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Jack the Giant Killer ()

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A farmboy-turned-knight must protect a princess from the schemes of an evil wizard.
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Jack
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Princess Elaine
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Pendragon
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Garna
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Imp
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Sigurd
Dayton Lummis ...
King Mark / Opening Narration
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Lady Constance
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Peter
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Scottish Captain
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Chancellor
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Boatswain
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Herman Belmonte ...
Nobleman (uncredited)
Richard George ...
Peasant Reacting to Giant (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
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Celebration Guest (uncredited)
Richard LaMarr ...
Royal Court Member (uncredited)
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Nobleman (uncredited)
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Nobleman (uncredited)
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Celebration Guest (uncredited)
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Jack's Mother (uncredited)

Directed by

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Nathan Juran

Written by

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Orville H. Hampton ... (screenplay) and
Nathan Juran ... (screenplay)
 
Orville H. Hampton ... (story)

Produced by

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Robert E. Kent ... associate producer
Edward Small ... producer (uncredited)

Music by

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Paul Sawtell
Bert Shefter

Cinematography by

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David S. Horsley ... director of photography

Editing by

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Grant Whytock

Art Direction by

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Fernando Carrere

Set Decoration by

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Edward G. Boyle

Costume Design by

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Dave Berman ... (as David Berman)

Makeup Department

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Charles Gemora ... makeup artist
Frank McCoy ... makeup artist
Louise Miehle ... hair stylist

Production Management

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Ralph E. Black ... unit production manager (as Ralph Black)
Ben Hersh ... production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Dick Moder ... assistant director (as Richard Moder)
Jim Danforth ... second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Art Cole ... property master

Sound Department

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Don Hall ... sound effects editor (as Don Hall Jr.)
John K. Kean ... sound (as John Kean)
Buddy Myers ... sound re-recordist

Special Effects by

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Augie Lohman ... special effects (as A.J. Lohman)

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Howard A. Anderson ... special photographic effects
Tim Baar ... stop-motion animator (as Tim Barr)
Wah Chang ... stop-motion animator
Lloyd Vaughan ... effects animator (as Lloyd L. Vaughan)
Gene Warren ... stop-motion animator
Bill Brace ... matte artist (uncredited)
Jim Danforth ... stop-motion animator (uncredited)
Tom Holland ... stop-motion animator (uncredited)
Phil Kellison ... process photography (uncredited) / stop-motion animator (uncredited)
David Pal ... stop-motion animator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Sabine Manela ... wardrobe: women
Bucky Rous ... wardrobe: men

Music Department

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Sid Sidney ... music editor
Lloyd Young ... music editor
Victor Arno ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Sol Babitz ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Israel Baker ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Hoyt Bohannon ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Don Cristlieb ... musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Jim Decker ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Harold Dina ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Walter Edelstein ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Bert Gassman ... musician: oboe (uncredited)
Ossip Giskin ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Alex Golden ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Chauncey Haines ... musician: novachord (uncredited)
William Hinshaw ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Anatol Kaminsky ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Bernard Kundell ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Gail Laughton ... musician: harp (uncredited)
Sinclair Lott ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Jack Pepper ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Lee Perrin ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Max Reese ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Gale Robinson ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Pinky Savitt ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Paul Sawtell ... conductor (uncredited)
Bert Shefter ... orchestra manager (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited)
Lou Singer ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Albert Steinberg ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Manuel Stevens ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Lloyd Ulyate ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Seymour Zeldin ... musician: trombone (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Sam Freedle ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Edward Small ... presenter
Jon Gregory ... choreographer (uncredited)
Ralph Helfer ... animal supervisor: Nature's Haven Wild Animal Rental Co. (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

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. Be assured Pendragon and his evil magic are far from done. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}

Plot Keywords
Taglines A pretty princess. An evil sorcerer. A hero for the ages. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Jack le tueur de géants (France)
  • Jack the Giant Killer - Das Original (Germany)
  • Jack, el Matagigantes (Spain)
  • Jack y el gigante asesino (Spain, Castilian title)
  • Джек убийца великанов (Soviet Union, Russian title)
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Runtime
  • 94 min
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Budget $3,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia This was producer Edward Small's attempt to cash in on the huge success of The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958). He even hired the same director (Nathan Juran), hero (Kerwin Mathews) and villain (Torin Thatcher). See more »
Goofs When Pendragon attacks Jack as he enters the castle (55m50s), duplicate shots are used of the same teeth creating different knights instead of one different tooth per knight. There aren't enough teeth missing from the dragon statue to account for the 5 knights. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Fantastic Dinosaurs of the Movies (1990). See more »
Soundtracks The Irish Washerwoman See more »
Quotes [first lines]
Narrator: The legend of Jack the Giant Killer was born over a thousand years ago in Cornwall, England near Land's End. There was a time when the Kingdom of Cornwall lived in fear and trembling of the Black Prince Pendragon - master of witches, giants and hobgoblins - who ravished the land. But at long last Herla, the Wizard drove Pendragon and his witches from the kingdom and exiled them beyond the reaches of the known world... Here on a misty isle, uncharted and unknown, Pendragon schemed and waited for the day when he could return to power in Cornwall. Then, after many years, the day came. It was a day of great rejoicing in Cornwall... and kings and princes bearing gifts came to celebrate in special occasion.
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