Legend is a 1985 fantasy film released by 20th Century Fox (in Europe) and Universal Pictures (in the U.S. and Canada), directed by Ridley Scott and starring Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry, Alice Playten, David Bennent, and Billy Barty. Though not a very notable success when first released, it received an Academy Award nomination and has since gained a cult following.
The following synopsis is based on an early 113-minute version later released ...
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Legend is a 1985 fantasy film released by 20th Century Fox (in Europe) and Universal Pictures (in the U.S. and Canada), directed by Ridley Scott and starring Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry, Alice Playten, David Bennent, and Billy Barty. Though not a very notable success when first released, it received an Academy Award nomination and has since gained a cult following.
The following synopsis is based on an early 113-minute version later released on DVD as the "director's cut".
The story is set "once, long ago" in a world of unicorns, fairies, goblins, and demons. Hidden in a dark lair, the antagonist, the Lord of Darkness (Tim Curry) instructs his goblin servant Blix (Alice Playten) to locate the two unicorns that roam in the nearby forest and remove their horns. If the unicorns die and their horns are removed, the Lord of Darkness can ensure that dawn never again breaks, and sunshine never returns.
In the forest, Jack (Tom Cruise), a young hermit, meets with his love, Princess Lili ...
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