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The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
Directed by Gordon Hessler
Produced by Charles H. Schneer
Ray Harryhausen
Starring John Phillip Law
Tom Baker
Takis Emmanuel
Caroline Munro
Douglas Wilmer
Martin Shaw
Music by Miklós Rózsa
Cinematography Ted Moore, BSC
Editing by Roy Watts
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date(s) 5 April 1974 (1974-04-05)
Running time 105 min.
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Budget $982,351

The Golden Voyage of Sinbad is an exciting fantasy movie from 1974. It stars John Phillip Law as the famous sailor Sinbad. The movie is especially known for its amazing stop-motion effects created by Ray Harryhausen. Stop-motion is a special animation technique. It makes still objects look like they are moving. Harryhausen was a master at bringing mythical creatures to life this way.

This film is the second of three Sinbad movies that Harryhausen made. The other two are The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) and Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977). The Golden Voyage of Sinbad was so good that it won the very first Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film.

Meet the Characters

  • John Phillip Law plays Sinbad. He is the brave hero of the story.
  • Tom Baker plays Koura. He is the main villain in the movie. Tom Baker's acting in this film was so impressive that it helped him get the lead role in the famous TV series Doctor Who.
  • Takis Emmanuel plays Achmed. His voice was dubbed by Robert Rietty.
  • Caroline Munro plays Margiana. She was well known for appearing in advertisements before this movie.
  • Douglas Wilmer plays The Vizier.
  • Kurt Christian plays Haroun.
  • Martin Shaw plays Rachid.
  • Robert Shaw plays the Oracle of All Knowledge. He was not credited for this role.

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