Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
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| Directed by | Sam Wanamaker |
| Produced by |
Charles H. Schneer Ray Harryhausen |
| Written by | Ray Harryhausen (story), Beverley Cross (screenplay) |
| Based on | Sinbad the Sailor from One Thousand and One Nights |
| Starring |
Patrick Wayne Taryn Power Margaret Whiting Jane Seymour Patrick Troughton |
| Music by | Roy Budd |
| Cinematography | Ted Moore, B.S.C. |
| Edited by | Roy Watts |
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Andor Films
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time
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113 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3.5 million |
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger is a 1977 British fantasy film in Metrocolor and Dynarama, the third and final Sinbad film that Ray Harryhausen made for Columbia Pictures after The 7th Voyage of Sinbad and The Golden Voyage of Sinbad. The film stars Patrick Wayne, Taryn Power, Margaret Whiting, Jane Seymour, and Patrick Troughton. It was directed by Sam Wanamaker.
Sinbad (Patrick Wayne), sailor and Prince of Baghdad, moors at Charak, intent on seeking permission from Prince Kassim to marry Kassim's sister, Princess Farah (Jane Seymour). He quickly gets used to the city and its people, but finds it under curfew. When he shelters in a nearby tent, a witch (whom the audience later learns is Zenobia) summons a trio of ghouls, which emerge from a fire. Sinbad disposes of the ghouls. Meanwhile, Kassim's evil stepmother, Zenobia (Margaret Whiting), turns Kassim into a baboon (one of Harryhausen's stop-motion creations) just as he was going to be crowned caliph. If Kassim cannot regain his human form within seven moons, then Zenobia's son Rafi will be caliph instead.
Sinbad meets with Farah, who believes Kassim's curse is one of Zenobia's spells. Sinbad, Farah, and the baboon Kassim set off to find the old Greek alchemist named Melanthius (Patrick Troughton), a hermit of on the island of Casgar, who is said to know how to break the spell. Zenobia and her son, Rafi (Kurt Christian), follow in a boat propelled by the robotic bronze Minoton, a magical creature created by the sorceress which looks like a Minotaur. During the voyage, Farah proves to be the only person capable of calming the baboon. Sinbad is convinced that the baboon is Kassim after he witnesses it playing chess with Farah.
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