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The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey( 1988)

TV-MAActionAdventureFantasyMystery
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An Odyssey Across Time.

Overview

Cumberland, 1348. The plague is spreading in medieval England. The remote village of little Griffin is also threatened. But the 9-year-old boy has a recurring dream that holds the key to a tiny hope of survival: a lake with a coffin floating on it. A white church with an iron cross. A falling glove. A falling silhouette. A torch tumble through a dark shaft into infinity. With his brother he recognizes in it a prophecy to escape the Black Death. So they embark with a few men on a journey to a distant cathedral, where they want to set up an iron cross as an offering to God. Her path leads them through a deep and dark mine shaft into an unknown land and completely outlandish time - into the present-day New Zealand of the 1980s.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Bruce Lyons

      Connor

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      Chris Haywood

      Arno

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      Hamish McFarlane

      Griffin

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      Marshall Napier

      Searle

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      Noel Appleby

      Ulf

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      Paul Livingston

      Martin

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      Sarah Peirse

      Linnet

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      Mark Wheatley

      Tog 1

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      Tony Herbert

      Tog 2

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      Jessica Cardiff-Smith

      Esme

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      Roy Wesney

      Grandpa

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      Kathleen-Elizabeth Kelly

      Grandma

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      Jay Saussey

      Griffin's Girlfriend

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      Charles Walker

      Old Chrissie

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      Desmond Kelly

      Smithy

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      Bill Le Marquand

      Tom

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      Jay Laga'aia

      Jay

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      Norman Fairley

      Submarine Captain

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      Alistair Babbage

      Grigor

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Aug 10 2025
    You know what they say about a library book - you ought not to read the last pages first! Well this is one of those films where you do wish you’d seen the last scenes first because they slot so much of it into a perspective that hitherto is at best nebulously ill-defined. We start in a stark, wintery, northern England where the plague is rife and a village is determined to protect itself from all-comers. One of their number, the young “Griffin” (Hamish Gaugh) is prone to vivid dreams which frequently see him end up in the water and that offer the village a glimmer of hope. They must find a cros...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • new zealand
    • time travel
    • black death
    • plague
    • tunnel
    • medieval england
    • 14th century
    • prophetic dreams