An Odyssey Across Time.
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.
The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey (1988) is a adventure, fantasy and mystery film directed by Vincent Ward, released on December 15, 1988 with a runtime of 1h 32m. It stars Bruce Lyons, Chris Haywood, Hamish McFarlane and Marshall Napier. Viewers rate it 6.2 out of 10 across 92 ratings.
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Bruce Lyons
as Connor
Chris Haywood
as Arno
Hamish McFarlane
as Griffin
Marshall Napier
as Searle
Noel Appleby
as Ulf
Paul Livingston
as Martin
Sarah Peirse
as Linnet
Mark Wheatley
as Tog 1
Tony Herbert
as Tog 2
Jessica Cardiff-Smith
as Esme
Roy Wesney
as Grandpa
Kathleen-Elizabeth Kelly
as Grandma
Directed by Vincent Ward, written by Geoff Chapple, Kely Lyons and Vincent Ward, produced by John Maynard.
Average viewer score of 6.2/10 from 92 ratings.
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…
Reviewed on August 10, 2025
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The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey (1988) is available to stream on ARROW, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey (1988) includes Bruce Lyons, Chris Haywood, Hamish McFarlane, Marshall Napier and Noel Appleby. The film was directed by Vincent Ward. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey was released on December 15, 1988 and runs for 1h 32m.
The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey (1988) holds an average rating of 6.2 out of 10 from 92 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy adventure, fantasy and mystery films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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