Clash of the Titans

"Experience the fantastic"

1981 1h 58m EN

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 903

AdventureFantasyAction

Synopsis

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To win the right to marry his love, the beautiful princess Andromeda, and fulfil his destiny, half-God-half-mortal Perseus must complete various tasks including taming Pegasus, capturing Medusa's head and battling the feared Kraken.

“Experience the fantastic”

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Cast

Harry Hamlin
Perseus
Judi Bowker
Andromeda
Burgess Meredith
Ammon
Maggie Smith
Thetis
Ursula Andress
Aphrodite
Claire Bloom
Hera
Siân Phillips
Cassiopeia
Flora Robson
A Stygian Witch

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Desmond Davis
Writers: Beverley Cross
Languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.4× over at the box office.

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ERA

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45 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Desmond Davis, shot by Ted Moore. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Laurence Rosenthal. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Timothy Gee shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Harry Hamlin and Judi Bowker and Burgess Meredith carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Desmond Davis directs. Ted Moore behind the camera. Laurence Rosenthal scores. Timothy Gee cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English, Portuguese, Spanish.

Trivia

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1Made its money back 3.4× over at the box office.
245 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish.
4International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
5Directed by Desmond Davis, shot by Ted Moore. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Laurence Rosenthal. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Timothy Gee shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Harry Hamlin and Judi Bowker and Burgess Meredith carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Experience the fantastic".
10IMDB entry: tt0082186 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 24 themes, including "witch", "riddle", "mythology", "flying horse".
12Released under 13 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Ted Moore
Original score: Laurence Rosenthal
Editing: Timothy Gee
Production design: Frank White
Costume design: Emma Porteous
Makeup / hair: Stephanie Kaye
Sound: Gordon K. McCallum
Stunt coordinator: Ferdinando Poggi
Runtime: 118 min · 1h 58m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $12,000,000
Box office: $41,092,328
Return: 342% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Clash of the Titans (1981)

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CinemaSerf2022-04-04
★ 7/10
I remember going to see this at a cinema in Glasgow aged 13 and loving every minute of it. The combination of some great Greek myth and some superb Ray Harryhausen stop motion animation was enthralling. 40-odd years later, it's still a great action adventure film that kicks off with a rousing orchestral score from Laurence Rosenthal then introduces us to poor "Perseus" (Harry Hamlin) who is living peaceably with his mother on a quiet island, unaware that he has a great destiny. Helped along the way by the rather mischievous "Thetis" (Maggie Smith) he arrives in the city of Joppa where he solves a riddle that enables him to free the city - and his beloved princess "Andromeda" (Judi Bowker) from a terrible curse. Snag is, her mother goes a wee bit over the top with the thank you speech and "Thetis" literally loses her head. Another task, even more perilous than the first looms pitting "Perseus" and his merry band against the Stygian witches, the three headed "Cerebrus" and then the dreaded "Medusa" herself. Sure, Sir Laurence Olivier hams it up a bit ("Zeus") but there are engaging efforts from Burgess Meredith as his sagacious mentor "Ammon"; Siân Phillips as the the Queen "Cassiopeia"; Dame Flora Robson is one third of the all seeing witches with a voice you instantly recognise and there is even a glimpse of Ursula Andress too. The animations are the stars, though - "Bubo" the mechanical owl; Pegasus the flying horse and "Kalibos", the cursed half man half lizard all make for a great series of friends and foes for our intrepid hunters who must rush if they are to save his love from the giant "Kraken". Certainly, time has maybe not been so kind to some of then cinematography and neither Hamlin nor Bowker are much good - but it's still a cracker of a fantasy that I heartily recommend.

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