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Jack the Giant Killer (1962)

G 94 min  -  Fantasy | Family | Adventure  -   13 June 1962 (USA)
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A farmboy turned knight must protect a princess from the schemes of an evil wizard.

Director:

Nathan Juran

Writers:

Orville H. Hampton (screenplay), Nathan Juran (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Jack the Giant Killer -- Farmboy, Jack, becomes a knight and must protect a princess from the devices of the evil Pendragon.
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Kerwin Mathews ...
Jack
Judi Meredith Judi Meredith ...
Princess Elaine
Torin Thatcher Torin Thatcher ...
Pendragon
Walter Burke Walter Burke ...
Garna
Don Beddoe Don Beddoe ...
Imp
Barry Kelley Barry Kelley ...
Sigurd
Dayton Lummis Dayton Lummis ...
King Mark
Anna Lee Anna Lee ...
Lady Constance
Roger Mobley ...
Peter
Robert Gist Robert Gist ...
Scottish Captain
Tudor Owen Tudor Owen ...
Chancellor
Ken Mayer Ken Mayer ...
Boatswain
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Storyline

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. Be assured Pendragon and his evil magic are far from done. Written by Jeremy Perkins <jwp@aber.ac.uk>  

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Plot Keywords:

Giant | Princess | Wizard | Castle | Sorcery  | See more »

Taglines:

Now...the fable of the ages is here for all to see! See more »

Genres:

Fantasy | Family | Adventure

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Der Herrscher von Cornwall See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Edward Small Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | USA: (re-release) (musical version)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Producer Edward Small re-released this film as a musical. Songs were dubbed onto the soundtrack. Some of the footage was doctored to make it look like some of the original cast were singing rather than speaking their dialog. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When the Kraken appears and nears the two-headed giant, for a brief moment its metal supports appear on-screen. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Narrator: The legend of Jack the Giant Killer was born over a thousand years ago in Cornwall, England near Land's End. There was a time when the Kingdom of Cornwall lived in fear and trembling of the Black Prince Pendragon - master of witches, giants and hobgoblins - who ravaged the land...
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Connections

Edited into Fantastic Dinosaurs of the Movies (1990) See more »

Soundtracks

"The Irish Washerwoman"
(uncredited)
Traditional See more »