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Treasure of the Four Crowns

Original title: El tesoro de las cuatro coronas
  • 1983
  • PG
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
4.1/10
831
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Treasure of the Four Crowns (1983)
AdventureFantasy

A group of adventurers are gathered together to retrieve some mystical gems which are in the possession of a deadly cult.A group of adventurers are gathered together to retrieve some mystical gems which are in the possession of a deadly cult.A group of adventurers are gathered together to retrieve some mystical gems which are in the possession of a deadly cult.

  • Director
    • Ferdinando Baldi
  • Writers
    • Lloyd Battista
    • Jim Bryce
    • Jerry Lazarus
  • Stars
    • Tony Anthony
    • Ana Obregón
    • Gene Quintano
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.1/10
    831
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ferdinando Baldi
    • Writers
      • Lloyd Battista
      • Jim Bryce
      • Jerry Lazarus
    • Stars
      • Tony Anthony
      • Ana Obregón
      • Gene Quintano
    • 27User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Tony Anthony
    Tony Anthony
    • J.T. Striker
    Ana Obregón
    Ana Obregón
    • Liz
    • (as Ana Obregon)
    Gene Quintano
    Gene Quintano
    • Edmond
    Jerry Lazarus
    • Rick
    Francisco Rabal
    Francisco Rabal
    • Sócrates
    Emiliano Redondo
    Emiliano Redondo
    • Brother Jonas
    Fernando Villena
    • Professor Montgomery
    • (as Francisco Villena)
    Kate Levan
    • Possessed Woman
    Lewis Gordon
    • Popo
    • Director
      • Ferdinando Baldi
    • Writers
      • Lloyd Battista
      • Jim Bryce
      • Jerry Lazarus
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    6Aaron1375

    I can see the string!

    I remember this movie coming on numerous times on HBO and Cinemax when I was a kid and I watched it every chance I could. I know now that it was a cheesy movie and if I watched it again it would probably be not as good as I remembered, but I did like it when I was a kid. Sure most 3-d movies do the hokey sticking stuff in your face routine, and this movie is no different, but I still enjoyed it. Even though during one scene of the movie you can see the string on the "flying" key. The parts I enjoyed most are the first and last parts of the movie. The lead guy in the first part has to get through various traps to retrieve this key thing. I always love boobey traps. The middle just consists of him recruiting people to help retrieve the two crowns. Then it is like a spy movie as they break into some cults palace that has numerous traps. And yes there were only three crowns, one only had paper, the other two had gems, the forth one supposedly was broken by someone who tried to open it without the key. I don't think this was in the original foriegn version. I think it was mentioned only because Treasure of the Three Crowns just doesn't have the same type of ring to it. In the end many of the characters die, and perhaps they get the stones or not...I would say but I don't want to spoil the really dumb ending.
    4FlyingWoodchuck

    A Tale of Adventure, Romance, and FOUR...No Wait..TWO CROWNS

    Treasure of the Four Crown in 3-D is the heartwarming story of a man suffering from impotency (Tony Anthony) who races through Southern California with the government closing in. A hypnotist (Ana Obregon) reluctantly helps in the daring plot. Gene Quintano disturbs in the role of fetishist "Edmond". While the performances are rather uneven overall, you won't forget Kate Levan in her breakout role as "Possessed Woman".

    The film though cannot be fully appreciated unless viewed in 3-D. Only then do the strings attached to the "floating key" and the fact that there's only two crowns shown in the movie (though a third is briefly mentioned) truly jump out a come alive for the viewer.
    5Hey_Sweden

    It has its moments; it just doesn't have enough of them.

    J.T. Striker (Tony Anthony) is an adventurer / fortune hunter hired by his associates Edmond (Gene Quintano) and Professor Montgomery (Francisco Villena) to get his hands on the legendary Four Crowns, which when obtained can make a person all powerful. This he has to do because diabolical religious cult leader Brother Jonas (Emiliano Redondo) is using them to control his mindless flock. To accomplish his task, J.T. gathers together a bunch of his old friends: the weary old Socrates (Francisco Rabal), the drunken Rick (Jerry Lazarus), and the super sexy Liz (Ana Obregon).

    You know you're in trouble when the opening "Star Wars" style crawl is sorely lacking in any sort of punctuation. This basically amiable movie, rushed into production in order to cash in on the success of the previous Cannon Group 3-D feature, "Comin' at Ya!", is entertaining in spurts. Its extreme crudeness and cheesiness (one can clearly see the strings that are manipulating objects) could have been forgiven if only the movie had more energy. It moves along much too slowly, and there's overkill in terms of exposition. The acting from most of the cast is pretty bland. The filmmakers thrust as many objects into the camera as they can.

    Helping to uplift "Treasure of the Four Crowns" (starting with that title, it's all too obvious which hit movie was a big influence on this one) to a degree are its WTF moments, its admittedly amusing opening set piece that goes on for over 20 minutes without dialogue, its absolutely priceless climax, and a wonderful, stirring Ennio Morricone music score that truly deserved a better movie.

    This just isn't as much fun as this viewer would have liked.

    Five out of 10.
    Wizard-8

    Loved it as a kid...

    When I was a kid, I saw this movie and I loved it. I thought it was one of the best movies I'd ever seen. Ten years later, I picked it up at the video store to take another look.

    Ouch.

    OUCH!

    This is a bad movie! Really bad! Cheesy, badly dubbed, almost everything is done badly. Love those wires on the "floating" key! The climax is hilarious!

    One good thing about the movie: Ever reliable Ennio Morricone gives the movie a good score.
    4davidm-14

    seems like a "proof of concept" example of 3D

    I could see the producers showing this to investors and saying "this is the future of movies". It's kind of overdone, like showing the most extreme examples of the 3D effect really getting in people's faces. That, seemingly, is the only reason for it's existence. It was part of a short revival of the 3D process, and i remember seeing it in a theater and thinking at the time how cool it was.

    What's the plot? Well, a guy in a red windbreaker walks around and does some "treasure hnting" stuff, while things pop up at him (and us) in a vaguely surprising way. There really isn't any other plot than that. It could be argued that it was based on the popularity of "raiders of the lost ark", but you could actually argue just as convincingly that it's based on "the ghost and mr. Chicken". Recommended just for the flat out gimmicky-ness of it.

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    • Trivia
      Posters credited the 3-D process used in the film as "Supervision" and "Wondervision". Both of these processes are fictitious, the actual camera system was the Marks 3-Depix Stereospace Converter.
    • Goofs
      The super-sensitive floor is a key plot device, but when a hat is dropped on it, the alarm doesn't go off.
    • Connections
      Featured in Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Crowning Glory
      Written by Ennio Morricone

      Performed by Ennio Morricone

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    • Release date
      • January 21, 1983 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • Spain
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Seeing Is Believing
    • Filming locations
      • Madrid, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Lupo-Anthony-Quintano Productions
      • Blum Group
      • JAD Films International Inc.
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    • Budget
      • ESP 2,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 37m(97 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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