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Storyline
Sinbad and his crew intercept a homunculus carrying a golden tablet. Koura, the creator of the homunculus and practitioner of evil magic, wants the tablet back and pursues Sinbad. Meanwhile Sinbad meets the Vizier who has another part of the interlocking golden map, and they mount a quest across the seas to solve the riddle of the map, accompanied by a slave girl with a mysterious tattoo of an eye on her palm. They encounter strange beasts, tempests, and the dark interference of Koura along the way. Written by
Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
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Plot Synopsis
Taglines:
Sinbad battles the creatures of legend in the miracle of Dynarama!
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Release Date:
12 April 1974 (West Germany)
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Also Known As:
A Nova Viagem de Sinbad
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Box Office
Budget:
$982,351
(estimated)
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Technical Specs
Color:
Color
(Eastmancolor) (uncredited)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1
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Trivia
As of this film, "Dynamation", the name of Ray Harryhausen's stop-motion effects technique, was rebranded as "Dynarama".
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Goofs
Shortly after the defeat of Kali, Koura presents the different amulet parts and describes their function. The smallest part is named to be the "Magic Cap". Later on, however, at the "Spring of Destiny" that very amulet part is used for the "Strength of Youth" function.
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Quotes
Koura:
He who is patient obtains.
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Soundtracks
Kali Walk Dance
(uncredited)
Music by
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Ignore pointless comparisons about how it pales in comparison to Lord of the Rings. This isn't Lord of the Rings, nor is it Citizen Kane. Why some fools insist that every movie must be measured by the yardstick of their own personal favorite I will never understand.
If you're so spoiled by state-of-the-art computer graphics where each creature has an entire team of people working on it, and can't appreciate the human creativity and craftsmanship of great stop-motion animation, don't waste your time on this movie, go watch the latest Pixar release.
Harryhausen's work is remarkable not because it's the most realistic animation ever, but because he was able to achieve remarkable things with sculpture and movement on a budget comparable to today's 30 second ad spots.
Tom Baker steals the movie. He's terrific as the evil sorcerer, villainous but with enough humanity to his character to make him at least somewhat sympathetic.