aka Jason and the Golden Fleece.Jason (Todd Armstrong), is the son of the usurped king of Thessaly and has returned to claim the throne. Jason in pursuit of this goal undertakes to journey to Colchis and return with the legendary Golden Fleece. He assembles a crew of the finest men in Greece, including Hercules (Nigel Green) to crew his ship, the Argo and is told he is under the protection of Hera, queen of the gods (Honor Blackman). The journey brings them into conflict with harpies, Talos: a giant bronze statue, the hydra, and the hydra's children: a skeleton army.
The mangled version of Jason's legendary journey is actually a wonderful adventure. Once seen never forgotten, especially the set piece fight with the skeleton army, all brought to life by the special effects wizardry of Ray Harryhausen. All enhanced by the wonderful music of Bernard Herrmann. A must see for children of all ages.
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