Famed sea captain and adventurer Sinbad (John Phillip Law) journeys to the lost continent of Lemuria – accompanied by the deposed Grand Vizier of Marabia (Douglas Wilmer) who hides his scarred features behind a mask, shopkeeper’s son Haroun (Kurt Christian) and pneumatic slave girl, Margiana (Caroline Munro) – to find the fabled Fountain of Destiny.
He is pursued by the dark magician Koura (a very charismatic and sinister Tom Baker, trading his TARDIS and scarf for a turban and a cape) who is determined to restore his failing powers at the fountain.
Koura conjures a number of monsters to block Sinbad’s path, including a tiny, flying homunculus, a one-eyed centaur, a ship’s figurehead brought to life and a six-armed statue of the goddess Kali.
The screenplay is by Brian Clemens based on ideas developed by special effects titan Ray Harryhausen and the film is essentially a showcase for the model animation and special effects scenes.
The lengthy, incredibly rendered sword-fight with Kali is, without a doubt, the highlight of the film – it’s the most kinetic creation of Harryhausen, imbued with far more locomotion and personality than its hammy human co-stars.
After a desperate struggle, Sinbad succeeds in appointing the right ruler.
Sinbad
John Phillip Law Margiana
Caroline Munro Koura
Tom Baker The Vizier
Douglas Wilmer Rachid
Martin Shaw Hakim
Grégoire Aslan Haroun
Kurt Christian Achmed
Takis Emmanuel Abdul
John David Garfield Omar
Aldo Sambrell Oracle
Robert Shaw (voice)
Director
Gordon Hessler
Video
Related Posts
Incense for the Damned (1971) Tony Seymore (Alexander Davion) relates the story of how he was asked to investigate the whereabouts of Richard Fountain (Patrick…
Innocent Bystanders (1972) Featuring Stanely Baker’s last big-screen role, Innocent Bystanders looks and feels like a hard-boiled low-rent James Bond. Proof that Baker…
Barefoot Executive, The (1971) In Disney's The Barefoot Executive, a chimpanzee becomes head of programming at a TV station (insert your own joke here). A…
Tiger's Don't Cry (1977) This South African production stars Anthony Quinn as "Sailor" Slade, a male nurse who is assigned to tend to ailing…
Blue Fin (1978) Accident prone son 'Snook' Pascoe (Greg Rowe) is forever making mistakes much to the chagrin of his gruff father Bill…
Cassandra Crossing, The (1976) Not the most well-known or most successful of the disaster movie genre, The Cassandra Crossing contains a plot that takes in…
At The Earth's Core (1976) This sci-fi thriller follows a Victorian-era expedition headed by American explorer David Innes (Doug McClure) and fidgety British scientist Dr…
Australia After Dark (1975) This 1975 'Ozploitation' pretend documentary - shot on 16mm film then blown up to 35mm for distribution - looks at…
Sinbad
Hakim
