

Original title

Willow

Length

124 min.

Language

English

Subtitles

NONE

Format

35mm

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Eye’s collection includes a wealth of classics. With the Eye Classics series, Eye brings film history even closer. Every week, we screen at least three classics from the collection under one recognisable name: Eye Classics.

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