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

The character wearing a skull mask and called The Great and Wise Oracle is actually a stock footage insert of the leader of the Moon Men taken from Hercules Against the Moon Men (1964), slightly modified by voiceover and light effects. In the movie's next scene battles a stone man on Skull Island. This can be understood as an homage to above-mentioned peplum, in which similarly fashioned stone men play an important role as well.

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Quotes

Jaffar: No one is going to save you! And no one... not Prince Ali... not even his friend Sinbad, the man who I hate more than hate itself, will stand between me... and my heart's desire!... Ha!

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Connections

Follows The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)

User Reviews

For Lou Ferrigno and/or Sword and Sandal fans only

TV's Incredible Hulk, Lou Ferrigno's fourth in a series of Italian made sword and sandal flicks he starred in during the 1980s. Sinbad succeeded two Hercules films and one titled, The Seven Magnificent Gladiators. He reprised roles played by US musclemen, such as Steve Reeves and Gordon Scott, who worked for Italian studios in the early 60s making loads of sword and sandal flicks. In fact, Lou's efforts along with other flicks such as Conan, the Deathstalker series and Lee Horsley's Sword And The Sorcerer were part of an 80s' revival of the 60s' sword and sandal/sorcery genre.

This version of Sinbad was apparently intended for TV but never made it. Beefed up special effects grace this movie version. However, any Sinbad film has to be compared to the three gems made by Ray Harryhausen, the most successful of which was The Golden Voyage Of Sinbad in 1973. Ray's meticulously worked stop motion special effects leave those in Sinbad Of The Seven Seas standing, and that's the point; this film is so wooden. The plot calls for Sinbad to bring home some special stones so that his pal the Prince can marry his beloved Princess who is being held by an evil wizard (John Steiner). He sets sail with a crew that includes a Viking and a Samurai warrior and overcomes such adversities as a laser beam shooting monster and soldiers that rise from the dead. His last feat finds him wrestling himself . See this if you like Lou Ferrigno (he still looks great and has let his curly hair grow out Afro style) and/or sword and sandal pics - just don't expect to be riveted to your seat.