Jack the Giant Killer

Jack the Giant Killer (1962)

  • 60% of users liked it
    (1,676 ratings)

Nathan Juran, director of The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad, tries to make the magic happen again on a much more attenuated budget in Jack the Giant Killer. Torin Thatcher, another Sinbad alumnus, plays a wicked wizard who kidnaps toothsome-princess Judi Meredith. Kerwin Mathews, still another veteran of… More

G, 1 hr. 35 min.
Directed By
Nathan Juran
Genres
Kids & Family, Classics, Science Fiction & Fantasy
In Theaters
Jun 13, 1962 Wide
On DVD
Sep 4, 2001
MGM

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    In spite of its obvious flaws (inferior animations), Jack the Giant Killer is movie magic that's rife with rich fantasy and winsome playfulness.

Critic ratings and reviews powered by RottenTomatoes.com

Fresh (60% or more critics rated the movie positively)

Rotten (59% or fewer critics rated the movie positively)

Featured Audience Ratings

  • xGary X


    One of my favourites as a nipper, an enjoyable old school fantasy full of inventive visual effects and costumes. Torin Thatcher makes a wonderfully malevolent evil wizard.

  • The S


    For a childrens' film in the style of a fairytale, this is one SCARY picture - some of the stop-motion violence is quite harsh and the witches !.. Well, the witches are seriously macabre and the weird, cheap looking effects that surround them make them more so. I'm not sure… More

  • Anthony V


    The musical numbers aren't that great, but the Harryhausen special effects make it worth your while.

Cast

See full cast

facebook_logo

Now you can share movies with your friends on Facebook!

  • Discover movies your friends are watching
  • Keep track of what you want to see
  • Add your reviews to your Timeline