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The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) - Theatrical Trailer - © Columbia Pictures

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Film: The 7th Voyage of Sinbad.


Starring: Kerwin Mathews as Sinbad, Torin Thatcher, Kathryn Grant, Richard Eyer and Alec Mango.


Directed by: Nathan H. Juran.


Story & Screenplay written by: Kenneth Kolb.


Distributed by: © Columbia Pictures.


Theatrical Release Date: December 23, 1958 (USA)


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Synopsis!
"The 7th Voyage of Sinbad" is a 1958 Technicolor fantasy film released by Columbia Pictures, directed by Nathan H. Juran, and was the first of Columbia's "Sinbad trilogy" conceptualized and animated by Ray Harryhausen (the others being The Golden Voyage of Sinbad and Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger).

While similarly named, the film does not follow the plot of the tale "The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad the Sailor."

In 2008, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".


Plot!
Legendary adventurer Sinbad the Sailor (Kerwin Matthews) and his crew land on an island for provisions. While exploring, Sinbad encounters Sokurah the magician (Torin Thatcher), fleeing from a giant cyclops. They are able to escape, but Sokurah drops his magic lamp when the cyclops throws a boulder into the sea, overturning their boat. The cyclops finds and keeps the lamp. Though Sokurah offers Sinbad much to get it back for him, Sinbad refuses. He and his fiancé, Princess Parisa (Kathryn Grant), are on their way to Baghdad to be married, to cement ties between their two nations.

When the Caliph of Baghdad (Alec Mango) refuses to provide Sokurah a ship and crew to retrieve his treasure, the magician secretly shrinks Parisa to the size of a hand. Sokurah claims that he knows of a potion that can restore her, but it requires a piece of the eggshell of a roc, a giant, two-headed bird that coincidentally nests on the island of the cyclops. The caliph has no choice but to provide a ship. Sinbad enlists his loyal men from the previous voyage, but they are not enough, so he also has to recruit thieves and murderers from the Caliph's prison.

When they reach the island, the cutthroats mutiny and capture Sokurah, Sinbad, and his men. However, screaming demons madden the crew, and the ship is in danger of being dashed upon the rocks. One of the mutineers releases Sinbad so he can save the ship. Afterwards, Sinbad regains control of the men.

On the island, Sokurah insists on splitting into two groups, so that if one is caught, the other can try to rescue them. Indeed, Sinbad's party is captured by the cyclops. Sokurah finds them, but refuses to release the prisoners from their wooden cage, instead going on to retrieve the magic lamp. The cyclops chases him, forcing him to drop the lamp. Meanwhile, Sinbad slips Parisa between the bars and she unlatches the cage. Sinbad manages to blind the cyclops and trick it into falling off a cliff to its death.

Sinbad still needs Sokurah to guide him, but keeps the lamp, though he does not know how to use it. Parisa suggests she enter the lamp. Inside, she talks to the boy genie (Richard Eyer). He tells her how to summon him in return for a promise to try to free him.

The party reaches the roc's nest, just as a giant hatchling emerges from its shell. They kill it for food, which results in an attack by the infuriated parent. In the confusion, Sokurah kills Sinbad's faithful lieutenant, abducts the Princess and takes her to his underground fortress.

Sinbad follows, slipping past the chained guardian dragon. Sokurah restores Parisa to her normal size in return for the lamp. However, he reneges, animating a skeleton swordsman (an effect Ray Harryhausen would reuse in Jason and the Argonauts), but Sinbad defeats it. He and the Princess flee. As they cross over a river of molten lava, Parisa recalls part of the prophesy the genie told her about. She persuades Sinbad to throw the lamp into the lava, releasing the genie from his slavery.

Sokurah releases his dragon and pursues, but the monster is delayed when it has to fight another cyclops. Sinbad has time to organize his men to slay the fire-breathing creature with an enormous crossbow, a weapon ironically designed by Sokurah. The mortally-wounded beast falls on Sokurah, killing him. Sinbad, Parisa, and the other survivors depart, joined by the genie, Sinbad's new cabin boy.

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  • It is Sinbad's greatest adventure

  • Man! When are producers gonna make a remake of this classic film? Although it will not be as good as this one, I would love to see it.

  • Baghdad Oh city of civilization When will become free Again ??? Alhambra built by the Muslims Which film was filmed

  • @Ralokone The name of the soul is Harryhausen.

  • @BlueberryBurrito every movie has a soul . . . just some movies have incredibly shitty souls

  • Awesome movie

  • @bikerboyzful Except the remake of clash of the titans was a terrible, modern holly wood cliche filled crap fest. This movie has a soul, I wouldn't want holly wood to take that away from it.

  • Someone need to make the remake for these sinbad movie !!!!!

    They did it with clash of the titan so please make these sinbad movies!!! lol!

  • wow this was made even b4 golden voyage dang!!! what other cool sinbads were there old ones i mean i know about the eye of the tiger one man this takes me back to my childhood

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