The Giants of Thessaly
The Giants of Thessaly (, , released in the UK as Jason and the Golden Fleece) is a 1960 Italian-French adventure-fantasy film directed by Riccardo Freda. It is loosely based on the epic poem Argonautica by Apollonius Rhodius.
Plot
Thessaly, overrun with barbarian invaders and beset with natural disasters, sends King Jason and his Argonauts on a search for the fabled Golden Fleece. Meanwhile, back home, his scheming cohort is plotting to get his hands on the kingdom and the queen.
More details
| author | Ennio de Concini Giuseppe Masini Riccardo Freda |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Colchis Mediterranean Sea Thessaly |
| director | Riccardo Freda |
| editor | Otello Colangeli |
| events | Voyage of the Argonauts |
| genre | adventure fantasy historical |
| keywords | circe cyclops golden fleece natural disaster odysseus polyphemus poseidon scheme the king |
| musicBy | Carlo Rustichelli |
| producer | Virgilio De Blasi |
| publisher | Filmar |
| theme | sword-and-sandal |