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Jason and the Argonauts (1963) 7.4
The legendary Greek hero leads a team of intrepid adventurers in a perilous quest for the legendary Golden Fleece. Director:Don Chaffey |
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Cast
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Niall MacGinnis | ... | |
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Michael Gwynn | ... |
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Douglas Wilmer | ... | |
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Jason has been prophesied to take the throne of Thessaly. When he saves Pelias from drowning, but does not recognize him as the man who had earlier killed his father, Pelias tells Jason to travel to Colchis to find the Golden Fleece. Jason follows his advice and assembles a sailing crew of the finest men in Greece, including Hercules. They are under the protection of Hera, queen of the gods. Their voyage is replete with battles against harpies, a giant bronze Talos, a hydra, and an animated skeleton army, all brought to life by the special effects wizardry of Ray Harryhausen. Written by Rick Gregory <rag.apa@email.apa.org>
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Greatest Odyssey Of The Ages - for the first time on the screen See more »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
19 June 1963 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Jason and the Golden Fleece See more »Box Office
Budget:
$1,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
Production Co:
Columbia Pictures Corporation, Morningside Productions, Great Company, The See more »
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Runtime:
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Pelias: Well?
Priest: Zeus, king of the gods of the Greeks, brighten the ashes that I may read the future. I see... a great tree at the end of the world. And in its branches there hang the skull and skin of a ram. They gleam and shine for it is a prize of the gods, a Golden Fleece.
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Presumably in order to capitalize on the success of The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958), Ray Harryhausen originally conceived of the film as "Sinbad in the Age of Muses". The story would still have been set in ancient Greece and would have involved Sinbad joining Jason in the search for the Golden Fleece. See more »Goofs
When Hylas and Hercules see the statue of Talos, they are standing in grasses, then there is a long shot of them walking, but the next shot shows them still in the grasses. The next shot shows Hylas walking, then in sand, then back in the grasses with Hercules again. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Pelias: Well?
Priest: Zeus, king of the gods of the Greeks, brighten the ashes that I may read the future. I see... a great tree at the end of the world. And in its branches there hang the skull and skin of a ram. They gleam and shine for it is a prize of the gods, a Golden Fleece.
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Back in 1963 I was only 7 at the time, but I can still remember going to the Tower Theater in Downtown Los Angeles and being totally awed with the effects created by Ray Harryhausen. In today's world it may seem below standard compared to computer effects, but for those of us growing up in that time period, the Harryhausen style of special effects will continue to bring back warm memories of those years. With computer graphics, you see it and like it the first time you see it, but then many movies of today have the same and it becomes moot. Jason and the Argonaunts was one of those few movies at the time along with the Sinbad saga that lives on in your heart. The pace of the film is perfectly put together along with the many creatures, 7-headed hydra, huge fish-man, huge metal man and skeletons fighting is what makes it a classic which lives on in the hearts of those growing up in the sixties.