Terry Marcel
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Terry Marcel is a British
film director, perhaps best known for the cult film Hawk the Slayer
(1980) which he co-created with producer Harry Robertson.
His other films include Prisoners of the Lost Universe
and Jane and the Lost City
, while his TV work includes fantasy series Dark Knight, an update on the Ivanhoe
legend with fantasy trappings.
His children include the actress Rosie Marcel
, and writer and actress Kelly Marcel
.
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
film director, perhaps best known for the cult film Hawk the Slayer
Hawk the Slayer
Hawk the Slayer is a sword and sorcery movie directed by Terry Marcel and starring John Terry and Jack Palance. The protagonist is Hawk, a hero in the Dark Age, where the Evil ruled the world.-Plot summary :...
(1980) which he co-created with producer Harry Robertson.
His other films include Prisoners of the Lost Universe
Prisoners of the Lost Universe
Prisoners of the Lost Universe is a low budget 1983 film set in a parallel universe.Three people are transported to another world when an earthquake occurs just as the scientist is experimenting with his "matter" transmitter...
and Jane and the Lost City
Jane and the Lost City
Jane and the Lost City was a 1987 film, based on the British newspaper strip Jane by Norman Pett. An adventure comedy set during World War II, the film was directed by Terry Marcel, and stars Kirsten Hughes in the title role, Sam Jones, Maud Adams, Jasper Carrott and Robin Bailey.- Synopsis...
, while his TV work includes fantasy series Dark Knight, an update on the Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe is a historical fiction novel by Sir Walter Scott in 1819, and set in 12th-century England. Ivanhoe is sometimes credited for increasing interest in Romanticism and Medievalism; John Henry Newman claimed Scott "had first turned men's minds in the direction of the middle ages," while...
legend with fantasy trappings.
His children include the actress Rosie Marcel
Rosie Marcel
Rosie Marcel is an English actress best known for her role as Jac Naylor, consultant in Holby City.She is the daughter of television director Terry Marcel and sister of writer and actress Kelly Marcel.-Career:...
, and writer and actress Kelly Marcel
Kelly Marcel
Kelly Marcel, is a British writer and actress, best known as the writer and executive producer of the television series Terra Nova, for which she wrote a 15 page treatment and the pilot.-Biography:...
.