Product Description

Stunning adventure tale in which sinbad battles an evil magician whos reduced a princess to miniature size. Special features: dual layer widescreen version subtitles: english spanish portuguese chinese korean and thai original theatrical poster talent files theatrical trailer and much more. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 12/21/2004 Run time: 88 minutes Rating: G

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #27580 in DVD
• Brand: Sony
• Released on: 1999-11-30
• Rating: G (General Audience)
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Formats: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English, Spanish
• Subtitled in: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Georgian, Chinese, Thai
• Dubbed in: Portuguese
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .20 pounds
• Running time: 88 minutes

Amazon.com
When the evil magician Sokurah (Torin Thatcher) shrinks Princess Parisa (Kathryn Grant) to roughly half the size of a Barbie doll, only one thing can restore her: the egg of a Roc. The Roc, of course, is a gigantic bird that lives on the remote island of Colossa. Sinbad (Kerwin Mathews) hires a crew of mutiny-minded convicts and sets sail, Sokurah in tow, but runs afoul of a fire-breathing dragon, a very ticked off Cyclops, and an equally crabby two-headed mutant Roc. This swashbuckling adventure was the first installment of the Sinbad films, and decades later it still has the power to hold viewers spellbound. Thatcher is terrific as the sinister, shaven-headed Sokurah, mugging perfectly for the camera, and Mathews is suitably dashing as Sinbad.

As in all Sinbad films, though, the real stars are the Dynamation creations of Ray Harryhausen. The art of cinematic special effects has taken quantum leaps since 1958, which makes it so amazing that his work still looks as fine as it does. Harryhausen creates a world of fantasy where dragons and grotesque one-eyed humanoids battle to the death, one where it's very easy for adults to suspend their disbelief and watch the action with the wonder of a child. Seventh Voyage not only set the stage for further Sinbad adventures, but was a landmark film in the fantasy genre, opening doors for sword-and-sandal Hercules epics and countless other excursions. Few films, though, have the artistry that Ray Harryhausen's effects display in this movie. For great escapist fare for kids and adults alike, look no further than the first Sinbad film. --Jerry Renshaw

Customer Reviews

7th voyage of Sinbad
The image quality was so bad that it didn't benefit from being put out on blu-ray. I would stick to the DVD on this one.

the 7th voyage of sinbad
very good ray harry Hausen classic video, look gret and sounds great on blu ray.

Still as good as when I furst saw it as a kid!
I remember taking a subway train in Brooklyn when I was a kid and seeing the advetisement poster in the station for this movie and couldn't wait to see it. I was not disapointed when I did, and still enjoy it today. The Blu-Ray disc has finally done this movie justice. Colors are vibrant and the transfer is excellant given the fact that this movie is almost fifty years old. Harryhausen's animation is at his best here and he continued to excel with his later efforts. If your a fan, get the Blu-Ray copy!

Al L. - Pawleys island SC