Captain Sindbad (1963)

Director:

Byron Haskin

Writers:

Ian McLellan Hunter, Guy Endore

Stars:

Guy Williams, Heidi Brühl, Pedro Armendáriz

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Guy Williams	...	Capt. Sindbad
Heidi Brühl	...	Princess Jana
Pedro Armendáriz	...	El Kerim (as Pedro Armendariz)
Abraham Sofaer	...	Galgo
Bernie Hamilton	...	Quinius
Helmuth Schneider	...	Bendar
Margaret Jahnen	...	Lady-in-Waiting
Rolf Wanka	...	The King
Walter Barnes	...	Rolf
James Dobson	...	Iffritch
Maurice Marsac	...	Ahmed
Henry Brandon	...	Col. Kabar
John Crawford	...	Aram
Geoffrey Toone	...	Mohar
Lawrence Montaigne	...	Jafar

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

heart in hand | weather control | wedding | princess | theft | 

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Taglines:

Scimitars flash... danger flames... as adventure's mightiest hero dares his greatest conquest!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA West Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 June 1963 (USA)

Also Known As:

Kapitän Sindbad

Filming Locations:

Bavaria Filmstudios, Geiselgasteig, Grünwald, Bavaria, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

King Brothers Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

The parrot seen in the palace during the spider dance sequence is a South American species. South America and the rest of the New World would not have been known to the people living during the Abbasid Caliphate for at least 300 or more years.

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Quotes

Galgo: There are three men before whome a woman need have no shame: her husband, her doctor and her magician.

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Connections

Featured in Cheezy Fantasy Trailers (2006)

User Reviews

Yuck

CAPTAIN SINDBAD (what was with that spelling?) was one of those forgettable late 50s/early 60s flicks that, like Steve Reeves in THE THIEF OF BAGHDAD and THE WHITE WARRIOR, were aimed squarely at the Saturday afternoon matinée kiddie crowd. You know, the kind you paid a couple of dimes for and proceeded to chatter and joke and laugh your way through. The only reason anyone remembers this awful flick today is the lead is played by Guy "Zorro" Williams. He made a dashing Sinbad in an otherwise hopelessly inept quickie of a flick that was all talk and no action. And this was directed by Byron Haskin, of all people. If must watch a Sinbad flick, see the 40s job with Doug Fairbanks Jr. or any of the Harryhausen Sinbad flicks, even the final one that was almost as bad as this. There's also the Popeye cartoon and the one made by the Fleischers featuring a very strange Sinbad, who is both old and tiny to boot.