Movie
Jack the Giant Killer
Overview
The terrible and trecherous Pendragon plans to gain the throne of Cornwall by getting the king to abdicate and to marry his lovely daughter. To help him he has his dreadful witches in his castle and his almost unstoppable sorcery. A giant under his control abducts the princess, but on the way home with her the giant meets farming lad Jack who slays him. This is only the beginning.
Details
- Release date
- 1962-05-18
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Fantasy, Family
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Edward Small Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Kerwin Mathews as Jack
- Judi Meredith as Princess Elaine
- Torin Thatcher as Pendragon
- Walter Burke as Gama
- Don Beddoe as Imp
- Barry Kelley as Sigurd
- Dayton Lummis as King Mark
- Anna Lee as Lady Constance
- Roger Mobley as Peter
- Robert Gist as Scottish Captain
- Tudor Owen as Chancellor
- Ken Mayer as Boatswain
Crew
- Nathan Juran - Director
- Orville H. Hampton - Screenplay
- Nathan Juran - Screenplay
- Orville H. Hampton - Story
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