rating 6.9
trailers and stuffDirector: Desmond Davis
Cast: Laurence Olivier Claire Bloom Maggie Smith Ursula Andress Jack Gwillim
Sent with his mother to their deaths at the wild open sea by King Acrisius (Donald Houston) of Argos, the newborn Perseus, son of the King of the Gods, Zeus (Sir Laurence Olivier), escapes his cruel fate and grows up to a man with a mission in life. Without delay, Perseus (Harry Hamlin) has to return to the rich city of Joppa where the daughter of Queen Cassiopeia (Siân Phillips), the beautiful Princess Andromeda (Judi Bowker), is to marry the hideously grotesque Calibos (Neil McCarthy), the mortal son of Thetis (Dame Maggie Smith), the sea goddess. But in his quest to rescue the cursed Andromeda, Perseus will soon find himself against formidable adversaries, only the gifts from the Gods could give him a fighting chance. Will the heroic Perseus fulfil his destiny?::Nick Riganas