#JACK THE GIANT KILLER MUSICAL VERSION FULL SIZE#

In the sea, a friendly old Viking named Sigurd ( Barry Kelley) rescues Jack and Peter and introduces them to the Imp ( Don Beddoe), a leprechaun imprisoned in a bottle by the king of the elves for crafting seven-league boots from his pot of gold. King Mark then breaks the mirror, thereby freeing Constance from Pendragon’s power. After he vanishes, Mark realizes Constance has betrayed him, and when she stands before a mirror, she appears as a witch. At his castle, Pendragon uses his powers to turn Elaine into an evil witch, then returns to Cornwall and confronts King Mark, telling him he has one week to renounce the throne and let Elaine rule alongside Pendragon, or she will die. In the chaos, the ship’s captain ( Robert Gist) is murdered and Elaine is captured, and when Jack attempts to follow the kidnappers, the crew, spooked by the creatures, mutiny and cast Jack and his friend Peter ( Roger Mobley), the captain’s young son, overboard. While Jack and Elaine are falling in love during their journey, Pendragon sends his demonic witches to intercept Jack’s ship. While Jack and Elaine are planning their trip, King Mark and his servants discuss the potential danger that is now Pendragon. What he does not know, however, is that Elaine’s waiting-maid, Lady Constance ( Anna Lee), is actually a witch in league with Pendragon and reveals the king’s plan to him.Įnraged at having his plan foiled, Pendragon makes up another one, determined to stop Jack. In gratitude, King Mark ( Dayton Lummis) makes Jack Elaine’s protector and entrusts him to safely guide her to a convent across the sea. Cormoran takes Elaine to a ship, but before it can sail, a brave farmer named Jack ( Kerwin Mathews) rescues Elaine Jack then fights Cormoran and kills him. The castle guards try to stop the giant, but he overpowers them with relative ease and escapes.

#JACK THE GIANT KILLER MUSICAL VERSION FULL SIZE#

When Elaine is asleep later that night, Pendragon uses his magic to turn Cormoran back to his full size and captures Elaine. The reception goes well until Pendragon ( Torin Thatcher) arrives disguised as a foreign lord as a birthday gift, he gives Elaine a magical music box with a small anthropomorphic jester inside that walks and dances and which unbeknownst to Elaine is Pendragon’s giant minion Cormoran. Years later, the kingdom celebrates the crowning of Princess Elaine ( Judi Meredith). Pendragon, however, vows revenge and Herla dies, meaning a threat against Pendragon no longer exists. In the Duchy of Cornwall of fairy tale days, a malevolent sorcerer named Pendragon, ruler of giants, witches, hobgoblins, and all evil creatures, was defeated by the wizard, Herla, and along with his disciples, exiled to an uncharted, unknown island. Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

The film brought together Mathews, Juran, Small, and actor Torin Thatcher, all four of whom worked on 7th Voyage.

The original print without the music got released 30 years later with no protest from Columbia Pictures, while United Artists continues to own the rights to the musical version of the film. The reason for the change to music was on the grounds that Columbia Pictures, which released The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, threatened to sue Small. Juran and later re-edited and re-released as a musical by producer Edward Small. The film was loosely based on the traditional tale “ Jack the Giant Killer” and features extensive use of stop-motion animation. Jack the Giant Killer is a 1962 fantasy adventure film starring Kerwin Mathews in a fairy tale story about a young man who defends a princess against a sorcerer’s giants and demons. The poster art copyright is believed to belong to the distributor of the film, United Artists, the publisher of the film or the graphic artist. This is a poster for Jack the Giant Killer.

Jack the giant killer musical version