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Clash of the Titans

Desmond Davis, director · 1981

A loose Perseus retelling that brings Zeus, Medusa and divine rivalry into Harryhausen's final creature spectacle.

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Title
Clash of the Titans
Creator
Desmond Davis, director
Date
1981
Holding source
British Film Institute
Medium
Film
Mythic links
Perseus, Medusa, Zeus
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A cultural afterlife of the myth

A loose Perseus retelling that brings Zeus, Medusa and divine rivalry into Harryhausen's final creature spectacle. MythBranch includes this work as evidence of later reception: it shows how a mythic figure or episode was selected, reshaped and transmitted for a new audience.

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