Clash of the Titans (Snap Case)

Starring: Laurence Olivier, Harry Hamlin, Claire Bloom, et al.

Product Description

Before history and beyond imagination! The machinations 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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 012569513723
• Release Date: June 2004
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Publisher: Warner Home Video
• Director: Desmond Davis
• Starring: Laurence Olivier, Harry Hamlin, Claire Bloom, Maggie Smith, Ursula Andress, Jack Gwillim, Susan Fleetwood, Pat Roach, Judi Bowker, Burgess Meredith
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: multiple_formats
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

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The first thing that is worth noticing is the great Ray Harryhausen's stop-motion effects; the Kraken and Medusa are unique. I have several other movies with his work. Better actors could not be cast in the various roles; I have to mention a few, but this does not detract from the other performers. Maggie Smith is recognized for many BBC productions and fits the part of Thetis. Judi Bowker as Andromeda has to play a range of emotions, and is beautiful enough to be a princess. Of course, everyone recognizes Burgess Merideth; I remember him best as Commander Egan Powell, Intelligence Officer, in "In Harm's Way" (1965). Who could show the authority that Zeus wields better than Laurence Olivier does? Titans were around before Zeus's crowd, so many people are not aware of their story. This basic story is that the only daughter of Acrisius has given birth to a child out of wedlock, and for this, she must die. Danae and her young son, Perseus, are placed in a wooden coffin and set adrift with the intent that the Sea will do the deed. Naturally, as with all Greek plays, this act is spotted in time by Zeus, who sets them safely on a foreign shore. This is the start of a cat and mouse power struggle among the gods and involves mankind with a beautiful Princess Andromeda, an amiable playwright Ammon, and many mythical creatures from the classics.