The skeleton duel at the end of this film was animated a frame at a time by Ray Harryhausen, and sixty years of computing power have not improved on it. Metrograph is showing it on 35mm at noon on Sunday, first film of a Classical Cinema day that keeps going with CLASH OF THE TITANS and TROY, both also on film. It is the cheapest way to spend a Sunday inside Greek myth without leaving Ludlow Street.
What to expect
104 minutes of Eastmancolor adventure from a 35mm print, starting at noon in Metrograph's assigned-seating house. Bernard Herrmann's score and Harryhausen's stop-motion menagerie are the draw — Talos, the Hydra, and the seven-skeleton duel. Stay put and the Classical Cinema strand rolls straight into CLASH OF THE TITANS at 2:30pm and TROY at 7:10pm, both on 35mm.
Good to know
- Screening on 35mm as part of Metrograph's Classical Cinema series; 104 minutes.
- Tickets are $18 general, $11 members, $12 seniors 65+ and guests with disabilities.
- Metrograph is assigned-seating and will not admit anyone more than 15 minutes after the start time.
- CLASH OF THE TITANS (35mm) follows at 2:30pm and TROY (35mm) at 7:10pm the same day.
- The box office opens 30 minutes before the day's first showtime at 7 Ludlow Street.
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Common questions
Is it a film print?
Yes — Metrograph lists the Sunday, September 6 noon show as 35mm, 1963, 104 minutes.
What is Classical Cinema?
A Metrograph series of films built on Greek myth; JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS, CLASH OF THE TITANS and TROY all screen from 35mm prints on Sunday, September 6.
Is it good for kids?
It is a 1963 family adventure whose horrors are stop-motion rather than gore, but Metrograph does not advertise it as a children's programme — seating is assigned and general admission is $18.
What are the other Sunday times?
CLASH OF THE TITANS at 2:30pm and TROY at 7:10pm, both on 35mm.
