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
Ferdinando Poggi	...	Kali Stand-In (as Fernando Poggi)

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:

Sinbad battles the creatures of legend in the miracle of Dynarama!

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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

The Griffin, which fights the One-Eyed Centaur, was originally going to be a Neanderthal man, according to Ray Harryhausen's early concept art for the project (illustrated in charcoal pencil). The "Neanderthal man" concept would later be realized into the Troglodyte in Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977).

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Goofs

Standing beside Sinbad at the "Pool of Untold Riches", the reflection of Margiana in the water steps up beside the reflection of Sinbad a few seconds before Margiana actually steps up next to Sinbad.

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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

Followed by Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977)

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Soundtracks

Kali Walk Dance
(uncredited)
Music by John Mayer

User Reviews

Pure Gold!

Contrary to a previous viewer's opinion, The Golden Voyage of Sinbad is a wonderful, exciting film. The plot is a bit complex as a malevolent sorcerer races with Sinbad against time to secure a missing piece of an amulet that will insure the holder of powers beyond imagination. John Phillip Law is a pretty decent Sinbad, and the rest of the cast is quite adequate with Caroline Munro busting out of her outfit as both a figurative and literal standout and Tom Baker is very good as the evil magician. The real star once again, however, is Ray Harryhausen. His stop-motion creations are all very good. This time round we get a gargoyle-like homonculus, a wooden siren, a griffin, a centaur, and the image of six-armed Kali. The action sequences are riveting and the pace of the film is nice and brisk. Very entertaining!