Jason and the Argonauts

1963 104 min ★ 7.2 Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Jason, a fearless sailor and explorer, returns to his home land of Thessaly after a long voyage to claim his rightful throne. He learns, however, that he must first find the magical Golden Fleece. To do so, he must embark on an epic quest fraught with fantastic monsters and terrible perils.

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Cast

Todd Armstrong

Jason

Nancy Kovack

Medea

Gary Raymond

Acastus

Laurence Naismith

Argos

Niall MacGinnis

Zeus

Michael Gwynn

Hermes

Douglas Wilmer

Pelias

Jack Gwillim

Aeëtes

Honor Blackman

Hera

John Cairney

Hylas

Details

Director

Don Chaffey

Screenplay

Jan Read

Tagline

"The epic story that was destined to stand as a colossus of adventure!"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$3,000,000

Revenue

$2,100,000

Production

Morningside Productions, Columbia Pictures

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

March 27, 2022

★ 7/10

I always find with these stop-motion animation films that the wonderful Harryhausen creations always far out-act the human talent! Sadly, here is no different - Todd Armstrong in the title role and Nancy Novak as " Medea" are as wooden as the Argo in this retelling of the ancient Greek myth. It is still, however, an exciting action adventure though, with plenty of episodes to keep it moving along ...

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Wuchak

May 20, 2023

★ 6/10

**_Swords & Greek Mythology in the Mediterranean_** Jason (Todd Armstrong), the rightful heir to the throne of Thessaly, Greece, gathers a crew of intrepid sailors to find the magical Golden Fleece, a quest that brings clashes with a 100’ bronze statue, a couple harpies, the venomous Hydra and a squad of sword-wielding skeletons. “Jason and the Argonauts” (1963) is a sword & sandal flick ba...

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Dr_Nostromo

October 24, 2025

★ 6/10

62/100 Jason must find a golden fleece so that he may become the rightful ruler of his kingdom. Being as I spent much of my youth watching creature features and fantasies, it's a mystery that this one slipped by me till now. Of course, watching Harryhausen perform his magic with stop-motion animation is a treat regardless of the film ...first time I've seen the full skeleton battle and wow!. Ev...