Ursus in the Land of Fire

Ursus in the Land of Fire
Ursus in the Land of Fire
Directed by	Giorgio Simonelli
Written by	Marcello Ciorciolini; Luciano Martino
Produced by	Cine Italia Film
Starring	Ed Fury; Nando Tamberlani; Claudia Mori; Adriano Micantoni; Luciana Gilli
Cinematography	Luciano Trasatti
Edited by	Franco Fraticelli
Music by	Carlo Savina
Distributed by	Filmar
Release date	August 1963;
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Ursus in the Land of Fire (Italian: Ursus nella terra di fuoco), released directly to U.S. television as Son of Hercules in the Land of Fire, is a 1963 Italian peplum film directed by Giorgio Simonelli and starring Ed Fury as Ursus, and Adriano Micantoni as the evil usurper, Amilcare.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

The evil General Amilcare usurps the throne of King Lotar, after murdering him with the aid of the king's niece, Mila. He then destroys a nearby village, killing or enslaving the people, which causes local hero Ursus to intervene and combat the dictator. Ursus enters a gladiator tournament in disguise and challenges Amilcare's authority, but is caught and put to manual labour.

King Lotar's daughter, Diana, is still being held prisoner and calls upon the help of Ursus, who escapes and does battle with Amilcare in an underground volcanic cavern.

Cast

Ed Fury as Ursus
Claudia Mori as Mila
Luciana Gilli as Princess Diana
Adriano Micantoni as Amilcare/Hamilon
Nando Tamberlani as Lotar
Pietro Ceccarelli as Lero
Giuseppe Addobbati as The Magistrate
Tom Felleghy as The Official
Diego Pozzetto
Claudia Giannotti

References

^ Michele Giordano. Giganti buoni. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877421835.
^ Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari (2007). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 2007. ISBN 978-8884405036.
^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.