Jason and the Argonauts (film)
Categories: Film stubs | 1963 films | Fantasy films
Jason and the Argonauts (1963) is a rousing fantasy adventure movie based upon the characters Jason and the Argonauts of Greek mythology. Directed by Don Chaffee, with animation effects by Ray Harryhausen, this film is famous for its fantastic monsters including the harpies, the giant Talos, and the many-headed Hydra that guards the Golden Fleece. The scene where armed skeletons rise up to fight the heroes is still considered the high point of stop motion animation.
For lovers of film music, this movie features a score composed by Bernard Herrmann, who is also notable for other fantasy films including Mysterious Island and The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad.
The cast included Todd Armstrong as Jason, Nancy Kovack as high princess Medea, and Nigel Green as Hercules