Back to browse
65% Critic Match
Jack the Giant Killer
“A pretty princess. An evil sorcerer. A hero for the ages.”
6.5 / 10• 1962• 1h 34m•G• English
AdventureFantasyFamily
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Kerwin Mathews
Jack
Lead
Judi Meredith
Princess Elaine
Torin Thatcher
Pendragon
Walter Burke
Gama
Don Beddoe
Imp
Barry Kelley
Sigurd
Dayton Lummis
King Mark
Anna Lee
Lady Constance
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Nathan Juran's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Jack the Giant Killer is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
