Clash of the Titans
Clash of the Titans is a 1981 fantasy adventure film directed by Desmond Davis and written by Beverley Cross, loosely based on the Greek myth of Perseus. Starring Harry Hamlin, Judi Bowker, Burgess Meredith, Maggie Smith and Laurence Olivier, the film features the final work of stop-motion visual effects artist Ray Harryhausen.
Plot
King Acrisius of Argos imprisons his daughter Danaë, trying to prevent a prophecy that her child will bring about his demise. When the god Zeus impregnates Danaë, Acrisius banishes her and her newborn son Perseus to sea in a wooden chest. In retribution, Zeus kills Acrisius and orders Poseidon to release the last of the Titans, a gigantic sea monster called the Kraken, to destroy Argos. Danaë and Perseus safely float to the island of Seriphos, where Perseus grows to adulthood.
More details
| author | Beverley Cross |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Ancient Greece |
| director | Desmond Davis |
| editor | Timothy Gee |
| events | Perseus |
| genre | adventure animation fantasy |
| keywords | abandon acrisius andromeda aphrodite aphrodite a athena blood boast capture cassiopeia constellation danaë deform flying horse gorgon graeae hephaestus hera jaffa joppa kill kraken medusa morning only way owl owl of athena pegasus poseidon river river styx sacred scorpion sea god sea monster serifos seriphos spoiled son stygian witches styx summon than the thetis titan travel underworld vulture wed wooden chest zeus |
| musicBy | Laurence Rosenthal |
| producer | Charles H. Schneer Ray Harryhausen |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| publisher | United Artists |
| recordedAt | Canary Islands Malta Pinewood Studios |
| theme | epic monster movie |