Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon
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Directed by | Domenico Paolella |
Written by | |
Starring |
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Cinematography | Augusto Tiezzi |
Music by | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino |
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Distributed by | American International Pictures (US) |
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Running time | 90 min |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Ercole contro i tiranni di Babilonia (English Translation: Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon) is a 1964 Italian sword-and-sandal film directed by Domenico Paolella and starring Peter Lupus.
Plot
Asparia, Queen of the
The three siblings who rule Babylon—beautiful Taneal, warlike Salman Osar and more conservative Azzur—are visited by King Phaleg of Assyria. Phaleg showers the three with gifts, offering up untold riches in exchange for all of the slaves in Babylon. The siblings are suspicious of Phaleg's motives, thinking he means to raise an army from the slaves. Taneal seduces and drugs the Assyrian king, discovering that he intends to find Queen Asparia and marry her, creating a powerful empire of Assyria and Hellas. The siblings agree to stop this, and send troops to ambush the king. Hercules discovers the plan and aids the Assyrians, as the Babylonians are his enemy, and saves the life of the king. Phaleg makes Hercules take a loyalty oath, and then sends him to Babylon, along with several of his men, to retrieve Asparia.
In Babylon, each of the siblings is
Reception
The Lexicon of International Films describes the work as a "trivial sandal film based on common patterns that carefree mixes poetry and (historical) truth".[1]
The cinema magazine Cinema rated the film as a respectable spectacle and as upscale trash with entertainment value.[2]
Crew
- Director: Domenico Paolella
- Assistant director : Giancarlo Romitelli
- Writer: Luciano Martino and Domenico Paolella
- Cinematography : Augusto Tiezzi, Totalscope Eastmancolor
- Length: 94 min
- Producer: Fortunato Misiano
- Music: Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
- Distributor : Cosmopolis Films et les Films Marbeuf
- Country of origin: Italy, Romana Film Rome
- Editing: Jolanda Benvenuti
- Released 24
- Adapted by Michel Lucklin
- Models and costumes by : Walter Patriarca
- Makeup: Massimo Giustini
- Genre : Sword-and-sandal
Starring
- Peter Lupus (as Rock Stevens) : Hercules
- Anna-Maria Polani : Asparia, queen of Hellenes
- Helga Liné : Taneal
- Mario Petri : Phaleg, king of Assyrians
- Livio Lorenzon : Salmanassar
- Tullio Altamura : Azzur
- Franco Balducci : Moksor
- Rosy De Leo : slave Gilda
- Andrea Scotti : a young shepherd
- Diego Pozzetto : Behar
- Mirko Valentin : Glicon
- Diego Michelotti : Crissipos
- Eugenio Bottai : Minister of Assur
- Emilio Messina : warrior
- Pietro Torrisi : warrior
- Gilberto Galimberti : warrior
- Amerigo Santarelli : warrior
- Puccio Ceccarelli : warrior
See also
- Sword and sandal
- List of films featuring Hercules
- List of films in the public domain in the United States
Sources
External links
- Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon at IMDb
- Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive[infringing link?]