Sinbad of the Seven Seas (1989)

Sinbad and his shipmates aid a young prince, who must battle an evil wizard to gain the hand of a beautiful princess.

Directors:

Enzo G. Castellari, Luigi Cozzi (uncredited)

Writers:

Ian Danby (additional dialogue), Luigi Cozzi (story) (as Lewis Coates)

Stars:

Lou Ferrigno, John Steiner, Roland Wybenga

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lou Ferrigno	...	Sinbad
John Steiner	...	Jaffar
Roland Wybenga	...	Alì
Ennio Girolami	...	Viking (as Enio Girolami)
Hal Yamanouchi	...	Samurai (as Haruhiko Yamanouchi)
Yehuda Efroni	...	Ahmed
Alessandra Martines	...	Alina
Teagan Clive	...	Soukra (as Teagan)
Leo Gullotta	...	Nadir
Stefania Girolami Goodwin	...	Kyra (as Stefania Girolami)
Donald Hodson	...	Calif (as Donal Hodson)
Melonee Rodgers	...	Farida
Cork Hubbert	...	Midget
Romano Puppo	...	Captain
Attilio Cesare Lo Pinto	...	Zombie King (as Attilio Lo Pinto)

Storyline

Fantasy tale based on the tale of the legendary sailor. Here Sinbad must recover five magical stones to free the city of Basra from the evil spell cast by a wizard. His journey takes him to the isle of the Amazons where the queen tries to capture him, to a battle with ghost warriors on the isle of the dead, and ultimately to a battle with his own double.

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Plot Keywords:

rescue | seduction | slow motion | hand to hand combat | threatened with a knife | 

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Taglines:

He must conquer evil on land and at sea!

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Genres:

Adventure | Fantasy

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

Italy USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 December 1989 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Sinbad

Filming Locations:

Basra, Iraq

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cannon Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Color:

Color (Telecolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Originally planned to be made in 1983 as a 3-D project with Luigi Cozzi directing.

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Quotes

Soukra: There you go again, basking in your bubbles of fiction.

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Connections

Featured in Kapitän Cozzi (2015)

User Reviews

One of Edgar Allen Poe's best known works?

So the film would lead you to believe. Mr. Poe's actual story bears little to no similarities to this tale, but the fact that it opens with the claim that it is based on his story is just part of the inane fun that is SINBAD OF THE SEVEN SEAS! This is a film so poorly written, acted, directed, and conceived, with horrible dubbing that it takes on an air of the absurd. If you are not laughing at the film at some point, you must not have a good sense of humor. Fun fact, the short story Edgar Allen Poe actually wrote, "The Thousand and Second Tale of Scheherazade," is an amusing story(far better than this movie) in which Scheherazade tells of Sinbad's last adventure in which real things from an outsiders perspective are described, but not believed by the King.

The Story: Sinbad returns home to find that the evil Jaffar has rested control of the kingdom with his sorcery and brought an age of darkness. Sinbad and his intrepid crew must find the four magic gems that will return peace to the land and save the princess.

Three out of ten stars for the film(I've sadly seen worse) and nine out of ten for unintentional humor.