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.
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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 |
Plot
editQueen 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
edit- 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
- Aldo Pedinotti as Cyclops
Release
editAtlas Against the Cyclops was released in Italy on March 29, 1961 with a 90-minute running time.[1] It was released in the United States on April 14, 1963 with a 100-minute running time.[1]
Reception
editIt 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
editFootnotes
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 146.
- ^ Curti, Roberto (2015-03-27). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1957-1969. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-1989-7.
- ^ Hughes 2011, p. 15.
Sources
edit- 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
edit- 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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