Jason and the Argonauts 60 years old

Greatest Odyssey Of The Ages - for the first time on the screen

Jason and the Argonauts

Jason, a fearless sailor and explorer, returns to his home land of Thessaly after a long voyage to claim his rightful throne. He learns, however, that he must first find the magical Golden Fleece. To do so, he must embark on an epic quest fraught with fantastic monsters and terrible perils.

Credits

Jason and the Argonauts Cast

Name Character
Honor Blackman She was 37, now 98 years old as Hera
Patrick Troughton He was 43, 67 years old when he died as Phineas
Douglas Wilmer He was 43, 96 years old when he died as Pelias
Ferdinando Poggi as Castor of Sparta (uncredited)
Gary Raymond He was 28, now 89 years old as Acastus
John Crawford He was 42, 90 years old when he died as Polydeuces (uncredited)
Laurence Naismith He was 54, 83 years old when he died as Argos
Todd Armstrong He was 25, 55 years old when he died as Jason
Michael Gwynn He was 46, 59 years old when he died as Hermes
Nancy Kovack She was 28, now 89 years old as Medea
Ennio Antonelli He was 26, 67 years old when he died as Dmitrius, Drummer on Argo (uncredited)
Jack Gwillim He was 53, 91 years old when he died as King Aeetes
Nigel Green He was 38, 47 years old when he died as Hercules
Andrew Faulds He was 40, 77 years old when he died as Phalerus
Niall MacGinnis He was 50, 63 years old when he died as Zeus
John Cairney was 33, now 94 years old as Hylas

Jason and the Argonauts Crew

Name Department
Jack Maxsted as Art Direction. He was 47 (84) years old when He died Art
Red Law as Sound Recordist. Sound
Wilkie Cooper as Director of Photography. He was 51 (90) years old when He died Camera
Don Chaffey as Director. He was 45 (73) years old when He died Directing
Maurice Rootes as Editor. He was 46 (80) years old when He died Editing
Alfred Cox as Sound Editor. He was 137 (85) years old when He died Sound
Geoffrey Drake as Production Design. He was 52 (84) years old when He died Art
Jimmy Komisarjevsky as Unit Manager. He was 42 (65) years old when He died Production
Beverley Cross as Screenplay. He was 32 (66) years old when He died Writing
Jan Read as Screenplay. He was 46 (95) years old when He died Writing
Apollonios Rhodios as Poem. Crew
Ray Harryhausen as Associate Producer. He was 42 (92) years old when He died Production
Ray Harryhausen as Visual Effects. He was 42 (92) years old when He died Visual Effects
Charles H. Schneer as Producer. He was 43 (88) years old when He died Production
John Dark as Production Executive. He was 36 (now 97) years old Production
Tony Sarzi-Braga as Art Direction. Art
Cyril Collick as Sound Recordist. He was 42 (76) years old when He died Sound
Herbert Smith as Art Direction. He was 62 (85) years old when He died Art
Jason and the Argonauts poster
Jason and the Argonauts (60 years)

Greatest Odyssey Of The Ages - for the first time on the screen

  • Release day: Wednesday, June 19, 1963
  • Runtime: 104 minutes
  • Budget: 1000000.00