“Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger” rounds out the trilogy of Ray-powered (special effects man Ray Harryhausen, that is) Sinbad films, with 1973’s “The Golden Voyage of Sinbad,” and 1958’s “The 7th Voyage of Sinbad” as its predecessors. And it doesn’t disappoint. Swashbuckling action, beautiful damsels in distress, and exotic locales aplenty are all present and accounted for in this fine cinematic finale.
Things kick off in the kingdom of Charak, where a grand coronation is in progress. Prince Kassim (Damien Thomas) is to be anointed the new caliph of the realm. However, an evil witch named Queen Zenobia (Margaret Whiting) has her own designs on the throne—she’d rather have her son Rafi (Kurt Christian) as the new caliph instead of Kassim.
