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* AwesomeDearBoy: Creator/HarryHamlin had to choose between doing this film and an adaptation of ''Film/TristanAndIsolde''. He chose this because Creator/LaurenceOlivier was in it. ''Tristan & Isolde'' was not made until 2006.
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* AwesomeDearBoy: ActorInspiredElement: Maggie Smith recommended her friend Laurence Olivier for the role of Zeus, and he signed on because of their friendship.
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** Creator/HarryHamlin had to choose between doing this film and an adaptation of ''Film/TristanAndIsolde''. He chose this because Creator/LaurenceOlivier was in it. ''Tristan & Isolde'' was not made until2006.2006 (though the version that Harry nearly did became the film ''Lovespell'').
** Claire Bloom likewise only agreed to it because Laurence Olivier was attached, and it would only be a week of filming.
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** Creator/HarryHamlin had to choose between doing this film and an adaptation of ''Film/TristanAndIsolde''. He chose this because Creator/LaurenceOlivier was in it. ''Tristan & Isolde'' was not made until
** Claire Bloom likewise only agreed to it because Laurence Olivier was attached, and it would only be a week of filming.
* CaliforniaDoubling: Various places around Spain, Malta and Italy doubled for the different Greek locations. The opening scene of Danae and Perseus being forced into the box was filmed on the Cornwall coast in England.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: The original script had more FamilyUnfriendlyViolence and more nudity on the part of Andromeda (she was supposed to remain nude throughout the entire Kraken sacrifice scene). These elements were toned down in pre-production when the British censors reviewed the script and told the studio that they would give the film an "AA" (no one under 14 admitted) rating if they put those scenes in the film.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: The original script had more FamilyUnfriendlyViolence Creator/JohnGielgud was the preferred choice for Ammon, but MGM insisted on Burgess Meredith to have at least one American actor in there, and more nudity on prevent the part of Andromeda (she public from thinking it was supposed to remain nude throughout the entire Kraken sacrifice scene). These elements were toned down in pre-production when the a wholly British censors reviewed the script and told the studio that they would give the film an "AA" (no one under 14 admitted) rating if they put those scenes in the film.
* StuntCasting: Name British actors were cast as the Greek Gods for this reason.
* ThoseTwoActors: This is the third time Laurence Olivier and Claire Bloom played a married couple, after the 1956 version of ''Theatre/RichardIII'' and ''Series/BridesheadRevisited''.
* ThoseTwoActors: This is the third time Laurence Olivier and Claire Bloom played a married couple, after the 1956 version of ''Theatre/RichardIII'' and ''Series/BridesheadRevisited''.
** Early script ideas - such as Andromeda being naked when she's to be sacrificed (as in the myth) and the Kraken tearing Pegasus to pieces during the finale - were cut to preserve a U rating. It was given an A rating, which then meant advisable to no one under 14, but allowed children older than 5. Some cuts also had to be made to Perseus's final fight with Calibos.
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** Creator/JohnGielgud was considered for Ammon.
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* HeyItsThatPlace: The scene of the entrance to Medusa's lair was filmed at the preserved temple of Hera in Paestum, near Salerno, in UsefulNotes/{{Italy}}. The harpies scene of Harryhausen's ''Film/JasonAndTheArgonauts'' was filmed there 18 years prior.
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* FollowTheLeader: Bubo was used in the film to capitalize on the popularity of [[Franchise/StarWars R2-D2]]. [[AluminumChristmasTrees He does feature in Greek mythology though]].
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* FollowTheLeader: Bubo was used in the film to capitalize on the popularity of [[Franchise/StarWars R2-D2]]. [[AluminumChristmasTrees He does feature in Greek mythology though]].though.
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** This is correct when he orders the destruction of Argos at the beginning of the film. However, at the climax, while he is secretly giving Perseus a "Divine Second Wind" he does say "Release the Kraken."
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** This is correct when he orders the destruction of Argos at the beginning of the film. However, at the climax, while he is secretly giving Perseus a "Divine {{Heroic Second Wind" Wind}} he does say "Release the Kraken."
