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Black Angel is a 1980 British short fantasy film that was shown before the theatrical release of The Empire Strikes Back in certain locales. It was the directorial debut of Star Wars art director Roger Christian. The film negative was thought to be lost until it was rediscovered in December 2011.
May 21, 1980 · Black Angel: Directed by Roger Christian. With Tony Vogel, James Gibb, John Young, Patricia Christian. A knight finds his village destroyed and abandoned. He tries to track the attackers down and avenge his family, but almost drowns. A maiden, prisoner of Black Knight, saves him, so he vows to free her, even though she warns him not to.
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- Short, Adventure, Fantasy
- Roger Christian
- 1980-05-21
An intense journey of a knight Sir Maddox, guided by a sorcerer to follow his destiny and save the lands from a power hungry King, defeat the Black Angel released from the underworld and his evil Master the fallen God Thyrus.
Jun 6, 2015 · Here’s the backstory: 35 years ago, Roger Christian, the Oscar-winning set decorator for Star Wars, made a short film about a medieval knight facing down a wraith-like foe to free a literal...
May 15, 2015 · The 25-minute short film, directed by Empire Strikes Back art director Roger Christian, was played before the fifth Star Wars episode when Lucas' movie opened in Europe in 1980. While Star Wars...
Christian has also announced that a feature-length version of Black Angel is underway, with an IndieGoGo campaign that has already passed $125,000 dollars in under 30 days. Nerdist recently...
Film Director and renowned set decorater Roger Christian talks about making his short film 'Black Angel' which was played before screenings of The Empire Str...
- 4 min
- 2165
- GlasgowFilmFestival
