# Galgameth

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1996 film by Sean McNamara

Galgameth DVD cover Directed by Sean McNamara Written by Michael Angeli Based on Pulgasari by Shin Sang-ok (uncredited) Produced by Martha Chang Starring Devin Oatway Sean McNamara Stephen Macht Lou Wagner James Nixon Cinematography Christian Sebaldt Edited by Annamária Szántó Joe Woo Jr. Music by Richard Marvin Production company Sheen Communications Distributed by Galaxy International Releasing Kidmark Release date November 18, 1996 (1996-11-18) (Spain) Running time 110 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $10 million[1]

***Galgameth*** (also released under the titles ***The Legend of Galgameth*** and ***The Adventures of Galgameth***) is a 1996 American [fantasy film](/source/Fantasy_film) directed by [Sean McNamara](/source/Sean_McNamara) from a screenplay by [Michael Angeli](/source/Michael_Angeli). The film stars Devin Neil Oatway, Johna Stewart and [Stephen Macht](/source/Stephen_Macht).[2][3] It is loosely based on a film [Shin Sang-ok](/source/Shin_Sang-ok) directed in 1985 while [being held in North Korea](/source/Abduction_of_Shin_Sang-ok_and_Choi_Eun-hee), *[Pulgasari](/source/Pulgasari)*,[4][5] itself supposedly a remake of a [lost 1962 film](/source/Bulgasari). *Galgameth* was produced through Shin's production company Sheen Communications.[6]

## Plot

In the [medieval kingdom](/source/Middle_Ages) of Donnegold, a young prince named Davin (Devin Oatway) lives with his father, the noble King Henryk ([Sean McNamara](/source/Sean_McNamara_(filmmaker))). This comes to an end when the King's black knight, El El ([Stephen Macht](/source/Stephen_Macht)), poisons him. As he lays dying, Henryk gives his son a small black statue of a creature. He tells him that it is called "Galgameth", the family guardian of [legend](/source/Legend). Davin takes it and while he is away mourning his father, El El secretly shatters the statue and takes command, thrusting the kingdom into turmoil under Davin's name. Davin is given the broken statue by a maidservant and cries. The next morning he finds that the statue has become a living creature which he nicknames "Galgy" ([Felix Silla](/source/Felix_Silla) and [Doug Jones](/source/Doug_Jones_(actor))). Brought to life by the prince's tears, Galgameth becomes his friend and guardian as he finds himself chased by El El and in the company of disgruntled peasants who are planning a revolt in order to dethrone the man they think is the source of all their trouble, Prince Davin.

## Cast

- Devin Oatway as Prince Davin

- [Sean McNamara](/source/Sean_McNamara_(filmmaker)) as King Henryk

- [Stephen Macht](/source/Stephen_Macht) as El El

- [Lou Wagner](/source/Lou_Wagner) as Zethar

- Time Winters as Templeton

- James Nixon as Bertrand

- [Felix Silla](/source/Felix_Silla) as Little Galgy

- [Doug Jones](/source/Doug_Jones_(actor)) as Big Galgy

- [Brendan O'Brien](/source/Brendan_O'Brien_(voice_actor)) as Heretic

- [Tom Dugan](/source/Tom_Dugan_(actor%2C_born_1961)) as William

- [Richard Steven Horvitz](/source/Richard_Steven_Horvitz) as Kinch

- Elizabeth Cheap as Periel

- Patrick Richwood as Grecy

- [Ken Thorley](/source/Ken_Thorley) as Footy

- Johna Stewart-Bowden as Julia

- Corneliu Țigancu as Zhidao

## Production

The production was filmed on locations in [Romania](/source/Romania),[7] including [Bucharest](/source/Bucharest) and [Zărnești](/source/Z%C4%83rne%C8%99ti).

## Release

Original release was in Spain on November 18, 1996, followed by release in Japan on November 21. Its original Romanian title was *Galgameth* and had differing titles dependent upon the country and language of later releases. In Germany it was released as *Galgameth - Das Ungeheuer des Prinzen*. In Spain its video title was as *La leyenda de Galgameth* and its television release title was *Galgameth - El guerrero invencible*. In France it was released as *Galgameth: L'apprenti dragon*. English release titles included both *The Legend of Galgameth* and the later *The Adventures of Galgameth*,[8] which was released by [Trimark Home Video](/source/Trimark_Pictures) on July 29, 1997.[9]

## See also

- *[Pulgasari](/source/Pulgasari)*

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Romanian counts prod'n bounty"](https://variety.com/1995/scene/markets-festivals/romanian-counts-prod-n-bounty-99129646/). August 14, 1995.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Michel, Roudevitch (September 13, 2000). ["Galgameth, l'apprenti dragon"](http://www.liberation.fr/guide/0101346404-galgameth-l-apprenti-dragon). *[Libération](/source/Lib%C3%A9ration)* (in French). Retrieved May 8, 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Videohound_3-0)** Craddock, Jim (2005). [*Videohound's Golden Movie Retrieve*](https://books.google.com/books?id=hRnQWgtuSKAC&q=%22Galgameth%22). Thomson/Gale. p. 325. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0787674702](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0787674702).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Shapiro, Michael (April 25, 2005). ["A KIM JONG IL PRODUCTION"](http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2005/04/25/050425ta_talk_shapiro). *[The New Yorker](/source/The_New_Yorker)*. Retrieved May 31, 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Apocalypse_on_the_Set_5-0)** Taylor, Ben (2012). [*Apocalypse on the Set: Nine Disastrous Film Productions*](https://books.google.com/books?id=8qgKmZwt2cQC&q=%22Galgameth%22). [Penguin Books](/source/Penguin_Books). pp. 168–169. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1468300130](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1468300130).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-GalgamethBook_6-0)** Chung, Steven (2014). [*Split Screen Korea: Shin Sang-ok and Postwar Cinema*](https://books.google.com/books?id=QS90DwAAQBAJ&dq=Shin+Sang-ok+%22Galgameth%22&pg=PT185). University Of Minnesota Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0816691340](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0816691340).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-New_York_Times_7-0)** [Sandra Brennan, Rovi](/source/Rovi) (2008). ["The Adventures of Galgameth"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080225201143/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/162008/The-Adventures-of-Galgameth/overview). Movies & TV Dept. *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. Archived from [the original](https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/162008/The-Adventures-of-Galgameth/overview) on February 25, 2008. Retrieved May 31, 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Riggs, Thomas (2004). [*Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television*](https://books.google.com/books?id=T-BkAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Galgameth%22). Vol. 54. Gale. p. 89. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780787670979](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780787670979).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Billboard_9-0)** Fitzpatrick, Eileen (June 7, 1997). ["Shelf Talk"](https://books.google.com/books?id=fg8EAAAAMBAJ&q=%22Galgameth%22&pg=PA75). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Vol. 109, no. 23. p. 75. Retrieved May 31, 2013.

## External links

- [*Galgameth*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113141/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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