Jason and the Argonauts
1963/06/19 (US) | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
The epic story that was destined to stand as a colossus of adventure!
Jason, a fearless sailor and explorer, returns to his home land of Thessaly after a long voyage to claim his rightful throne. He learns, however, that he must first find the magical Golden Fleece. To do so, he must embark on an epic quest fraught with fantastic monsters and terrible perils.
Beverley Cross
Screenplay
Don Chaffey
Director
Jan Read
Screenplay
Lead Cast
Todd Armstrong
Jason
Nancy Kovack
Medea
Gary Raymond
Acastus
Laurence Naismith
Argos
Niall MacGinnis
Zeus
Michael Gwynn
Hermes
Douglas Wilmer
Pelias
Budget
$ 3,000,000
Revenue
$ 2,100,000
Status
Released
Production Company
- Morningside Productions
- Columbia Pictures
Crews
Charles H. Schneer
Producer
Maurice Rootes
Editor
Bernard Herrmann
Original Music Composer
Apollonios Rhodios
Poem
Wilkie Cooper
Director of Photography