rainbow to guide Jack and the others home to Cornwall. Cast Kerwin Mathews as Jack Judi Meredith as Princess Elaine Torin Thatcher as Pendragon Walter Burke as Garna Don Beddoe as the Imp Barry Kelley as Sigurd Dayton Lummis as King Mark Anna Lee as Lady Constance Roger Mobley as Peter Robert Gist as Scottish Captain Tudor Owen as Chancellor Ken Mayer as Boatswain Helen Wallace (uncredited) as Jack's mother Production The fairy tale had been previously filmed by Hollywood in 1917, 1924 (a short), 1931 (a cartoon) and 1952. Edward Small announced the film in 1959, saying he had developed the special effects over two years. Filming was originally meant to be started in September 1959, in 70-mm and widescreen, but was delayed several more years. Small hired star Kerwin Mathews, director Nathan Juran and villain Torin Thatcher, all of whom had worked on The 7th Voyage of Sinbad. Juran said: "Eddie Small was smart. He wanted to make some money. He tried to get as close to Seventh Voyage as he could. He thought he could cash in by doing another picture like it. Unfortunately, he couldn't get the same special effects." The film was shot on Catalina Island and at Goldwyn Studios, and shooting ended in August 1960. Juran divided the special effects duties between two companies: The Howard A. Anderson Company handled the photographic effects, while Project Unlimited, which had just won an Oscar for The Time Machine, supervised the stop-motion animation. Their team included animator Jim Danforth in one of his earliest jobs. Post-production took ten months, meaning the film was not released until 1962. Film rights would be litigated years later, and a musical version of the story was later released. Reception Response was generally positive during initial release, with praise for its similarity to the works of Ray Harryhausen. The film continues to maintain generally positive reception from contemporary critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 75% score based on eight reviews, with an average rating of 6.6/10. Comparisons continue to be made between the film and the Sinbad trilogy by both positive and negative reviews, both sides largely agreeing the Sinbad films have superior visual effects. The film was also spoofed by RiffTrax. See also Heroic fantasy List of stop-motion films Mystery Science Theater 3000 References External links Jack the Giant Killer (1962) at DBCult Film Institute Prince Pendragon character information, and