The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1974)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Gordon Hessler

Writers:

Brian Clemens (screenplay)
Brian Clemens (story) ...

Release Date:

12 April 1974 (West Germany)

Genre:

Family | Adventure | Fantasy | Action

Tagline:

Dynarama Means Supreme Adventure!

Plot:

Sinbad and his crew intercept a homunculus carrying a golden tablet. Koura, the creator of the homunculus and practitioner of evil magic...

Plot Keywords:

Sinbad | Slave Girl | Quest | Tattoo | Slave

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

John Phillip Law	...	Captain Sinbad
Caroline Munro	...	Margiana
Tom Baker	...	Prince Koura
Douglas Wilmer	...	Vizier
Martin Shaw	...	Rachid
Grégoire Aslan	...	Hakim (as Gregoire Aslan)
Kurt Christian	...	Haroun
Takis Emmanuel	...	Achmed
David Garfield	...	Abdul (as John D. Garfield)
Ferdinando Poggi	...	Kali stand-in (as Fernando Poggi)
Aldo Sambrell	...	Omar

Also Known As:

Sinbad's Golden Voyage (UK) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:105 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:G (Ontario) | Singapore:PG | Iceland:12 | Finland:K-12 (1978) | Finland:K-16 (1974) | Ireland:G | Sweden:11 | UK:U | USA:G

Filming Locations:

Caves of Arta, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

This film helped Tom Baker get the lead role in "Doctor Who" (1963)

Goofs:

Continuity: The tips on the swords that the animated Kali are holding are different from the tips on the swords used in the close-up scenes.

Quotes:

Sinbad: Make a rope, out of your turbans and sashes.
Haroun: [Takes off his sash] Come on everyone, use your turbans and sashes.
[his pants fall down]

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#28.15)" (2002)

Pure Gold!

Contrary to a previous viewer's opinion, The Golden Voyage of Sinbad is a wonderful, exciting film. The plot is a bit complex as a malevolent sorcerer races with Sinbad against time to secure a missing piece of an amulet that will insure the holder of powers beyond imagination. John Phillip Law is a pretty decent Sinbad, and the rest of the cast is quite adequate with Caroline Munro busting out of her outfit as both a figurative and literal standout and Tom Baker is very good as the evil magician. The real star once again, however, is Ray Harryhausen. His stop-motion creations are all very good. This time round we get a gargoyle-like homonculus, a wooden siren, a griffin, a centaur, and the image of six-armed Kali. The action sequences are riveting and the pace of the film is nice and brisk. Very entertaining!