Jack the Giant Killer

A pretty princess. An evil sorcerer. A hero for the ages.

6.619621h 34mReleased

Adventure

Fantasy

Family

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.

StatusReleased

Release Date1962-05-18

Runtime1h 34m

LanguagesItalianoEnglish

CountriesUnited States of America

Budget$3,000,000

Keywords

middle ages (476-1453)

giant

fantascope

Videos

2 total

Trailer

Jack the Giant Killer ≣ 1962 ≣ Trailer

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Cast & Crew

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

Reviews

Wuchak

Nov 26, 2018

8/10

***Medieval fairy tale with a noble hero, a beautiful princess, an evil wizard & spooky cronies*** A wholesome farm-youth-turned-knight in medieval England (Kerwin Mathews) is enlisted to guard a princess (Judi Meredith) from the schemes of a wicked sorcerer (Torin Thatcher). “Jack the Giant Killer” (1962) is similar to “The Magic Sword,” whi…

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John Chard

Aug 18, 2019

8/10

It was nothing. I kill a giant every morning before breakfast. Starts my day right. It's the fairy tale land of Cornwall, England, and the Black Prince Pendragon (Torin Thatcher) plans to abduct Princess Elaine (Judith Meredith) so as to gain control of the land. However, his plans are at first thwarted when farmers boy Jack (Kerwin Matthews) sl…

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