Sinbad and the Minotaur

Sinbad and the Minotaur
Sinbad and the Minotaur
	Film poster
Directed by	Karl Zwicky
Written by	Jim Noble
Produced by	Grant Bradley ; Dana Dubovsky ; Mark L. Lester
Starring	Manu Bennett; Holly Brisley; Steven Grives;
Cinematography	Nino Gaetano Martinetti
Edited by	Brad Lindenmayer
Music by	Garry McDonald ; Laurie Stone
Release date	21 May 2011
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English

Sinbad and the Minotaur is a 2011 Australian fantasy B movie directed by Karl Zwicky serving as an unofficial sequel to the 1947 Douglas Fairbanks Jr. film and Harryhausen's Sinbad trilogy.^[1] It combines Arabian Nights hero Sinbad the Sailor with the Greek legend of the Minotaur.^[2]

Plot[edit]

Sinbad, his first mate Karim and slave girl Tara embark on a voyage to Crete in search of King Minos's treasure believed to be hidden within the fabled Labyrinth.^[3] They are pursued by the evil Sorcerer Al Jibbar who bears a striking resemblance to Sokurah, the antagonist of the Seventh Voyage of Sinbad.^[4] Al Jibbar's cannibal henchman is seemingly immortal, capable of surviving grievous wounds and highly skilled in the ways of the Indian Jettis, strongmen capable of torturing and killing prisoners with their bare hands.^[5]

The story begins where Sinbad enters Al-Jibar's camp. There, he meets Tara and 3 other harem belly dancers. Tara tells Sinbad that the 3 women were hypnotized by Al-Jibar and that she is looking for someone to rescue her. Sinbad refuses to rescue her so Tara screams. Al-Jibar and his henchmen come in. Tara lies about seeing a rat. Serif finds Sinbad. Sinbad and Tara escape.

Cast[edit]

Manu Bennett as Sinbad
Steven Grives as Al Jibbar
Pacharo Mzembe as Karim
Holly Brisley as Tara, former slave, Princess of Lycia, and Sinbad's love interest.
Jared Robinsen as Seif
Terry Antionak as Nestor
Lily Brown Griffiths as Ariana
Derek Boyer as Akroom
Hugh Parker as Boz
Brad Mcmurry as Timos
Lauren Horner as Luna, a belly dancing girl
Nick Pendragon as the Feast Master
Dimitri Baveas as Pericles
David Vallon as Minos
Vivienne Albitia as Serving Wench
Sam Elia as Hajibi
Anthony Thomas as Al Jibbar's sentry
Selwi Greensill, Rebecca Convoy, and Fleur Thompson as belly dancing slave girls

Reception[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Sinbad and the Minotaur on Rotten Tomatoes
Sinbad and the Minotaur on IMDb

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[1] Sinbad and the Minotaur on IMDB

[2] DVD review: Sinbad and the Minotaur

[3] Sinbad and the Minotaur on Rotten Tomatoes

[4] 7th Voyage of Sinbad on IMDB

[5] Seringapatam terminology

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One Thousand and One Nights
Films	Sinbad the Sailor (1935) Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor (1936) Arabian Nights (1942) Sinbad the Sailor (1947) Son of Sinbad (1955) The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) Sindbad ki Beti (1958) Captain Sindbad (1963) Sindbad Alibaba and Aladdin (1965) The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973) Adventures of Sinbad the Sailor (1974) Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977) Sinbad of the Seven Seas (1989) Sinbad (1992) Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists (2000) Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003) The 7 Adventures of Sinbad (2010) Sinbad and the Minotaur (2011) The Adventures of Sinbad (2013) Sinbad: The Fifth Voyage (2014) Sinbad (film series) (2015–2016)
Plays	The Eighth Voyage of Sindbad (1964)
Television series	Sinbad Jr. and his Magic Belt (1965) Arabian Nights: Sinbad's Adventures (1975) Alif Laila (1993–1997) The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor (1996) The Adventures of Sinbad (1996) Princess Dollie Aur Uska Magic Bag (2004–2006) Sinbad (2012) Janbaaz Sindbad (2015–2016)