The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Nathan Juran

Writer:

Ken Kolb (written by)
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Release Date:

23 December 1958 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Fantasy | Action | Adventure

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.

Plot Keywords:

Island | Princess | Magic | Magic Lamp | Sinbad

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

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

Directed by
Nathan Juran

Writing credits
Ken Kolb		(written by) (as Kenneth Kolb)
Ray Harryhausen		story (uncredited)

Produced by
Ray Harryhausen	....	associate producer
Charles H. Schneer	....	producer

Original Music by
Bernard Herrmann

Cinematography by
Wilkie Cooper		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Edwin H. Bryant		(as Edwin Bryant)
Jerome Thoms

Art Direction by
Gil Parrondo		(as Gil Parrendo)

Set Decoration by
José Algueró

Production Management
Luis Roberts	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Pedro de Juan	....	assistant director
Eugenio Martín	....	assistant director (as Eugenio Martin)

Sound Department
John P. Livadary	....	recording supervisor (as John Livadary)

Special Effects by
George Lofgren	....	technical assistant

Visual Effects by
Ray Harryhausen	....	special visual effects creator

Stunts
Enzo Musumeci Greco	....	stunt supervisor (as Enzo Musumeci-Greco)

Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Birtles	....	electrician

Other crew
Bob Gill	....	title designer: main titles
Henri Jaffa	....	technicolor color consultant
Enzo Musumeci Greco	....	fencing master

Production Companies

• Morningside Productions

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (1958) (USA) (theatrical)
• RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (19??) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• LK-TEL Vídeo (19??) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Columbia Pictures (1975) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2000) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2000) (USA) (DVD) (widescreen)
• Columbia TriStar (????) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Pioneer Entertainment (1992) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1991) (USA) (VHS)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Canada:G (Ontario) | UK:U | Australia:G | Australia:PG (DVD rating) | Ireland:PG | Finland:K-16 | USA:G (1975) | West Germany:12 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Caves of Arta, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

Company:

Morningside Productions

Trivia:

This was the first feature using stop-motion animation effects to be completely shot in color.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: In his close-up on the poop deck, Karim's big hoop earring can be clearly seen to be tied on to his (unpierced) ear by a piece of string emerging from beneath the scarf around his head.

Quotes:

Sokurah the Magician: Kill! Kill him!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Black Scorpion (#2.12)" (1990)

A Dazzling Odyssey!

Captain Sinbad must save a miniature princess and the peace between two kingdoms in this monumental adventure film from producer Charles Schneer and director Nathan Juran. Sinbad must get the shell of the legendary Roc's egg on Colossa Island as an ingredient for evil magician Sokurah's potion that will bring the princess back to size. Along the way, we are treated to glimpses of cyclops, a dragon, a fighting skeleton, a snake woman, and some of the greatest stop-motion animation techniques to grace the screen. Ray Harryhausen does a splendid job with his animation and makes this film a true joy to watch. The acting is very good overall; Kerwin Matthews plays a very agile and affable Sinbad, Richard Eyer(from The Invisible Boy) plays a sad genie, and Torin Thatcher is superb as the villainous magician bent on supreme power. A magical voyage indeed!