The terrible and treacherous Pendragon plans to gain the throne of Cornwall by getting the king to abdicate and to marry his lovely daughter. To help him he has his dreadful witches in his castle and his almost unstoppable sorcery. A giant under his control abducts the princess, but on the way home with her the giant meets farming lad Jack who slays him. This is only the beginning. Be assured Pendragon and his evil magic are far from done.
1962 Family Fantasy and Adventure Film (Stopmotion Animation)

A fairy tale story about a young man who defends a princess against a sorcerer's giants and demons.
The film is loosely based on the traditional tale "Jack the Giant Killer" and features extensive use of stopmotion animation.

Director: Nathan Juran
Stars: Kerwin Mathews, Judi Meredith, & Torin Thatcher

Trivia:
Director Nathan Juran won an Academy Award for art direction on How Green Was My Valley. In the 1950s, He handled mostly lowbudget westerns and scifi opuses, his most famous (or infamous) being Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (which he filmed under the name "Nathan Hertz"). On the other hand, he was also responsible for the superb fantasy adventure The 7th Voyage of Sinbad. In the early 1960s, he journeyed to Europe, where he spent several years piloting adventure epics and spaghetti westerns.

Kerwin Mathews as Jack
Judi Meredith as Princess Elaine
Torin Thatcher as Pendragon
Walter Burke as Garna
Don Beddoe as the Imp
Barry Kelley as Sigurd
Dayton Lummis as King Mark
Anna Lee as Lady Constance
Roger Mobley as Peter
Robert Gist as Scottish Captain
Tudor Owen as Chancellor
Ken Mayer as Boatswain
Helen Wallace (uncredited) as Jack's mother

Alternate Titles:
Jack O Matador de Gigantes (Portuguese)
Um Gigante Chamado Jack (Portuguese)
O Matador de Gigantes (Portuguese)
Jack le tueur de géants (French)
Jack zabíjí obra (Czech)
Uhyrets besejrer (Danish)
Jack, jättiläisten surmaaja (Finnish)
Der Herrscher von Cornwall (German)
O anikitos ippotis (Greek)
Jack, az óriásölő (Hungarian)
L'ammazzagiganti (Italian)
ジャックと悪魔の国 (Japanese)
Jack el matador de gigantes (Spanish)
Jack ucigaşul de uriaşi (Romanian)
Джек убийца великанов (Russian)
Jack, el matagigantes (Spanish)
Jack y el gigante asesino (Spanish)
Jack: Jättedödaren (Swedish)
Sinbad devlere karşı (Turkish)

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