Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)

The sailor of legend is framed by the goddess Eris for the theft of the Book of Peace, and must travel to her realm at the end of the world to retrieve it and save the life of his childhood friend Prince Proteus.

Directors:

Patrick Gilmore, Tim Johnson

Writer:

John Logan (screenplay)

Stars:

Brad Pitt, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Joseph Fiennes

9 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Brad Pitt	...	Sinbad (voice)
Catherine Zeta-Jones	...	Marina (voice)
Michelle Pfeiffer	...	Eris (voice)
Joseph Fiennes	...	Proteus (voice)
Dennis Haysbert	...	Kale (voice)
Timothy West	...	Dymas (voice)
Adriano Giannini	...	Rat (voice)
Raman Hui	...	Jin (voice)
Chung Chan	...	Li (voice)
Jim Cummings	...	Luca / Additional Voices (voice)
Conrad Vernon	...	Jed (voice)
Andrew Birch	...	Grum / Chum (voice)
Chris Miller	...	Tower Guard (voice)

Storyline

A Persian sailor named Sinbad is on a quest to find the magical legendary Book of Peace, a mysterious artifact that Eris, the Greek wicked goddess of chaos, has ultimately framed him for stealing! If he fails on this quest, his childhood friend Prince Proteus of Syracuse will take Sindbad's death penalty, while Eris gains a desired foothold of power in the world of mortals.

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Plot Keywords:

arabian | greek goddess | evil goddess | frame up | cult film | 

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for adventure action, some mild sensuality and brief language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Keith Carradine were considered for the role of Proteus.

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Goofs

In the beginning it clearly showed that Eris pulled a thread from the world that is round. When Sinbad reached Tartarus, the "end" of the world indicated that earth is flat.

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Quotes

Proteus: Do you have a plan?
Sinbad: Uh... how about try not to get killed?

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Crazy Credits

There are no opening credits, other than the DreamWorks Pictures logo and the title of the film, which means are followed by the opening shot with Eris. Instead, there is a credits seen at the end of the film are presented in the orders of means there have otherwise been shown at the start. Although by the late 2010s or Cartoon Network, he was a commonplace for feature films to not have opening credits. In 2003, it was identify rather unusual for a major film to not have opening credits.

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Alternate Versions

UK version was edited by 12 secs (removed was a head-butt) to secure a 'U' rating.

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Connections

Referenced in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: The Diamond in the Rough (2018)

User Reviews

Gorgeous and astounding cartoon film with an outstanding and fantastic starring

The movie concerns on Simbad , 1001 nights' hero . The sailor of legend is framed by the goddess Eris for the theft of the Book of Peace , as an object with extraordinary power has been stolen and Simbad must retrieve it but if he doesn't obtain it , his friend prince will be beheaded . Simbad goes out with his ship and the pirates henchmen and as stowaway the prince's girlfriend . They will ought to face off several dangers : storms , ominous mermaids , deep chasms , giant animals and must travel to a realm at the end of the world to retrieve it and save the life of his childhood friend Prince .

In the picture there are mythology , humor , rip-roaring , adventures , swashbuckling and it's pretty bemusing . It's a combo of computer generator and hand-drawn animation by Patrick Gilmore and Tim Johnson with voices from Brad Pitt and Catherine Zeta Jones . The movie mingles spectacular cartoon with FX computer generator as when the heroes are taking on monsters because these are made by computer . The confrontation amongst the starring and the giant bird named Roc (also appears in ¨The seventh voyage of Simbad¨ directed by Nathan Juran) is mesmerizing and fascinating , it's the best part of the film . In the movie there is a homage to Ray Harryhausen because the monsters are similar , though here are made by computer and on Ray's films are by means of Dynamation and stop-motion . Film obtained much success likeness to previous motion picture ¨Treasure planet¨ , both of them achieved quite money at the box office.

Good production by Jerry Katzemberg , David Geffen who along with Steven Spielberg constituted Dreamworks . Harry Gregson Williams' musical score is atmospheric and enjoyable . The fable will appeal to fantasy fans and adventure cartoon buffs . Rating : Very nice , well catching .

Details

Official Sites:

DreamWorks

Country:

USA

Language:

English Cantonese Italian

Release Date:

2 July 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,874,477, 6 July 2003

Gross USA:

$26,483,452

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$80,773,077

Company Credits

Production Co:

DreamWorks, DreamWorks Animation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min 85 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1