Claim: Maggie Smith is person who acts.

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 .   Warner Bros. released a 3D remake on April 2 , 2010 .