Rent Clash of the Titans (1981)
3.6 of 5 from 104 ratings
1h 53min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
Before history and beyond imagination! The mathinations of gods above and the fates of man and monsters here below play out in a 'Clash of the Titans'. Decades prior to the sensational 2010 version of the tale, Harry Hamlin took up sword and shield to play valorous Perseus, mortal son of Zeus (Laurence Olivier), who sets out to fulfill his destiny by rescuing beloved Andromeda from the wrath of goddess Thetis (Maggie Smith). Perils await Perseus time and again. And eye-filling thrills await viewers as stop-motion effects legend Ray Harryhausen unleashes snake-haired Medusa, fearsome Kraken, winged Pegasus, two-headed dog Dioskilos, giant scorpions and more. Rejoice, fantasy fans: the movie gods gift us with adventure that's innovative, heroic, titanic. - Actors:
- Laurence Olivier, Harry Hamlin, Claire Bloom, Maggie Smith, Ursula Andress, Jack Gwillim, Susan Fleetwood, Pat Roach, Judi Bowker, Burgess Meredith, Siân Phillips, Flora Robson, Anna Manahan, Freda Jackson, Tim Pigott-Smith, Neil McCarthy, Donald Houston, Vida Taylor, Harry Jones, Ferdinando Poggi
- Directors:
- Desmond Davis
- Producers:
- Charles H. Schneer, Ray Harryhausen
- Writers:
- Beverley Cross
- Studio:
- Warner
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Children & Family, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 15/03/2010
- Run Time:
- 118 minutes
- Languages:
- Castilian Spanish Dolby Digital 1.0, Czech Dolby Digital 2.0, English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0, French Dolby Digital 1.0, German Dolby Digital 2.0, Italian Dolby Digital 1.0, Latin American Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0, Portuguese Dolby Digital 2.0, Spanish
- Subtitles:
- Castillian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German, German Hard of Hearing, Greek, Italian, Italian Hard of Hearing, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- A Conversation with Ray Harryhausen
- Myths and Monsters Gallery
- Trailer
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Reviews (2) of Clash of the Titans
Wonderful Fantasy Adventure - Clash of the Titans review by GI
Based on the stories from Greek mythology this is a magical family fantasy film that has monsters, witches, a hero and a beautiful princess all overseen and controlled by the capricious and lustful gods led by Zeus (Laurence Olivier). This is the story of Perseus, a handsome hero, who happens to be the son of Zeus. Proud and protective Zeus gets into a feud with his fellow god, Thetis (Maggie Smith), all because he deformed her own son. In revenge Thetis plans to sacrifice Perseus' love, the Princess Andromeda (Judi Bowker) to the Kraken, a monstrous sea creature. Perseus sets off to rescue her but he must deal with some very dangerous witches and the evil Gorgon, Medusa, whose head holds the key the killing the Kraken. The story mixes green mythology with titbits of Shakespeare and even capitalises on the popularity of Star Wars by adding an R2D2 type character, which will either amuse of annoy although your children will love it. For film fans this is the last film of veteran visual effects maestro, Ray Harryhausen, who pioneered and made a career from stop/motion effects before the arrival of CGi. So whilst the effects here may seem somewhat dated they do represent what was then state of the art. For anyone who grew up watching these films they are a great reminder of being enthralled by cinema. Additionally it has a simply fantastic cast that includes Ursula Andress, Tim Pigott-Smith, Claire Bloom, Burgess Meredith, Flora Robson, Siân Phillips and Donald Houston. Here's an adventure film that is worth rediscovering and trying out on your children (although be advised this has some gritty and scary scenes and a little bit of nudity!). This was remade in 2010 but in my view it's not a patch on this original version.
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Wonderful Load of Old Nonsense - Clash of the Titans review by AP
I imagine it's sacrilegious to say anything unappreciative of Ray Harryhausen, but I did find his special effects quite badly dated now. Mind you, there's plenty of modern CGI out there that doesn't work for me, especially big battle scenes using ridiculously large numbers of moving pixels or whatever. Nevertheless, I enjoyed watching old artistry at work and British mainstream classical actors managing to keep straight faces. Tim Piggott-Smith plays a rare role as a goody, and the young leads do a good job. The best of the monsters for me were the scorpions and Medusa, and the make up for Calibos is dramatic. Good stuff with a beer and a packet of popcorn.
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