JIM HENSON'S STORYTELLER:GREEK MYTHS [IMPORT]

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• Release Year: 1997
• Genre: Fantasy
• Plot: FROM THE CREATORS OF 'THE DARK CRYSTAL' AND 'LABYRINTH'; ; This imaginative series, comprised of all four episodes, features both human actors and creations from Jim Henson's Creature Shop in the retelling of classic Greek mythology.; ; DAEDALUS AND ICARUS; Daedalus, one of the greatest inventors of ancient Greece, and his son Icarus are betrayed by cruel King Minos and must flee for their lives. To escape Daedalus creates wings to they can fly to safety but will the young Icarus heed his father's instructions or will their dreams melt away. ; ; ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE; The great musician Orpheus vows to bring back the soul of his beloved Eurydice from the depths of Hades. But the task he must complete to reunite with his love turns out to be as tortuous as the fate he will have to endure. ; ; PERSEUS AND THE GORGON; When the evil king threatens Perseus' mother, he must bring back the head of Medussa - who's stare will turn anyone who looks upon her to stone. Will the help of the gods be enough to aid in this seemingly impossible task? ; ; THESEUS AND THE MINATAUR; With the help of a beautiful princess, Theseus tracks down the man-eating Minotaur, half-man, half-bull to prove his courage and loyalty. A fight to the death ensues, and a shocking secret emerges.
• Cast: Pat Roach, David Greenaway, Brian Henson, Michael Gambon, Mark Ashman, Frances Barber, Barbara Barnes, Gina Bellman, Jesse Birdsall, Kate Buffery, Amanda Burton, Hannah Cresswell, Arthur Dignam, Lindsay Duncan, Lucy Fawcett, Nelson Fernandez, Robert Flemyng, Jeremy Gilley, Justine Glenton, Ian Hawkes, Derek Jacobi, Tacy Kneale, Ikky Maas, Art Malik, Mel Martin, John McEnery, Dearbhla Molloy, Hannah Morris, David Morrissey, Marco Nunes, Maggie O'Neill, Trevor Peacock, Victoria Shalet, Michael Small, Robert Stephens, Deborah Vale, Tessa Vale, Tony Vogel, Tom Ward, Oscar Webb, John Wood, John Madden
• Director: John Madden
• Runtime: 1:35
• Company: THe Jim Henson Company
• Media Format: Series