---
title: 'The Beastmaster (1982)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Don Coscarelli'
released: '1982-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 118
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-beastmaster-1982'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083630/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Beastmaster (1982)

1982 · PG · 118 min · Fantasy, Action, Science Fiction · United States


## Synopsis

The Beastmaster is a 1982 sword and sorcery film directed by Don Coscarelli and starring Marc Singer, Tanya Roberts, John Amos and Rip Torn. Very loosely based on the 1959 science fiction novel The Beast Master by Alice "Andre" Norton, the film is about a man who can communicate with animals, who fights an evil wizard and his army.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Don Coscarelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-coscarelli)
- **Screenplay:** [Don Coscarelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-coscarelli)
- **Director of Photography:** [Don Coscarelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-coscarelli), [John Alcott](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-alcott)
- **Editor:** [Don Coscarelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-coscarelli)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Lee Holdridge](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-holdridge)
- **Producer:** [Sylvio Tabet](https://cinepixo.com/people/sylvio-tabet)

## Cast

- [Chuck Hicks](https://cinepixo.com/people/chuck-hicks) as Boatman
- [Billy Jayne](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-jayne) as Young Dar
- [Freddie Hice](https://cinepixo.com/people/freddie-hice) as Jun Priest
- [Tanya Roberts](https://cinepixo.com/people/tanya-roberts) as Kiri
- [Rip Torn](https://cinepixo.com/people/rip-torn) as Maax
- [Janet Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/janet-jones) as Witchwoman #3
- [Paul Reynolds](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-reynolds) as Tiis
- [Vanna Bonta](https://cinepixo.com/people/vanna-bonta) as Zed's Wife
- [Ralph Strait](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-strait) as Sacco
- [Edward Donno](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-donno) as Jun Priest
- [Marc Singer](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-singer) as Dar
- [Rod Loomis](https://cinepixo.com/people/rod-loomis) as Zed
- [Tommy J. Huff](https://cinepixo.com/people/tommy-j-huff) as Jun Priest
- [John Amos](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-amos) as Seth
- [Ben Hammer](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-hammer) as Young Dar's Father

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-beastmaster-1982
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