Captain Sindbad (1963)

Director:

Byron Haskin

Writers (WGA):

Ian McLellan Hunter (written by) (originally as Samuel B. West) and
Guy Endore (written by) (originally as Harry Relis)

Release Date:

19 June 1963 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Fantasy | Adventure

Tagline:

326 Magic Tricks Light The Screen As Sinbad Fights The Evil El Carim!

Plot Keywords:

Stabbed In The Chest | Dictator | Hydra | Wedding | Mute Person

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Kapitän Sindbad (West Germany)

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA | West Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:G | USA:Approved | USA:G (video release) | West Germany:12 (nf) | Finland:K-12

Filming Locations:

Bavaria Filmstudios, Geiselgasteig, Grünwald, Bavaria, Germany

Company:

King Brothers Productions

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: In the scene with the crocodiles/alligators in the swamp, wires can be seen pulling the animals towards the terrified man.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Featured in Fantastic Fantasy Fright-o-Rama Show Vol. 1 (1996) (V)

Sindbad the perfect 1001 night fairytale for kids as well as adults

When I saw this movie for the first time it must have been already in the 80ties, long past my kid years. I wanted to see it long before that, because Guy Williams was it in as the hero, who also played Zorro/don Diego de la Vega in the 50ties Walt Disney television series and remained a favorite show of mine ever since. Finally, in the 80ties, I was able to track down a copy of Captain Sindbad on VHS. Contrarily to many other movies or television shows one sees in later years, with the same stars one adored in earlier years, this movie was not disappointing but rather still enchanting. I suppose, the actors were not that good, the story was maybe corny, the special effects were probably lame (to put it mildly) by today standards, but nevertheless, there was a certain charm, a certain magic one can hardly imagine nowadays. Guy Williams was as dashing as Sindbad as he was in the Zorro television series. As an adult, to watch and appreciate this, one have to keep some of the open-mindedness of a child. It's a perfect movie for all of those. Maybe not anymore the perfect movie for all of the family because the kids nowadays are so used to see elaborate special effects they will judge this as boring old stuff. I guess that's where old movies like this go, same as broken hearts in the Witney Houston song: into fond memories...

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