The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973)

Sinbad and the vizier of Marabia, followed by evil magician Koura, seek the three golden tablets that can gain them access to the ancient temple of the Oracle of All Knowledge.

Director:

Gordon Hessler

Writers:

Brian Clemens (screenplay), Brian Clemens (story)

Stars:

John Phillip Law, Caroline Munro, Tom Baker

3 wins.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
John Phillip Law	...	Sinbad
Caroline Munro	...	Margiana
Tom Baker	...	Koura
Douglas Wilmer	...	Vizier
Martin Shaw	...	Rachid
Grégoire Aslan	...	Hakim (as Gregoire Aslan)
Kurt Christian	...	Haroun
Takis Emmanuel	...	Achmed
David Garfield	...	Abdul (as John D. Garfield)
Aldo Sambrell	...	Omar

Storyline

Sinbad and his crew intercept a homunculus carrying a golden tablet. Koura, the creator of the homunculus and practitioner of evil magic, wants the tablet back and pursues Sinbad. Meanwhile Sinbad meets the Vizier who has another part of the interlocking golden map, and they mount a quest across the seas to solve the riddle of the map, accompanied by a slave girl with a mysterious tattoo of an eye on her palm. They encounter strange beasts, tempests, and the dark interference of Koura along the way.

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Plot Keywords:

treasure chest | gold coin | sinbad | map | riddle | 

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Taglines:

Dynarama Means Supreme Adventure!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English Arabic

Release Date:

25 January 1974 (UK)

Also Known As:

A Nova Viagem de Sinbad

Filming Locations:

Torrent de Pareis, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

Box Office

Budget:

$982,351 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$11,000,000, 31 December 1974

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$16,000,000, 31 December 1974

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ameran Films, Morningside Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor) (uncredited)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Takis Emmanuel is dubbed by Robert Rietty

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Goofs

When the figurehead sinks to the ocean floor and resurfaces, the map being held changes hands (flipped shots).

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Quotes

[first lines]
Lookout: [shouting from the crow's nest] A fine clear morning! And all is well!

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Alternate Versions

At 0:49:27 on the VHS version (PAL time) (and presumably on the original release print) you can see when Sinbad is helping Margiana from the boat to the sand on the beach, for a couple of seconds and by mere accident, Caroline Munro's nipple. On the DVD it's been covered by a digital addition to her hair.

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Connections

Featured in Animation Lookback: The Best of Stop Motion - Ray Harryhausen 2/2 (2014)

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Soundtracks

Kali Walk Dance
(uncredited)
Music by John Mayer

User Reviews

Trust in Allah, but tie up your camel!

Ah, yes; Ray Harryhausen and Sinbad. This is my favorite of the Sinbad films. Yes John Phillip Law is not an a-list actor; but, for once, he's not bad. Tom Baker is outstanding as the evil wizard. Carolie Munro is the breast, er, best sight in the film.

Harryhausen really captures the atmosphere of the Arabian Nights. There is adventure, mystery, terror, love, comedy, and some pretty good sword fights. I'll put the six-armed Kali up against the skeleton from the Seventh Voyage of Sinbad any day. And Tom Baker's wizard is far more evil.

Look, forget about CGI and enter the world of Dynamation! You'll have a good time. Now, where's that scene where Caroline Munro.........