Movie · 1963
Jason and the Argonauts
“The epic story that was destined to stand as a colossus of adventure!”
Released 13 June 1963 104 min Adventure / Family / Fantasy More from 1963 → IMDb ↗ · Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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.
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How old were they?
Laurence Naismith
as Argos
Niall MacGinnis
as Zeus
Douglas Wilmer
as Pelias
Patrick Troughton
as Phineas
John Crawford
as Polydeuces (uncredited)
Andrew Faulds
as Phalerus
Nigel Green
as Hercules
John Cairney
as Hylas
Nancy Kovack
as Medea
Gary Raymond
as Acastus
Todd Armstrong
as Jason
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The numbers
0.7×$3m budget became $2m at the box office
29years between the oldest and youngest billed
54Laurence Naismith — oldest on the call sheet
25Todd Armstrong — youngest billed
39average age of the credited cast