Atlas in the Land of the Cyclops

Atlas Against the Cyclops
Italian film poster
Directed byAntonio Leonviola
Screenplay by
Story byOreste Biancoli
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRiccardo Pallotini
Edited byMario Serandrei
Music byCarlo Innocenzi
Production
company
Panda
Release date
  • 29 March 1961 (1961-03-29) (Italy)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Atlas in the Land of the Cyclops (Italian: Maciste nella terra dei ciclopi) is a 1961 Italian epic adventure film 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

Release

Atlas Against the Cyclops was released in Italy on March 29, 1961 with a 90-minute running time. It was released in the United States on April 14, 1963 with a 100-minute running time.

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.

References

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 146.
  2. ↑ Curti, Roberto (2015-03-27). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1957-1969. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-1989-7.
  3. ↑ 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.