The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)

Director:

Nathan Juran

Writer:

Ken Kolb (written by)

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:

Princess | Island | Magic | Sinbad | Escape

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

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:

Alfred Brown is dubbed.

Goofs:

Continuity: A different man grabs the king cobra. Sokurah reaches into the basket to pick up the cobra during his magic act. A switch to closeup shows a man with different sleeves, and three-to-four closeup frames show a hairy-headed man. Sokurah the magician is completely bald. When Sokura throws the serpent into the jar, it is blue-colored, not brown. (This is not a problem in the correctly framed 1.85:1 theatrical aspect ratio, only the full frame version.)

Quotes:

Princess Parisa: When the big that is small,
Princess Parisa: Shall again become tall,
Princess Parisa: Into fiery rock,
Princess Parisa: To rise you must fall.

Movie Connections:

Version of Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)

Magical

The first in the series. DVD review.

In order to reverse a spell that has shrunk his girlfriend Sinbad must find eggshell from a large two-headed bird.

Enjoyable movie that's only let down by being aimed at a young audience. There a few one-eyed Cyclops, a sword-wielding skeleton, a two-headed bird, a dragon, a boy-genie in a lamp, and a beautiful princess. Mathews make a good lead - but he's too kind to his mutinous crew. Directed by Juran who also did the laughable Brain From Planet Arous. Followed by two sequels in the '70s. If you liked these movies then check out Jack The Giant Killer and Mysterious Island.

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad is a remarkable adventure movie.