Clash of the Titans (1981)

Clash of the Titans is a 1981 film written and directed by Desmond Davis. The film stars Harry Hamlin, Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith and Judi Bowker . The film is based on the story of the mythological figure Perseus. The film was a huge hit in its original edition.



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[hide] *1 Story  ==Story[ Edit] == Danaë is pregnant by the god Zeus. She gets a son who carries the name Perseus . The father of Danaë do not grandson and kills both the mother and the child. At least, that's what he thinks, because Zeus intervenes and gives the sea monster Kraken to kill the father of Danaë.
 * 2 Cast
 * 3 Production
 * 4 Trivia

Thetis is a goddess of the sea. Her son Calibos is engaged to Princess Andromeda. But there is competition, because in the meantime older Perseus falls in love with Andromeda. While Perseus, with the help of his father Zeus quest, one after the other travels, try Thetis Perseus to work against. It goes so far that Thetis threatens to Crack release and Andromeda as a sacrifice to use. Perseus must now seek out Medusabecause her head is the only thing that can stop Cracking. ==Division Of Roles[ Edit] == ==Production[ Edit] == The liberation of Andromeda byPerseus, a painting by Piero di Cosimo.The shooting for the film took place in 1980, preparations were already more than a year working on it. There were playing well-known names. Also Harry Hamlin and Bosman Andress during the selection of the actors a relationship and was actress Maggie Smith married to the screenwriter of the film, Beverly Cross. The budget of the film was $ 16 million.
 * Harry Hamlin - Perseus
 * Laurence Olivier - Zeus
 * Judi Bowker - Andromeda
 * Maggie Smith - Thetis
 * Ursula Andress - Aphrodite
 * Jack Gwillim - Poseidon
 * Claire Bloom - Hera
 * Susan Fleetwood - Athena
 * Neil McCarthy - Calibos

It soon became clear that special effects would be an important part. Ray Harryhausen was responsible for the Visual effects that layers at the basis of the success of Clash of the Titans. Harryhausen took advantage of stop-motion to the various creatures/monsters come to life. He was also producer of the film.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Simultaneously with the launch of the film also appeared a book version of Clash of the Titans. This book was written by Alan Dean Foster. The film was a huge success, but by not really stood the test of time because the Visual effects were regarded as outdated quickly, making Clash of the Titans became a sort of cult film. More than 25 years after the original premiere Warner Brothers turned a new version. ==Trivia<span class="mw-editsection" len="339" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * The sea monster Kraken is not coming from the Greek mythology, but from the Norse mythology.
 * Cerberus, the famous dog with three heads, according to producer Ray Harryhausen was too complicated to make. As a result, Dioskilos, a dog in the film with two heads, see.