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The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) -- When a princess is shrunken by an evil wizard, Sinbad must undertake a quest to an island of monsters to cure her and prevent a war.

Overview

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Director:
Nathan Juran
Writer:
Ken Kolb (written by)
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Release Date:
23 December 1958 (USA) more
Tagline:
8th Wonder of the Screen!
Plot:
When a princess is shrunken by an evil wizard, Sinbad must undertake a quest to an island of monsters to cure her and prevent a war. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
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Fantasy Movie Producer Schneer Dead At 88
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Classic fantasy adventure from the 50s. more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Kerwin Mathews ... Sinbad
Kathryn Grant ... Princess Parisa
Richard Eyer ... Barani - the Genie
Torin Thatcher ... Sokurah the Magician
Alec Mango ... Caliph
Danny Green ... Karim
Harold Kasket ... Sultan
Alfred Brown ... Harufa
Nana DeHerrera ... Sadi (as Nana de Herrera)
Nino Falanga ... Gaunt Sailor
Luis Guedes ... Crewman
Virgilio Teixeira ... Ali
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Runtime:
88 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)

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Initially, Ray Harryhausen wanted Miklós Rózsa or Max Steiner to score The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958), but Charles H. Schneer persuaded Harryhausen to agree to hire Bernard Herrmann instead. Herrmann's score was so well received, and he worked so well with Schneer and Harryhausen, he ended up scoring three more of their films: The 3 Worlds of Gulliver (1960), Mysterious Island (1961), and Jason and the Argonauts (1963). Harryhausen eventually got his wish, however, when Miklós Rózsa scored The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1974). more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: During the fight with the sailors, a third punch that Sinbad throws misses, but is heard. more
Quotes:
Barani - the Genie: I cannot return to the real world until I am called by my name... Barani. more
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Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#23.16)" (2000) more

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Classic fantasy adventure from the 50s., 24 December 2006
7/10
Author: ba.harrison from Hampshire, England

After his wife-to-be, Princess Parisa (Kathryn Grant), is shrunk by an evil magician, Sinbad (Kerwin Mathews) undertakes a perilous journey to a mysterious monster inhabited island, in an attempt to restore her to full size (and who can blame him—she's a total babe and wears the kind of outfit most red-blooded men wish they could get their woman into).

Almost fifty years on, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad may seem dated (particularly for those only familiar with CGI monsters) but, in my opinion, it still has the power to captivate and amaze. With Ray Harryhausen's wonderful stop motion effects (which include a cyclops, a dragon, a snake-woman, a giant two-headed bird and an animated skeleton) and a timeless magical tale of swashbuckling heroics, director Nathan Juran delivers a classic slice of fantasy cinema.

A cracking opening gets straight to the action with Sinbad and his men encountering bad-guy Sokurah when their ship is blown off course and ends up at the island of Colossa. The wicked magician is being chased by a cyclops, but is rescued by Sinbad and his men, who help him to safety aboard their vessel. Sokurah wishes to be returned to the island in order to get his hands on a magic lamp (now in the possession of the cyclops), but Sinbad is headed for Bagdad where he is to be married to the gorgeous Parisa, and ain't nothing going to stop him from tying the knot. Nothing, that is, 'cept for his woman being reduced to the size of a small doll.

Not realising that Sokurah is to blame for her diminutive stature, Sinbad is conned into returning to Colossa, where the nasty magician says he can create a potion which will return Parisa to normal.

Great fun from start to finish, The 7th Voyage is packed full of great scenes (my favourite being the Cyclops preparing a tasty snack—spit-roasted sailor) and is perfect fare for fantasy-loving kids and adults alike. And, if you like this, seek out the Golden Voyage of Sinbad, which I think is even better.

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