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Jack the Giant Killer( 1962)

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A pretty princess. An evil sorcerer. A hero for the ages.

Overview

The terrible and trecherous Pendragon plans to gain the throne of Cornwall by getting the king to abdicate and to marry his lovely daughter. To help him he has his dreadful witches in his castle and his almost unstoppable sorcery. A giant under his control abducts the princess, but on the way home with her the giant meets farming lad Jack who slays him. This is only the beginning.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Kerwin Mathews

      Jack

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      Judi Meredith

      Princess Elaine

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      Torin Thatcher

      Pendragon

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      Walter Burke

      Gama

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      Don Beddoe

      Imp

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      Barry Kelley

      Sigurd

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      Dayton Lummis

      King Mark

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      Anna Lee

      Lady Constance

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      Roger Mobley

      Peter

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      Robert Gist

      Scottish Captain

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      Tudor Owen

      Chancellor

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      Ken Mayer

      Boatswain

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      Herman Belmonte

      Nobleman (uncredited)

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      Sam Harris

      Party Guest (uncredited)

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      Stuart Holmes

      Celebration Guest (uncredited)

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      Richard LaMarr

      Royal Court Member (uncredited)

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      Jack Mower

      Nobleman (uncredited)

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      Monty O'Grady

      Nobleman (uncredited)

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      Bert Stevens

      Celebration Guest (uncredited)

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      Helen Wallace

      Jack's Mother (uncredited)

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    Review 3Discussion

    A review by Wuchak

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    Written by Wuchak on Mon Nov 26 2018
    ***Medieval fairy tale with a noble hero, a beautiful princess, an evil wizard & spooky cronies*** A wholesome farm-youth-turned-knight in medieval England (Kerwin Mathews) is enlisted to guard a princess (Judi Meredith) from the schemes of a wicked sorcerer (Torin Thatcher). “Jack the Giant Killer” (1962) is similar to “The Magic Sword,” which was released a couple of months earlier. Some people like to compare it to “The 7th Voyage of Sinbad” (1958) because the hero and villain were also in that earlier movie, not to mention both films use stop-motion animation. But Jim Danforth’s work ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    3000000.00

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • princess
    • castle
    • cornwall, england
    • stop motion
    • dragon
    • middle ages (476-1453)
    • giant