Goliath Against the Giants (Italian: Goliath contro i giganti) is a 1961 Italian film directed by Guido Malatesta.[2][3] It was Brad Harris's debut as a lead actor.
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Directed by | Guido Malatesta |
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Cinematography | Alejandro Ulloa[1] |
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Running time | 98 minutes[1] |
Cast
edit- Brad Harris: Goliath
- Gloria Milland: Princess Elea
- Fernando Rey: Bokan
- Barbara Carroll: Daina
- Carmen de Lirio: Diamira
- Pepe Rubio: Briseo (credited as José Rubio)
- Fernando Sancho: Namathos
- Nello Pazzafini: Jagoran
Release
editGoliath Against the Giants was released as Goliath contro I giganti in Italy on 14 May 1961.[1] It was released in the United States on 14 April 1963.[1]
Reception
editA review in the Monthly Film Bulletin referred to the film as "dispiriting compendrium of strip-cartoon cliches whose rousingly and absurdly crowded climax fails to compensate for inexperienced direction, murky colour photography and shame-faced cutting." [4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 68.
- ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia; Mario Pecorari (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN 8876055932.
- ^ Michele Giordano (1998). Giganti buoni. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877421835.
- ^ "Goliath Contro I Giganti (Goliath Against the Giants), Italy/Spain, 1961". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 30, no. 352. British Film Institute. May 1963. p. 66.
Bibliography
edit- Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476662916.
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