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Philipe Gastone, a thief, escapes from the dungeon at Aquila, sparking a manhunt. He is nearly captured when Captain Navarre befriends him. Navarre has been hunted by the Bishop's men for two years, ever since he escaped with the Lady Isabeau who the Bishop has lusted after. Navarre and Isabeau have a curse that the Bishop has placed on them that causes Navarre to be a wolf during the night and Isabeau to be a hawk during the day. Navarre insists that Philipe help him re-enter the city to help him kill the heavily guarded Bishop.
A haunting adventure fantasy about a pair of cursed lovers who are transformed into animal shapes during alternate periods of the day. Broderick, who provides comic relief, is appealing as the couple's young friend, and ultimately, their rescuer. Academy Award Nominations: 2, including Best Sound, Best Sound Effects Editing.
In medieval France, knight Rutger Hauer and lady fair Michelle Pfeiffer both run afoul of evil-bishop John Wood. Through the auspices of bishop's confessor Leo McKern, Hauer and Pfeiffer are placed under a curse. During the night, Hauer takes the form of a wolf, while Pfeiffer assumes the form of a hawk by day. The two lovers can only meet one another as humans at dawn and dusk. The only mortal in a position to rescue Hauer and Pfeiffer from their fate is nebbishy pickpocket Matthew Broderick, who acts as liaison between the lovers. With the help of the guilt-ridden McKern--and a convenient solar eclipse--Broderi...
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ck endeavors to set things aright.
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Phillipe, alias De Muis, kan ontsnappen uit de zwaar bewaakte gevangenis in de burcht van de bisschop. Marquet en zijn ridders maken meteen jacht op hem. Onderweg wordt Phillipe echter voortdurend in de gaten gehouden door een ruiter met een havik op de arm. Nu de nood het hoogst is, snelt die hem ter hulp. De ridders moeten de aftocht blazen, maar hebben de ruiter wel herkend als de verbannen Etienne Navarre. Phillipe en zijn redder trekken samen verder. Wanneer de jongeman 's nachts door een wolf wordt opgeschrikt, is Navarre nergens te vinden, maar komt er een mooie dame met de ogen van een havik te voorschijn...
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. Zij brengt de wolf tot bedaren. De volgende morgen verneemt Phillipe waarom Navarre hem nodig heeft: hij moet hem binnenloodsen in de burcht van de bisschop.
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