The terrible and trecherous 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.
Jack the Giant Killer has generally received positive reviews.
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Review of Jack the Giant Killer (1962)
Review of Jack the Giant Killer (1962)
Review of Jack the Giant Killer (1962)
Review of Jack the Giant Killer (1962)
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Jack the Giant Killer was released in 1962 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 29 reviews, giving Jack the Giant Killer (1962) an average rating of 63%.
Overall, film critics marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 80%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 76%.
With a score of 63%, Jack the Giant Killer is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1962, which stands at 63%.
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