Jack the Giant Killer (1962)
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58% of users liked it
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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 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 Sinbad, plays Jack, who rescues Meredith and promises to escort her to safety. Stop-motion animator Jim Danforth creates several fire-breathing perils along the same lines as Ray Harryhausen's special effects in Sinbad; happily, Danforth emulates the Harryhausen style without stooping to imitation. Prominent among the supporting actors is Don Beddoe as an impish genie. In the recently reissued prints of Jack the Giant Killer, most of the original voices have been dubbed over, and incongruous musical numbers added. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Nathan Juran
- Genres
- Kids & Family, Classics, Science Fiction & Fantasy
G,
- In Theaters
- Jun 13, 1962 Wide
- Studio
- MGM
Critic Reviews
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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.
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Cast
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Kerwin Mathews
as Jack
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Judi Meredith
as Princess Elaine
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Torin Thatcher
as Pendragon
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Don Beddoe
as Imp in Bottle
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Walter Burke
as Garna
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Barry Kelley
as Sigurd
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Anna Lee
as Lady Constance
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Dayton Lummis
as King Mark
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Ken Mayer
as Boatswain
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Roger Mobley
as Peter
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Tudor Owen
as Chancellor
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Helen Wallace
as Jack's Mother
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Robert Gist
as Capt. McFadden
