Iron Warrior
Iron Warrior () is 1987 film directed by Alfonso Brescia. Plot. Ator The Fighting Eagle returns again, sans sidekick Thong, to the legendary realm of Dragor to do battle with Phaedra, an evil sorceress. Her main weapon is an unstoppable warrior, known as the Master of the Sword, who continuously battles Ator to a draw, until finally revealing his secret connection to the Blademaster. Production. "Iron Warrior" was the third film in the Ator series. It was shot on location on Gozo island in Malta with interiors shot in Mediterranean Film Studios in Malta. "Iron Warrior" was shot in  1985. Release. "Iron Warrior" was released in Italy on 1 January 1987. It was released in the United States on 9 January 1987. Reception. From contemporary reviews, a reviewer credited as "Lor." of "Variety" reviewed the film on March 21, 1987. "Lor." referred to the film as lifting equal amounts from both the "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones" films and had poor derivative music from "". "Lor." stated that O'Keeffe is embarrassing, posing instead of acting and like the rest of the cast, stuck with a funny looking punk-influenced hairdo."