Overview
The young knight Tristan is injured in a fight in Ireland and cared for by the beautiful Isolde. He falls in love with her, unaware that she is the daughter of the Irish king.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Sitges Film Festival Best cinematography (1983)
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Inspired by
Inspired by Tristan and Iseult
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Music
Music by Robert Lovas
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Jacques Steyn
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Max ZihlmannWriter
- Veith von FürstenbergStory
- Original title
- Feuer und Schwert - Die Legende von Tristan und Isolde
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- January 15, 1982
- Original language
- German
- Countries
- Germany, Ireland
Cast
Christoph WaltzTristan- Antonia PreserIsolde
Leigh LawsonKönig Marke
Peter FirthDinas
Vladek SheybalAndret
Walo LüöndGorvenal
Kurt RaabGanelon- Christine WipfBrangäne
- Rita KailMagd
- Molly von FürstenbergAbess
Brendan Cauldwell1st Baron- Don Foley2nd Baron
- Archie O'SullivanOld Baron
- Anton HuberGondoin
- Patrick MullerschonPerinis
- Liam O'CallaghanMorolt
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