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Genres:
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Adventure /
Action /
Fantasy /
Family /
Romance
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Release:
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Director:
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Desmond Davis
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Actors:
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Laurence Olivier,
Ursula Andress,
Susan Fleetwood,
Siân Phillips,
Harry Hamlin,
Anna Manahan,
Claire Bloom,
Maggie Smith,
Jack Gwillim,
Pat Roach,
Judi Bowker,
Burgess Meredith,
Flora Robson,
Freda Jackson,
Tim Pigott-Smith
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Duration:
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118 min.
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Rating:
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(6.6/10)142
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Plot Summary:
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The Greek allegory of Perseus and Andromeda in a genuine presentation of ancient Greece, featuring an all-name cast of actors and assorted classic mythological creatures the winged horse Pegasus and the pitiless Medusa whose glance turns people to stone.
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A childhood favourite!
I remember going to the cinema with my Dad & Brother to watch this back in 1981. We previously went to see a re-release of 'The Seventh Voyage Of Sinbad' and 'Clash Of The Titans' is easily up there in terms of special effects and entertainment. The stop-motion which is employed is one of the last times it was used for a film of this scale and in a way it's a shame. I still reckon to this day that CGI has yet to be perfected. Give me real clay over cartoony graphics any day. The Star Wars prequels and - shock horror - even the Lord Of The Rings trilogy looks like its come straight from the makers of Looney Tune cartoons! This is Greek mythology at its best. I was 9 when I first saw this and I still remember having nightmares thanks to Medusa!
Harryhausen's swan song
This was the last film which employed the talents of Ray Harryhausen and features some of his best work. The stop-go animations hold up well against modern CGI methods, for example, the sequence using Medusa not only required a slight change in movement for each frame of the sequence, but as Medusa had thirteen snakes on her head each of these needed minor movements also! The plot itself revolves around the legend of Perseus and Andromeda, and while not knowing enough myself to vouch for the story's accuracy, I know that the film has been used in some American schools as part of taught modules on Greek mythology. As an owner of the US DVD release, the film transfer is bright and colourful although there has been no restoration, it appears to have been taken from the same master which w...
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