Jason and the Argonauts
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| Released | 2000 |
| Running time | 179 minutes |
| Director | Nick Willing |
| Written by | Mark Fleet & Mark Faulkner |
| Original music by | Simon Boswell |
| Studio | Hallmark Entertainment |
| MPAA Rating |
Jason and the Argonauts is a TV movie, retelling the Greek tale of Jason and his companions. The production was broadcast over NBC in two parts, on May 7 and 8, 2000. Jim Henson's Creature Shop supplied two digital harpies, appearing in the second half. The production earned the Creature Shop artists an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special.
Cast
- Jason London as Jason
- Frank Langella as Aertes
- Natasha Henstridge as Hypsipyle
- Derek Jacobi as Phineas
- Olivia Williams as Hera
- Angus Macfayden as Zeus
- Dennis Hopper as Pelias
- Jolene Blalock as Medea
- Brian Thompson as Hercules
- Adrian Lester as Orpheus
- Ciarán Hinds as King Aeon
- Diana Kent as Polymele
- David Calder as Argos
- Mark Lewis Jones as Mopsus
- James Callis as Aspyrtes
- Hugh Quarshie as the Centaur
- Kieran O'Brien as Actor
- John Bennett as Idas
Additional credits
- Production Designer: Roger Hall
- Harpies Sequence: Hal Bertram, Val Wardlaw
