Clash of the Titans

Overview

The eschewing of modern optical effects techniques in favor of the classic stop-motion animation work of special effects legend Ray Harryhausen was a delightful highlight of this action adventure that attempted to give Greek mythology the Star Wars (1977) treatment. Harry Hamlin stars as Perseus, a mortal who, due to the interference of the mighty God Zeus (Laurence Olivier), finds himself in the city of Joppa, far away from his island home. There, he falls in love with Andromeda (Judi Bowker), an imprisoned princess. To free her, win her hand, and thus half of the kingdom, Perseus solves a riddle, but Joppa's enraged ruler orders Andromeda fed to the Kraken, a towering sea monster that's the last of the powerful Titans. In his quest to save Andromeda, Perseus must endure a series of trials with the help of the winged horse Pegasus and a friendly playwright, Ammon (Burgess Meredith). His ultimate goal is to secure the head of the grotesque Gorgon named Medusa and use it to turn the Kraken into stone, but dangers await, including the hideously deformed Calibos (Neil McCarthy).

Product Details

Release Date:	05/25/2010
UPC:	0883929142071
Original Release:	1981
Rating:	PG
Source:	Warner Home Video
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono, Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:58:00
Sales rank:	9,889

Special Features

A Conversation with Ray Harryhausen; Myths and Monsters Gallery

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Harry Hamlin	Perseus
Laurence Olivier	Zeus
Judi Bowker	Andromeda
Claire Bloom	Hera
Maggie Smith	Thetis
Ursula Andress	Aphrodite
Jack Gwillim	Poseidon
Susan Fleetwood	Athena
Pat Roach	Hephaestus
Burgess Meredith	Ammon
Tim Pigott-Smith	Thallo
Neil McCarthy	Calibos
Donald Houston	Acrisius
Vida Taylor	Danae
Harry Jones	Huntsman
Flora Robson	Blind Witch
Anna Manahan	Blind Witch
Freda Jackson	Blind Witch
Siân Phillips	Cassiopeia
Sam Worthington	Perseus
Liam Neeson	Zeus
Ralph Fiennes	Hades
Jason Flemyng	Calibos/Acrisius
Gemma Arterton	Io
Alexa Davalos	Andromeda
Tine Stapelfeldt	Danae
Mads Mikkelsen	Draco
Luke Evans	Apollo
Izabella Miko	Athena
Liam Cunningham	Solon
Hans Matheson	Ixas
Ashraf Barhom	Ozal
Mouloud Achour	Kucuk
Ian Whyte	Sheikh Suleiman
Nicholas Hoult	Eusebios
Vincent Regan	Kepheus
Katherine Loeppky	Aged Cassiopeia
Luke Treadaway	Prokopion
Pete Postlethwaite	Spyros
Elizabeth McGovern	Marmara
Sinead Michael	Tekla
Robin Berry	Enyo
Martin McCann	Phaedrus,Belo
Kaya Scodelario	Peshet
Alexander Siddig	Hermes
Laurence Rosenthal	Composer
Ramin Djawadi	Composer

Technical Credits

Beverley Cross

Travis Beacham

Phil Hay

Matt Manfredi

Desmond Davis	Director
Beverley Cross	Screenwriter
Ray Harryhausen	Producer,Special Effects
Charles H. Schneer	Producer
Louis Leterrier	Director
Travis Beacham	Screenwriter
Phil Hay	Screenwriter
Matt Manfredi	Screenwriter
Richard D. Zanuck	Executive Producer
Brenda Berrisford	Executive Producer
William Fay	Executive Producer
Jon Jashni	Executive Producer
Thomas Tull	Executive Producer
Kevin De La Noy	Producer
Basil Iwanyk	Producer
Irene Lamb	Casting
Joyce Robinson	Casting