After completing his voyages Sindbad the Sailor and his hearty crew have come home to find a palace coup d'etat has occurred and his home city is being run by a brutal dictator played by Pedro Armendariz. He's got designs on the beautiful young princess, Heidi Bruhl both lustful and political.
Practical Effects
Giant bird puppet that absolutely steals the show.
Costume
Heidi Brühl's princess gowns vs. Guy Williams' unbuttoned everything.
Production
MGM's backlot standing in for mythical Arabia.
Director
Byron Haskin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Guy Williams' first post-Zorro feature, with producers hoping to turn Sindbad into a franchise that never materialized.
The 1963 release competed directly with the Ray Harryhausen Sinbad films, explaining its rushed production and borrowed visual ideas.
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