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Jason and the Argonauts

  • 19631963
  • GG
  • 1h 44m
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7.3/10
28K
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Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Family
The legendary Greek hero leads a team of intrepid adventurers in a perilous quest for the legendary Golden Fleece.The legendary Greek hero leads a team of intrepid adventurers in a perilous quest for the legendary Golden Fleece.The legendary Greek hero leads a team of intrepid adventurers in a perilous quest for the legendary Golden Fleece.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
28K
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  • Director
    • Don Chaffey
  • Writers
    • Jan Read(screenplay)
    • Beverley Cross(screenplay)
    • Apollonios Rhodios(poem "The Argonautica")
  • Stars
    • Todd Armstrong
    • Nancy Kovack
    • Gary Raymond
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  • Director
    • Don Chaffey
  • Writers
    • Jan Read(screenplay)
    • Beverley Cross(screenplay)
    • Apollonios Rhodios(poem "The Argonautica")
  • Stars
    • Todd Armstrong
    • Nancy Kovack
    • Gary Raymond
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    • 196User reviews
    • 102Critic reviews
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    Todd Armstrong
    Todd Armstrong
    • Jason
    Nancy Kovack
    Nancy Kovack
    • Medea
    Gary Raymond
    Gary Raymond
    • Acastus
    Laurence Naismith
    Laurence Naismith
    • Argos
    Niall MacGinnis
    Niall MacGinnis
    • Zeus
    Michael Gwynn
    Michael Gwynn
    • Hermes…
    Douglas Wilmer
    Douglas Wilmer
    • Pelias
    Jack Gwillim
    Jack Gwillim
    • King Aeetes
    Honor Blackman
    Honor Blackman
    • Hera
    John Cairney
    John Cairney
    • Hylas
    Patrick Troughton
    Patrick Troughton
    • Phineas
    Andrew Faulds
    Andrew Faulds
    • Phalerus
    Nigel Green
    Nigel Green
    • Hercules
    Ennio Antonelli
    • Dmitrius
    • (uncredited)
    Harold Bradley
    • Guard in Palace
    • (uncredited)
    John Crawford
    John Crawford
    • Polydeuces
    • (uncredited)
    Aldo Cristiani
    • Lynceus
    • (uncredited)
    Bill Gudgeon
    Bill Gudgeon
    • Triton
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Don Chaffey
    • Writers
      • Jan Read(screenplay)
      • Beverley Cross(screenplay)
      • Apollonios Rhodios(poem "The Argonautica") (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      It took Ray Harryhausen four months to produce the skeleton scene, which runs, at most, three minutes.
    • Goofs
      In the scene where Medea is performing, she turns around only to reveal her dress has an obvious zipper. Zippers weren't invented until the mid to late 1800s.
    • Quotes

      Phineas: Zeus, I was a sinner. I've never tried to deny it. But I didn't sin every day. Why then do you punish me *every day*?

    • Alternate versions
      A brief scene was cut from the skeleton fight where the decapitated skeleton is seen feeling around for its head. In addition the UK cinema version was cut by the BBFC to remove the shrieking made by the skeletons from a face-on shot during the initial charge, and video versions featured the same print. DVD versions are uncut.
    • Connections
      Featured in Monsters and Magic (1972)

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    Harryhausen's Masterpiece?
    Possibly. His first "Sinbad" film in 1958 had one moving skeleton for the hero to fight; this one has a whole platoon of them, each part painstakingly moved one tiny distance at a time personally by Harryhausen through stop-motion techniques. The seven-headed Hydra is another technical marvel. There are some other nifty creatures for Jason and his crew to battle, but for me, the most impressive of them all turns up first: the gigantic Talos, the Man of Bronze.

    I was a kid when this came out, and I don't think I'll ever forget that moment when the huge, crouched statue came to life, turned his head towards the two men below him (his bronze head screeching with the tear of metal), climbed off of his pedestal, and proceeded to chase Jason and his men. Talos was giant like Godzilla, but as single-minded as the Terminator: all he wants to do is track Jason's crew down until he kills them all. This gave me nightmares. Bernard Herrmann's score is one of his best, making music to match Harryhausen's images. (Herrmann was coming off of other Harryhausen's, plus Hitchcock's "Vertigo," "North by Northwest" and "Psycho," and knew how to thrill you.)

    Tom Hanks, who was also a kid when this came out, has said: "Everybody thinks that 'Citizen Kane' was the greatest movie ever made. But if you were young in 1963, you know the real answer is: 'Jason and the Argonauts.'"
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    FAQ9

    • What is an Argonaut?
    • What did the movie leave out?
    • Why was Hera only allowed to help Jason five times, and what did she do each of these times?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 19, 1963 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sinbad and the Age of Muses
    • Filming locations
      • Salerno, Campania, Italy
    • Production company
      • Charles H. Schneer Productions
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    • Budget
      • $2,500,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1(original ratio)

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