Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Directors:

Patrick Gilmore
Tim Johnson

Writer:

John Logan (screenplay)

Release Date:

2 July 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Fantasy | Animation | Family

Plot:

The sailor of legend is framed by the goddess Eris for the theft of the Book of Peace, and must travel to her realm at the end of the world to retrieve it and save the life of his childhood friend Prince Proteus.

Plot Keywords:

Book | Framed | Childhood Friend | Sailor | Quest

Awards:

8 nominations

Cast

Brad Pitt	...	Sinbad (voice)
Catherine Zeta-Jones	...	Marina (voice)
Michelle Pfeiffer	...	Eris (voice)
Joseph Fiennes	...	Proteus (voice)
Dennis Haysbert	...	Kale (voice)
Timothy West	...	Dymas (voice)
Adriano Giannini	...	Rat (voice)
Raman Hui	...	Jin (voice)
Chung Chan	...	Li (voice)
Jim Cummings	...	Luca / Additional Voices (voice)
Conrad Vernon	...	Jed (voice)
Andrew Birch	...	Grum / Chum (voice)
Chris Miller	...	Tower Guard (voice)

Also Known As:

Sinbad - Der Herr der sieben Meere (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Sinbad - La légende des sept mers (Canada: French title) (France) (dubbed version) [fr]
Sinbad - Legenden om de sju haven (Finland: Swedish title) (Sweden) [sv]
Sinbad: La leyenda de los siete mares (Argentina) (Peru) [es]
Синдбад: легенда семи морей (Russia) [ru]
Sevah: O thrylos ton epta thalasson (Greece) [el]
Simbad: La leyenda de los siete mares (Spain) [es]
Sinbad - A Lenda dos Sete Mares (Brazil) [pt]
Sinbad - Legenden fra de syv have (Denmark) [da]
Sinbad - Yedi denizler efsanesi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Sinbad - seitsemän meren sankari (Finland) [fi]
Sinbad: De held van de zeven zeeën (Netherlands) [nl]
Sinbad: De legende van de zeven zeeën (Netherlands) [nl]
Sinbad: La leggenda dei sette mari (Italy) [it]
Szinbád - A hét tenger legendája (Hungary) [hu]

MPAA:

Rated PG for adventure action, some mild sensuality and brief language.

Runtime:

Argentina:88 min | Germany:90 min | UK:85 min (cut) | USA:86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Cantonese | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Switzerland:8 (canton of Zurich) | Iceland:L | South Korea:All | Portugal:M/6 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Brazil:Livre | Chile:TE | Denmark:7 | Finland:K-7 | Germany:6 (w) | Ireland:G | New Zealand:PG | Norway:7 | Peru:PT | Philippines:G | Singapore:G | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:U (cut) | USA:PG (certificate #39863)

Company:

DreamWorks Animation

Trivia:

Initially, Russell Crowe signed up for the title role, but in the autumn of 2001 he was replaced by Brad Pitt because Crowe was too busy working on another project.

Goofs:

Continuity: After the first fight, Proteus' shirt collar is ripped. When he follows Sinbad into the ship's cabin, his shirt is perfect again.

Quotes:

Proteus: Do you have any idea how serious this is?
Sinbad: Do you have any idea how many times I've heard that today?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#30.2)" (2003)

Not so 'bad'

SINBAD: LEGEND OF THE SEVEN SEAS (2003) **1/2 (VOICES OF: Brad Pitt, Cathereine Zeta-Jones, Michelle Pfeiffer, Joseph Fiennes, Dennis Haysbert, Jim Cummings) Better than anticipated animated version of the legendary swashbuckler/rogue of the oceans (a lugubrious Pitt) this time facing a quest to return a powerful `Book of Peace' from the duplicitous Eris, a goddess (Pfeiffer in silky-smooth deviousness vocals) while curbing his desire for his friend's sexy girlfriend (Zeta-Jones providing some enthusiastic zest). The real stars are the computer generated visuals involving some slapstick action sequences, immense monsters, the goddess as a giantess and some amazing environs (including an Arctic encounter) as well as some nods to legendary stop-motion wiz Ray Harryhausen whose career was enhanced by his works on several other Sinbad incarnations. (Dirs: Tim Johnson and Patrick Gilmore)