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Jason And The Argonauts Details

1963 Certificate U
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The legendary Greek hero leads a team of intrepid adventurers in a perilous quest for the legendary Golden Fleece. Jason has been prophesied to take the throne of Thessaly. When he saves Pelias from drowning, but does not recognize him as the man who had earlier killed his father, Pelias tells Jason to travel to Colchis to find .. Read more

Starring Todd Armstrong, Nancy Kovack, Gary Raymond, Laurence Naismith
Director Don Chaffey
Genres Action/Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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Jason And The Argonauts

The legendary Greek hero leads a team of intrepid adventurers in a perilous quest for the legendary Golden Fleece. Jason has been prophesied to take the throne of Thessaly. When he saves Pelias from drowning, but does not recognize him as the man who had earlier killed his father, Pelias tells Jason to travel to Colchis to find the Golden Fleece. Jason follows his advice and assembles a sailing crew of the finest men in Greece, including Hercules. They are under the protection of Hera, queen of the gods. Their voyage is replete with battles against harpies, a giant bronze Talos, a hydra, and an animated skeleton army.

Starring Todd Armstrong, Nancy Kovack, Gary Raymond, Laurence Naismith
Director Don Chaffey
Studio SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 39 mins
Certificate Certificate U
Genres Action/Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Language DVD: English
Dubbed French, German, Italian, Spanish
Subtitles DVD: Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
Released DVD: 23 Aug 1999
Production year: 1963
Format DVD
  • Critics' reviews (2) of Jason And The Argonauts

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  • 3 stars out of 4

    Rambling semi-classic mythological fantasy which keeps its tongue firmly in its cheek and provides a framework for some splendid stop-frame animation.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
  • Jolly juvenile adventure in which Jason (the rather stolid Armstrong) is aided - or hindered - by assorted whimsical... read more on Time Out

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  • 6 out of 6 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    greek myth is fantastic!, this movie shows why

    ' Jason And The Argonauts' tells

    the tale of Jason the young boy

    who returns to seek the throne

    which is rightfully his. but Hera, queen of Mount Olympus has made an agreement with her husband, Zeus that

    Jason search for the golden fleece which has the power of eternal life.

    so Jason does so by hiring on sailors like Hercules - the strongest man alive

    and Zeus's son. the film dosen't exactly have Hercules as the wise,brave

    hero but more the carefree, matcho man.

    with some wondrous effects the statues of talos, the cursed skeletons, the hydra etc all courtesy of special effects genius Ray Harryhausen [ Clash Of The Titans, Golden Voyage of Sinbad]

    this film really is fabulous. i saw this film when i was 11 and have been in love with it ever since. you must see this movie it's well worth it!

    *****

      • A customer from Newcastle, Upon Tyne
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  • 3 out of 4 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Jason and the Argonauts is one of my all time childhood favourites and has been hailed a classic for its amazing visual effects by Ray Harryhausen. How ever I have rated this film not on nostalga or heroism but on fact.

    This is one of those special films that doesn't age. Based on the greek mythology of the classic adventure for the golden fleece, full of everything for the family. It's got it all! The romance, the fight scenes, and some of the best plastascene models even by todays standards. The acting is fair but the script is basic and it ends abruptly! It isn't the best of films bought out at the same time. Clash of the titans is far better script wise and for great adventure I'd turn to Sinbad.

    If your a Ray Harryhausen fan you'll love it, and it's a good one to make the kids watch purely for its good clean action/adventure.

    All in all though I'd recomend you all watch it because it is a CLASSIC and if you don't like it, it's one of those films that you appreciate for what it is!

      • Psyren#1 from MEIFOD
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