Galgameth

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Galgameth
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Directed by Sean McNamara
Written by Michael Angeli
Based on Pulgasari
by Shin Sang-ok
Produced byMartha Chang
Simon Sheen
Starring
Cinematography Christian Sebaldt
Edited by
  • Annamária Szántó
  • Joe Woo Jr.
Music by Richard Marvin
Production
company
Sheen Communications
Distributed byGalaxy International Releasing
Kidmark
Release date
  • November 18, 1996 (1996-11-18)(Spain)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10 million [1]

Galgameth (also released under the titles The Legend of Galgameth and The Adventures of Galgameth) is a 1996 American fantasy children's film directed by Sean McNamara. The film stars Devin Neil Oatway, Johna Stewart and Stephen Macht. [2] [3] The film's script is loosely based on Shin Sang-ok's 1985 film Pulgasari , which he had directed while being held in North Korea and which was itself a remake of a lost 1962 film. [4] [5] The film was produced through Shin's production company Sheen Communications. [6]

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Plot

In the medieval kingdom of Donnegold, a young prince named Davin (Devin Oatway) lives with his father, the noble King Henryk (Sean McNamara). This comes to an end when the King's black knight, El El (Stephen Macht), poisons him. As he lays dying, Henryk gives his son a small black statue of a creature. He tells him that it is called "Galgameth", the family guardian of legend. Davin takes it and while he is away mourning his father, El El secretly shatters the statue and takes command, thrusting the kingdom into turmoil under Davin's name. Davin is given the broken statue by a maidservant and cries. The next morning he finds that the statue has become a living creature which he nicknames "Galgy" (Felix Silla and Doug Jones). Brought to life by the prince's tears, Galgameth becomes his friend and guardian as he finds himself chased by El El and in the company of disgruntled peasants who are planning a revolt in order to dethrone the man they think is the source of all their trouble, Prince Davin.

Cast

Production

The production was filmed on locations in Romania, [7] including Bucharest and Zărnești.

Release

Original release was in Spain on November 18, 1996, followed by release in Japan on November 21. Its original Romanian title was Galgameth and had differing titles dependent upon the country and language of later releases. In Germany it was released as Galgameth - Das Ungeheuer des Prinzen. In Spain its video title was as La leyenda de Galgameth and its television release title was Galgameth - El guerrero invencible. In France it was released as Galgameth: L'apprenti dragon. English release titles included both The Legend of Galgameth and the later The Adventures of Galgameth, [8] which was released by Trimark Home Video on July 29, 1997. [9]

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