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A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 72.0 / 100
1962·Adventure / Family / Fantasy·1h 34m

JACK THE GIANT KILLER

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

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.

Above the Line
Nathan Juran·DirectorNathan Juran·ScreenplayOrville H. Hampton·ScreenplayDavid S. Horsley·Director of PhotographyBert Shefter·Original Music ComposerGrant Whytock·Editor
Cast
Kerwin Mathews·JackJudi Meredith·Princess ElaineTorin Thatcher·PendragonWalter Burke·GamaDon Beddoe·ImpBarry Kelley·SigurdDayton Lummis·King MarkAnna Lee·Lady ConstanceRoger Mobley·PeterRobert Gist·Scottish Captain
Full Crew
(29 credits)
Directing· 1
Nathan Juran·Director
Writing· 3
Nathan Juran·ScreenplayOrville H. Hampton·StoryOrville H. Hampton·Screenplay
Camera· 1
David S. Horsley·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Grant Whytock·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Bert Shefter·Original Music ComposerPaul Sawtell·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 5
Dave Berman·Costume DesignFernando Carrere·Art DirectionFrank McCoy·Makeup ArtistEdward G. Boyle·Set DecorationCharles Gemora·Makeup Artist
Production· 4
Edward Small·ProducerRalph E. Black·Unit Production ManagerRobert E. Kent·Associate ProducerBen Hersh·Production Supervisor
Other Departments· 12
Howard A. Anderson·Visual EffectsLouise Miehle·HairstylistAugie Lohman·Special EffectsGene Warren·Visual EffectsWah Chang·Visual EffectsTim Baar·Visual EffectsLloyd Vaughan·AnimationBill Brace·Matte PainterJim Danforth·Visual EffectsTom Holland·Visual EffectsPhil Kellison·Visual EffectsDavid Pal·Visual Effects
By the Numbers
72.0
OF 100
Master Score
6.3
OF 10
IMDb
75%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
—
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Adventurous, Fantastical
Composition
Centered
Era
1960s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“The movie poster features a large, fantastical dragon with green wings and a golden-brown body. The dragon is positioned above a man in a red tunic and tights, ”

fantasyadventure
Key Elements
DragonSwordMan
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Fantasy
Design Score
7/10
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