<P> Arnold Schwarzenegger and Mako Iwamatsu, who played the Wizard of the Mound and narrator in the first film, return from the first film, and Mako's character is now named . Sven - Ole Thorsen, who played Thorgrim in the first film, also returned, but this time he had to partially cover his face with a mask, as he was playing a different (yet more bearded) character . Singer Grace Jones performed the female warrior Zula, the last of her tribe . This was the first major role for seven - foot, one - inch - tall basketball player Wilt Chamberlain and the debut of Olivia d'Abo, who played the petulant teenaged princess . David L. Lander was originally cast to play the foolish thief Malak, but due to his deteriorating health from the onset of multiple sclerosis, he was forced to quit the project, and the part was recast with Tracey Walter . André the Giant played Dagoth, but was not credited in the film, as he was in costume . </P> <P> Conan the Destroyer was the fourth film on which British director of photography Jack Cardiff worked with Fleischer . Cardiff had already photographed The Vikings (1958), Crossed Swords (1977), and Amityville 3 - D (1983) for the director . They worked together twice more on Million Dollar Mystery (1987), and Fleischer's last film, the short Call from Space (1989), which was shot in the 65 - mm Showscan process . Cardiff's other notable films include John Huston's The African Queen (1951), King Vidor's War and Peace (1956), and Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985). However, he is best known for his extraordinary Technicolor photography on three films directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger in the 1940s--A Matter of Life and Death (1946), Black Narcissus (1947, for which Cardiff won an Oscar), and The Red Shoes (1948). </P> <P> Shooting took place in Mexico from November 1 to February 10, 1984 . </P> <P> In the film, a camel is knocked to the ground, and after struggling to get back up, its hind legs are drawn forward with wires so that it is forced to sit down before falling to the ground . This sequence is cut from the U.K. version, although a later scene in which Conan apologizes to the camel is left in . Also cut is a double horse - fall in the opening battle . To secure a PG rating, Sarah Douglas said several scenes involving her character were cut, including a sex scene with Schwarzenegger, slapping Chamberlain, a virgin sacrifice, and the seduction of a statue . </P>

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