Captain Sindbad

1963Movie⏱️ 1h 25mApproved

ActionAdventureFamilyFantasy

⭐ 5.5

IMDB Rating

1,176 votes

To marry Princess Jana, Captain Sindbad must battle deadly obstacles and fight El Kerim, the evil ruler who also wants to marry the princess.

Director

Byron Haskin

Writers

Ian McLellan Hunter, Guy Endore

Stars

Guy Williams, Heidi Brühl, Pedro Armendáriz

Release Date

June 19, 1963

Language

English

Country

West Germany, United States

🎯 1

Nominations

💬 22

Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Guy Williams

as Captain Sindbad

Heidi Brühl

as Princess Jana

Pedro Armendáriz

as El Kerim

Abraham Sofaer

as Galgo

Bernie Hamilton

as Quinius

Helmuth Schneider

as Bendar

Margaret Jahnen

as Lady-in-Waiting

Rolf Wanka

as The King

Walter Barnes

as Rolf

James Dobson

as Iffritch

💰 Box Office

$5,450,000

Domestic Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.85 : 1

Sound

Mono

Filming Location

Bavaria Studios, Bavariafilmplatz 7, Geiselgasteig, Grünwald, Bavaria, Germany

Production

King Brothers Productions

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

ActionAdventureFamilyFantasy

⭐ Featured Review

Great fun, full of action, fantastically imaginative effects

by curtis-8 • 2008-08-07

8/10

"People who complain about the special effects in this 1963 adventure flick just don't understand how different the state of film fx was 45 years ago. I suspect that they're all too young to know much of anything. Back in the day, it wasn't the quality of your CG artists that counted. It was "how do I find simple photographic tricks that tickle the imagination, still tell the story and are fun"? This movie is full of well done yet low budget effects that beat all hell out of all the crappy, cookie cutter CG stuff out there today. Tell me you didn't smile when the m..."