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Writer:
Beverley Cross (written by)
Release Date:
12 June 1981 (USA)
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An Epic Entertainment Spectacular! more
Plot:
A film adaption of the myth of Perseus and his quest to battle both Medusa and the Kraken monster to save the Princess Andromeda. full summary | add synopsis
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2 wins
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5 nominations
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A Parting Gift from Ray Harryhausen
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Laurence Olivier | ... | Zeus |
 | Claire Bloom | ... | Hera |
 | Maggie Smith | ... | Thetis |
 | Ursula Andress | ... | Aphrodite |
 | Jack Gwillim | ... | Poseidon |
| Susan Fleetwood | ... | Athena |
| Pat Roach | ... | Hephaestus |
 | Harry Hamlin | ... | Perseus |
| Judi Bowker | ... | Andromeda |
| Burgess Meredith | ... | Ammon |
| Siân Phillips | ... | Cassiopeia |
| Flora Robson | ... | Stygian Witch |
| Anna Manahan | ... | Stygian Witch |
| Freda Jackson | ... | Stygian Witch |
| Tim Pigott-Smith | ... | Thallo |
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118 min
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Colour (Metrocolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:12 |
UK:12 (DVD rating) (2005) |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) |
USA:PG (certificate #25716) |
UK:15 (video rating) |
UK:A (original rating) |
Australia:PG |
Finland:K-12 |
Sweden:15 |
West Germany:12 |
Norway:16 |
Singapore:PG
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Incorrectly regarded as goofs: After Bubo has been given to Perseus, Athena can be seen holding Bubo, the owl, in all subsequent scenes at Olympus. However, Athena did not give up her owl but got Hephaestus to make a mechanical owl.
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Zeus:
Perseus has won. My son has triumphed.
Hera: A fortunate young man.
Zeus: Fortune is ally to the brave.
Thetis: What a dangerous precedent. What if there more heroes like him? What if courage and imagination became everyday mortal qualities? What will become of us?
Zeus: We would no longer be needed. But, for the moment, there is sufficient cowardice, sloth and mendacity down there on Earth to last forever.
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Hera: A fortunate young man.
Zeus: Fortune is ally to the brave.
Thetis: What a dangerous precedent. What if there more heroes like him? What if courage and imagination became everyday mortal qualities? What will become of us?
Zeus: We would no longer be needed. But, for the moment, there is sufficient cowardice, sloth and mendacity down there on Earth to last forever.
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I ignored this film when it first came out in 1981. There were just too many cool films to see that year. Friends who saw it told me it was a laughable hoot. Despite it's august cast and attempt to cash in on the mythic quest themes of Star Wars, it rapidly sunk from sight. In 1995, looking for a film appropriate for my 7 year old daughter, I pulled this film out of the 'family' section of my local library. The critics are right. The F/X are clunky, even by 1981 standards.Harry Hamlin is wooden. Judy Bowker is forgettable, and Laurence Olivier hams it up shamelessly...and yet...IT ALL WORKS! The sets and lighting perfectly capture our deepest feellings of mythic Greece. There isn't a drop of contemporary forays into irony & cynicism. It is unalloyed GOOD vs EVIL lovingly given to us by the effects wizard Harryhausen. His monsters have a childlike beauty that makes them 'scary' without trying to gross you out. It's the myth, the quest, and finally the theme that love does conquer all. No need for smart-alecky, eye-winking protaganists. Just a good old fashioned story told straight and true. My now 14yr. old daughter, wife and I just saw it again last night. See it with the child in your life, or the child in you.
Thank you Mr. Harryhausen, for this and all your wonderful films.