Clash of the Titans (1981 film)

Clash of the Titans
Theatrical release poster by the Brothers Hildebrandt
Directed byDesmond Davis
Written byBeverley Cross
Based onPerseus
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyTed Moore
Edited byTimothy Gee
Music byLaurence Rosenthal
Color processMetrocolor
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • June 12, 1981 (1981-06-12) (United States)
  • July 2, 1981 (1981-07-02) (United Kingdom)
Running time
118 minutes[1]
Countries
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$9 million[2]–15 million[3][4]
Box office$70 million[5]

Clash of the Titans is a 1981 epic fantasy adventure film directed by Desmond Davis and written by Beverley Cross, loosely based on the Greek myth of Perseus. Starring Harry Hamlin, Judi Bowker, Burgess Meredith, Maggie Smith and Laurence Olivier, the film features the final work of stop-motion visual effects artist Ray Harryhausen.

Co-produced between the United States and United Kingdom, it was theatrically released on June 12, 1981, and grossed $41 million at the North American box office,[6] making it the eleventh-highest grossing film of the year.[7] A novelization by Alan Dean Foster was also published in 1981. A 3D remake of the same name was released by Warner Bros. on April 2, 2010.[8][9]

  1. ^ "Clash of the Titans (A) (CUT)". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on August 17, 2017. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  2. ^ Harmetz, Aljean (September 9, 1981). "Hollywood is Joyous Over Its Record Grossing Summer". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 11, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  3. ^ Boyer, Peter J; Pollock, Dale (March 28, 1982). "MGM-UA and the Big Debt". Los Angeles Times. p. 11.
  4. ^ Illusions, Fantasies and Ray Harryhausen Mills, Bart. Los Angeles Times 16 Sep 1979: n30.
  5. ^ Clash of the Titans at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
  6. ^ Clash of the Titans (1981) – BoxOfficeMojo.com Archived October 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ^ "1981 Yearly Box Office Results – BoxOfficeMojo.com". Archived from the original on May 30, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  8. ^ "Clash of the Titans Official site: Film poster". Clash-of-the-Titans.WarnerBros.com. February 2010. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved February 19, 2010.
  9. ^ "3-Deathly Hallows: Titans and Potter go to third dimension". Heat Vision Blog. January 27, 2010. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2010.