Jason and the Argonauts

19631963
GG
1h 44min

Jason and the Argonauts (1963)

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The legendary Greek hero leads a team of intrepid adventurers in a perilous quest for the legendary Golden Fleece.The legendary Greek hero leads a team of intrepid adventurers in a perilous quest for the legendary Golden Fleece.The legendary Greek hero leads a team of intrepid adventurers in a perilous quest for the legendary Golden Fleece.

Director
- Don Chaffey
Writers
- Jan Read(screenplay)
- Beverley Cross(screenplay)
- Apollonios Rhodios(poem "The Argonautica")
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Jason and the Argonauts (1963)

Jason and the Argonauts (1963)

Jason and the Argonauts (1963)

Jason and the Argonauts (1963)

Director
- Don Chaffey
Writers
- Jan Read(screenplay)
- Beverley Cross(screenplay)
- Apollonios Rhodios(poem "The Argonautica") (uncredited)
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Jason has been prophesied to take the throne of Thessaly. When he saves Pelias from drowning, but does not recognize him as the man who had earlier killed his father, Pelias tells Jason to travel to Colchis to find the Golden Fleece. Jason follows his advice and assembles a sailing crew of the finest men in Greece, including Hercules. They are under the protection of Hera, queen of the gods. Their voyage is replete with battles against harpies, a giant bronze Talos, a hydra, and an animated skeleton army, all brought to life by the special effects wizardry of Ray Harryhausen. —Rick Gregory <rag.apa@email.apa.org>

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Taglines
- Greatest Odyssey Of The Ages - for the first time on the screen
Genres
Certificate
- G
Parents guide

Trivia
Ray Harryhausen regarded this as his best film.

Goofs
Around 00:36:31, the ship's stern is near the rocks in the sea, near the beach. Around 00:36:43, the ship is at sea, there is nothing around it. Around 00:36:45, the ship is near the beach and rocks again.

Quotes
Phineas: Zeus, I was a sinner. I've never tried to deny it. But I didn't sin every day. Why then do you punish me *every day*?

Alternate versions
A brief scene was cut from the skeleton fight where the decapitated skeleton is seen feeling around for its head. In addition the UK cinema version was cut by the BBFC to remove the shrieking made by the skeletons from a face-on shot during the initial charge, and video versions featured the same print. DVD versions are uncut.

Connections
Featured in Monsters and Magic (1972)

Top review

Excellent Fantasy Film.

Jason and The Argonauts is a great film to watch and escape reality. This is one of those movies that you know is not real but you just enjoy it and have fun watching it. I think this film is underrated because it was not given one Oscar nomination. I think this film should have been nominated for Best Art Direction and Set Decoration, Cinematography, Bernard Herrmann's Original Score and Film Editing. When I first saw this movie on Turner Classic Movies one night, I was only excited to see the Skeleton Fight at the end which took Ray Harryhausen and special effects crew three months to create that entire sequence. This is a Great movie and I encourage all of "The Lord of The Rings" fans to watch this and see a great masterpiece of classic fantasy and old fashioned special effects. **** out of ****!

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Release date
- June 19, 1963 (United States)
Countries of origin
- United Kingdom
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- Sinbad and the Age of Muses
Filming locations
- Salerno, Campania, Italy
Production company
- Charles H. Schneer Productions
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Budget
- $2,500,000 (estimated)

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Runtime
- 1h 44min
Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1(original ratio)

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