Legend

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Legend is a 1985 fantasy film released by 20th Century Fox & Universal Pictures, directed by Ridley Scott & starring Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry & Billy Barty. The story is set once, long ago in a world of unicorns, princesses, fairies & demons. Cruise plays Jack O The Green, a woodland prince who takes Princess Lily to see the last of the living unicorns. But temptation & fate cause the world to freeze over & Lily is kidnapped by evil goblins. Ultimately, it is Jack who must save Lily from the Satan -like demonic Lord of Darkness, who wants to take Lily as his bride. Jack & the fairies overcome all obstacles to reach the Tree Of Darkness & conquer the demonic Lord before the world enters a never-ending Age Of Darkness. The film was written by William Hjortsberg & produced by Arnon Milchan. But the behind-the-scenes story on the making of the film is in itself a legend. Midway through the filming, Pinewood Studios burned completely to the ground, forcing the producers to finish the movie on hastily completed sets. Then, the film failed in test screenings.

Sir Ridley Scott in South Shields is a British film director & producer. Scott studied photography at the Royal College of Art & helped establish the film department there in the mid-1960s. After graduation he secured a traineeship with the BBC leading him to work on the popular television series Z Cars. Along with Alan Parker, Hugh Hudson & his younger brother Tony Scott they estalished an advertising company. Having cut his teeth on UK television commercials in the 1970s he graduated to Hollywood, where he produced & directed a number of top boxoffice films. His striking visual style, incorporating a detailed approach to production design & innovative, atmospheric lighting, has been tremendously influential to an entire subsequent generation of filmmakers — many of whom have simply imitated him outright. Scott is notable for his versatility. He rarely makes two films in the same genre & many of his films are popularly rated as some of the best examples of their genres. Posters Of Black Hawk Down

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