Gandahar

1987
PG
1h 18m

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An evil force begins to destroy the idyllic paradise of Gandahar, where the citizens are in perfect harmony with nature.An evil force begins to destroy the idyllic paradise of Gandahar, where the citizens are in perfect harmony with nature.An evil force begins to destroy the idyllic paradise of Gandahar, where the citizens are in perfect harmony with nature.

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- 1 nomination total

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Glenn Close

Ambisextra
(English version)
(voice)

Christopher Plummer

Metamorphis
(English version)
(voice)

Pierre-Marie Escourrou

Sylvain
(voice)

Catherine Chevallier

Airelle
(voice)

Georges Wilson

Métamorphe
(voice)

Anny Duperey

Ambisextra
(voice)

Jean-Pierre Ducos

Blaminhor
(voice)

Christine Paris

Porte-parole
(voice)

Zaïra Benbadis

Voix Enregistrées
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Claude Degliame

Voix Enregistrées
(voice)

Olivier Cruveiller

Homme-métal
(voice)

Jean-Pierre Jorris

Transformés
(voice)

Dominique Maurin

Transformés
(voice)
(as Dominique Maurin-Collignon)

Jean-Jacques Scheffer

Transformés
(voice)

Jean Saudray

Transformés
(voice)

Frédéric Witta

Transformés
(voice)

Philippe Noël

Transformés
(voice)

Philippe Duclos

Transformés
(voice)

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Trivia
The film is based on the 1969 novel "Les Hommes-machines contre Gandahar" (The Machine-Men versus Gandahar) by Jean-Pierre Andrevon.

Quotes
Sylvain: My quest began with a riddle: "In a thousand years, Gandahar was destroyed, and all its people massacred. A thousand years ago, Gandahar will be saved, and what can't be avoided will be."

Alternate versions
The Miramax Dubbed version is edited from the original French release. Most of the editing is from the first 36 minutes from the film. In the Miramax cut there is a new introduction of a quote by Issac Asimov, and an extended ending using footage from earlier in the film. The French cut ends with the head floating through the air. The French version contains roughly 6 minutes and 37 seconds more footage than the Miramax version(not including the Opening Titles and Credits). A lot of this is dialogue and more intimate scenes between Sylvain and Airelle in the nest and on the ship to Métamorphe. There is also a sequence cut of the black robots which is also shown in a montage inside Métamorphe later in the film.

Connections
Edited into The History of the Hands (2016)

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9/10

forgotten animation masterpiece

It truly is a shame that no one's ever heard of this breathtakingly beautiful piece of animation. It's also a shame that animation is not usually employed in America as an adult art form. Animation shows us lifeforms and landscapes the likes of which cannot be seen on this Earth. Anyway, this is an amazing film that should be checked out by all anime fans as well as fans of films like Heavy Metal, or master animator Ralph Bakshi's works. Light Years is one of the most enlightening animated works on this planet.