Atlas in the Land of the Cyclops
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 Spanish lobby card | |
| Directed by | Antonio Leonviola |
| Screenplay by |
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| Story by | Oreste Biancoli[1] |
| Produced by | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Riccardo Pallotini[1] |
| Edited by | Mario Serandrei[1] |
| Music by | Carlo Innocenzi[1] |
Production company | Panda[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes[1] |
| Country | Italy[1] |
| Language | Italian |
Atlas in the Land of the Cyclops (Italian: Maciste nella terra dei ciclopi) is a 1961 Italian epic adventure film[2] starring Gordon Mitchell and Chelo Alonso.
Plot
Queen Capys is doomed to a life of slavery by the Powers of Darkness until the last descendant of Ulysses is put to death to please the Cyclops. This is almost accomplished in a raid on a village by the Queen's soldiers where a descendant of Ulysses is killed and his wife enslaved; however, their infant son is taken away to be protected by Maciste.
Cast
- Gordon Mitchell as Maciste
- Chelo Alonso as Queen Capys
- Vira Silenti as Queen Penope
- Dante DiPaolo as Ifito
- Aldo Bufi Landi as Sirone
- Giotto Tempestini as Aronio
- Raffaella Carrà as Eber
- Paul Wynter as Mumba
- Massimo Righi as Efros
- Cyclops
Release
Reception
It has been objected that in spite of the original title there is no "Atlas" to be found in either the Italian nor the English dubbed film version.[3]
References
Footnotes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 146.
- ISBN 978-1-4766-1989-7.
- ^ Hughes 2011, p. 15.
Sources
- Hughes, Howard (2011). Cinema Italiano - The Complete Guide From Classics To Cult. London - New York: I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84885-608-0.
- Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476662916.
External links
- Atlas in the Land of the Cyclops at IMDb
- Atlas in the Land of the Cyclops is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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