<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $9 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $41 million (North America) </Td> </Tr> <P> Clash of the Titans is a 1981 British - American heroic fantasy adventure film directed by Desmond Davis and written by Beverley Cross which retells the Greek mythological story of Perseus . It stars Harry Hamlin, Judi Bowker, Burgess Meredith, Maggie Smith and Laurence Olivier . The film features the final work of stop motion visual effects artist Ray Harryhausen . It was released on June 12, 1981 and grossed $41 million at the North American box office, which made it the 11th highest - grossing film of the year . A novelization of the film by Alan Dean Foster was published in 1981 . </P> <P> Warner Bros. released a 3D remake on April 2, 2010 . </P>

When was the original clash of the titans made