Jason and the battle for the Golden Fleece
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| German title | Jason and the battle for the Golden Fleece |
| Original title | Jason and the Argonauts |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2000 |
| length | 180 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
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| Director | Nick Willing |
| script |
Matthew Faulk , Mark Skeet |
| production | Dyson Lovell |
| music | Simon Boswell |
| camera | Sergei Kozlov |
| cut | Sean Barton |
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Jason and the fight for the Golden Fleece goes back to the ancient legend of the Argonauts' procession under Jason in search of the Golden Fleece and is a two -part American TV monumental film from 2000 .
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prehistory
The king of the city of Iolkos bequeathed the rule to his firstborn Aison . His half-brother Pelias , who is also a son of their mother Tyro , also claims the royal throne, storms the city with his army, kills many residents and finally Aison as well. He takes the widow Polymede as his wife, the little son Jason brings Mopsus to the centaur Cheiron , who had already taught and trained many brave young men.
Beginning
Pelias is old now. His greatest wish is to find the Golden Fleece and bring it to Iolkos. An oracle warns him of a man with only one sandal.
Jason is a full-grown strong man and goes to Iolkos to find his mother. During his journey he comes to a river where an old woman is standing. Jason offers to help her over. In reality she is the goddess Hera in human form. Jason helps her over and loses a sandal in the mud. With only one sandal he arrives at Pelias, who wants to have him executed immediately. Jason offers him to get the Golden Fleece with the help of the gods if he gets back the right to the throne . Pelias agrees, has a ship built for him, but threatens to kill Polymele if Jason does not complete the mission within 6 months.
Jason rounds up some heroes, among them Hercules , Orpheus , Laertes , Castor and Pollux , and with Heras' help gets a star map from Idas . The ship that Argos builds on the orders of Pelias is christened “ Argo ” and the heroes on board “the Argonauts ”.
travel
You're going to sea. Zeus and Poseidon cause a storm that drowns a man, damages the ship, and loses the map. The Argonauts have to head for the island of Lemnos , which is only inhabited by women. They claim that their men are at war, in truth they killed them. Queen Hypsipyle offers the Argonauts building materials for their damaged ship and invites them to stay on the island. Just in time, however, the men find out that they too should be sacrificed and flee.
The sorceress Medea , who guards the Golden Fleece in Colchis, realizes meanwhile that the Argonauts are on their way to get the fleece. King Aietes sends his son Absyrtus to meet the Greeks to stop and kill them.
After a long wandering, the Argonauts reach the island where the seer Phineus lives, who is plagued by the harpies . The heroes kill them, for which Phineus tells them where the fleece is and how to get there.
On the further journey they have to drive through dark rocks that destroy all ships passing through. There you will also find the shipwrecked Absyrtus, who will show you the further way if you save him. With a trick they manage to cross the rocks safely.
In Colchis
Once in Colchis, Eros appears , who, on Hera's behalf , makes Medea fall in love with Jason. Aietes is indebted to Jason's for saving his son, but will only give him the Golden Fleece if he succeeds in fulfilling two tasks that prove that he is in the favor of the gods: First, Jason has to face the field of Mars Plow the city with a fire-snorting bull and then sow the seeds of dragon teeth.
The king, conscious of victory, does not know that Medea rubbed Jason with an oil that night, which makes him invulnerable for a day. Jason tames the bull, harnesses it to the plow and plows the field of Mars. He drops the seeds in the ground and thinks he's done. Now, however, skeletons , undead warriors, grow out of the ground and attack him. Jason jumps between them so skillfully that they hit each other with their swords and kill each other. Jason demands the fleece, but Aietes quickly betrothed him to his daughter Medea, so that Jason and with him the fleece should stay in Colchis forever.
Jason and Medea plan to steal the fleece and bring it to Iolkos. Absyrtus finds out about this and attacks the Argonauts with his army. In the fight, however, he dies himself and the Greeks manage to escape. With the help of Orpheus' harp, Jason outwits the dragon guarding the fleece and escapes with his companions on the Argo. Aietes is killed by his own men, who no longer recognize him as king after losing the fleece.
Return to Iolkos
On the journey Zeus tries to seduce Medea, but she resists him. In Iolkos Jason learns that his mother took her own life because she thought he was dead. Akastos , the son of Pelias, steals the fleece from the Argo in order to become king himself. However, Pelias stabs him and takes the fleece. He sends out his army to kill the Argonauts, which are destroyed by them. Jason and his companions enter the palace through a secret tunnel and kill Pelias. He becomes king of Iolkos and marries Medea.
Voice actor
The voice actors for the German version:
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criticism
"One of the great stories of Greek mythology: Elaborately produced two-part television adventure with a series of special effects and a fairly free interpretation of the hero's tale."
Awards
In 2000, the film received two Emmy nominations, but came out empty-handed.
- Best mask
- Best special effects
publication
Jason and the Battle for the Golden Fleece had its US premiere on May 7, 2000 . In Germany the two parts were broadcast for the first time on January 7th and 8th 2001 on RTL . The work was released on DVD on February 26, 2001 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ synchronkartei.de: Jason and the fight for the Golden Fleece. Retrieved August 18, 2015 .
- ↑ a b Jason and the battle for the Golden Fleece. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed September 26, 2018 .
- ↑ Jason and the Battle for the Golden Fleece. In: Zelluloid.de. Archived from the original on May 17, 2016 ; accessed on September 26, 2018 .