7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD+SPECIAL GUEST RICHARD EYER (“THE GENIE”)+PUPPETOONS-HOSTED BY ARNOLD LEIBOVIT
From the Land Beyond Beyond... From The World Past Hope and Fear... The Frida Cinema is proud to present a newly restored big-screen presentation of one of the most influential fantasy adventures ever made — Ray Harryhausen’s "The 7th Voyage of Sinbad." See it on the Big Screen the way audiences did in 1958. Starring: Kerwin Mathews, Kathryn Grant, Richard Eyer, Torin Thatcher. Directed by Nathan Juran. This special event includes a rare on-screen video appearance by child star Richard Eyer (the Genie of the Lamp), along with two additional George Pal Academy Award-winning Puppetoons, celebrating the golden age of fantasy filmmaking. In this landmark stop-motion adventure, the legendary sailor Sinbad journeys to the mysterious Island of Colossa to save Princess Parisa — his fiancée — who has been magically shrunken by the evil sorcerer Sokurah. Along the way Sinbad confronts a towering Cyclops, battles a sword-wielding animated skeleton in one of the most famous duels in motion picture history, faces a giant two-headed Roc, and ultimately fights a fire-breathing dragon in a spectacular fantasy climax — adventure, monsters, magic... and the greatest skeleton duel ever filmed. Featuring groundbreaking Dynamation effects by Ray Harryhausen and a thunderous, unforgettable score by Bernard Herrmann, "The 7th Voyage of Sinbad" became one of the top-grossing films of 1958 and helped redefine fantasy filmmaking for generations to come — a giant-screen fantasy experience that launched a thousand filmmakers. Its influence can be seen in the work of Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, James Cameron, Peter Jackson, John Landis, Dennis Muren, Phil Tippett, Rick Baker and many others. Hosted by producer-director Arnold Leibovit, who was inspired by the film as a child, later met Ray Harryhausen, and became a longtime friend of George Pal’s widow, Mrs. Zsoka Pal. For decades, Leibovit has worked to restore and preserve George Pal’s Puppetoons and carry forward the legacy of classic fantasy filmmaking for new generations. In 2008, "The 7th Voyage of Sinbad" was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant,” and hailed as one of the finest fantasy films ever made, noted for its stunning color photography, imaginative creatures, and Bernard Herrmann’s thrilling score. Now experience this unforgettable fantasy adventure newly restored by Sony Pictures — the way it was meant to be seen.
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