#THE GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1973)

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On January 25, 1974 The Golden Voyage of Sinbad debuted in the United Kingdom.

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𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔊𝔬𝔩𝔡𝔢𝔫 𝔙𝔬𝔶𝔞𝔤𝔢 𝔬𝔣 𝔖𝔦𝔫𝔟𝔞𝔡 (յգԴՅ) 𝔡𝔦𝔯𝔢𝔠𝔱𝔢𝔡 𝔟𝔶 𝔊𝔬𝔯𝔡𝔬𝔫 ℌ𝔢𝔰𝔰𝔩𝔢𝔯

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Caroline Munro in some movie or other. Nobody will read this bit anyway.

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Caroline Munro in publicity photo for The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973)

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Caroline Munro (1973)

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Caroline Munro in The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973)

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The Golden Voyage of Sinbad

Summary: Sinbad (John Phillip Law) and the Vizier of Marabia (Douglas Wilmer) must find the three pieces of a golden amulet they believe will lead them to the Fountain of Destiny before the evil magician Koura (Tom Baker) does.

Charm of Harryhausen's stop motion cannot overcome how terribly the film has aged, with “special” mention going to the racism.

Rating: 1.75/5

Photo credit: Into Film

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W A T C H I N G

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Caroline Munro in a promotional photo for "The Golden Voyage of Sinbad" (1973)

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A statue of Kali dancing up a storm in The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973).

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Carolyn Munro - The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973)

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The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973) directed by Gordon Hessler

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Caroline Munro. Behind the scenes on The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973) as if anyone cares what movie it's from or is even reading this bit.

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(via The Grim Gallery: Exhibit 4808)

The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973) original poster art with paste on text

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAROLINE MUNRO! 

Caroline Munro (born 16 January 1949 in Windsor, Berkshire) is a British actress and model best known for her many appearances in science fiction and action films of the 1970s and 1980s. According to Munro, her career took off in 1966 when her mother and photographer friend entered some headshots of her to Britain’s The Evening News “Face of the Year” contest.

“I wanted to do art. Art was my love. I went to Art School in Brighton but I was not very good at it. I just did not know what to do. I had a friend at the college who was studying photography and he needed somebody to photograph and he asked me. Unbeknownst to me, he sent the photographs to a big newspaper in London. The famous fashion photographer, David Bailey, was conducting a photo contest and my picture won.” 

This led to modelling chores, her first job being for Vogue Magazine at the age of 17. She moved to London to pursue top modelling jobs and became a major cover girl for fashion and TV ads while there. Decorative bit parts came her way in such films as Casino Royale and Where’s Jack? (1969). One of her many photo ads got her a screen test and a one-year contract at Paramount where she won the role of Richard Widmark’s daughter in the comedy/western A Talent for Loving (1969). 

1969 proved to be a good year for Munro, because it was then that she began a lucrative 10 year relationship with Lamb’s Navy Rum. Her image was plastered all over the country, and this would eventually lead to her next big break.

Hammer Films CEO Sir James Carreras spotted Munro on a Lamb’s Navy Rum poster/billboard. He asked his right hand man, James Liggett, to find and screen test her. She was immediately signed to a one-year contract. Her first film for Hammer proved to be something of a turning point in her career. It was during the making of Dracula AD 1972 that she decided from this film onward she was a full-fledged actress. Up until then she was always considered a model who did some acting on the side.

A string of fantasy and horror roles followed, including starring turns in Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1973), The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1974), At the Earth’s Core (1976),  The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), StarCrash (1978), Maniac (1980), The Last Horror Film (1982), Faceless (1988), and The Black Cat (1989).

By the 1990s Munro had decided to focus more on her family, daughters, Georgina and Iona, and husband George Dugdale. However, since 2003 Caroline has renewed her interest in acting and has appeared in a number of film and audio productions. Since 2021 Caroline has been presenting the hit television series The Cellar Club for Talking Pictures TV.

The title First Lady of Fantasy was given to Caroline by journalist Steve Swires, who wrote many Starlog and Fangoria (@FANGORIA) articles on the actress in the 1980s and 1990s. 

Happy Birthday Caroline!

Official Website:  http://www.CarolineMunro.org

Representation: Thomas Bowington/Bowington Management

Some of her credits include: Dracula AD 1972 (1972), Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1973), The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1974), At the Earth’s Core (1976), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), StarCrash (1978), Maniac (1980), The Last Horror Film (1982), Faceless (1988), The Black Cat (1989), Flesh for the Beast (2003), Turpin (2009), Midsomer Murders (2013), The Landlady (2013), Crying Wolf (2015), Vampyres (2015), Cute Little Buggers (2016), Frankula (2017), End User (2018), House of the Gorgon (2019), The Haunting of Margam Castle (2020), Ulalume - A Ballad (2023), The Pocket Film of Superstitions (2023), and the upcoming The Presence of Snowgood (2024).