The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973)

Directed by

Gordon Hessler

Genre

fantasy film, adventure film, monster film, children's film, medieval film, sword and sorcery film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

G

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 268 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Sinbad sets sail on a quest to find the Fountain of Destiny using a magical golden amulet. He is joined by a vizier and a slave girl, and he must fight an evil sorcerer and mythical creatures along the way.

adventurouswhimsicalretrolightheartedfantasticalvisually inventiveepisodicplayful

What happens

The Golden Voyage of Sinbad is a 1973 fantasy adventure film directed by Gordon Hessler, featuring stop-motion effects by Ray Harryhausen. The film stars John Phillip Law, Tom Baker, Takis Emmanuel, and Caroline Munro. Based on the Arabian Nights tales of Sinbad the Sailor, it is the second of three Sinbad films released by Columbia Pictures, following The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) and preceding Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977). The film follows the story of Captain Sinbad (Law) as he embarks on a dangerous quest to find the Fountain of Destiny after discovering a magical golden amulet. Joined by a vizier and a slave girl (Munro), he must battle the evil sorcerer Koura (Baker) and mythical creatures to unlock the amulet's powers before Koura can use them for evil. The Golden Voyage of Sinbad premiered on 25 December 1973 and received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its stop-motion effects and fantastical adventure elements; however, some critics noted flaws in the storyline and character development. Commercially, the film emerged as a box-office success, grossing over $11 million worldwide against a budget of approximately $982,351. Moreover, it won the first Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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