The hour of tough men
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The hour of tough men |
| Original title | Ercole, Sansone Maciste e Ursus gli invincibili |
| Country of production | Italy , Spain , France |
| original language | Italian |
| Publishing year | 1964 |
| length | 100 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Giorgio Capitani |
| script |
Sandro Continenza Roberto Gianviti |
| production | Giorgio Cristallini |
| music | Piero Umiliani |
| camera | Carlo Bellero |
| cut | Roberto Cinquini |
| occupation | |
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The hour of tough men (original title: Ercole, Sansone Maciste e Ursus gli invincibili ) is a parodic adventure film with mythological motifs, which Giorgio Capitani directed in 1964. It was first seen in the German-speaking area on May 7, 1965. Alternative title is Triumph der Gianten .
action
In order to win the hand of the beautiful Omfale of Lydia , whose life he saved, Hercules has to fight the strongest man in the world after a repeatedly manipulated oracle. Omfale's mother Nemea, who uses Hercules' infatuation for her own interests, sends an embassy to Samson, who accepts the challenge; however, his wife Dalila jealously cuts his hair, which takes away his strength. The Lydian ambassadors, who do not understand why Samson is weak, then take the coarse Ursus and his conqueror, the noble Maciste, with them to Lydia.
When Hercules defeats Samson without any problems, Inor, the son of the chief of the mountain peoples who are at war with Lydia, kidnaps Omfale with their consent; they are really in love, which his father absolutely does not like. Nemea tells Hercules about the kidnapping, whereupon he defeats the mountain tribes, but also learns of Omfale's love. A new attempt to manipulate the oracle leads to a fight between the four strong men, in which even the temple threatens to be destroyed, until the father of the gods Zeus intervenes and settles all ambiguities.
criticism
"If you can't think of a story, you just make a virtue out of necessity and parody your own inability," note Ronald M. Hahn and Norbert Stresau . The lexicon of international films considers the film to be an “undemanding, turbulent, sometimes all too loud parody of the numerous 'muscle and sandal films', predominantly of Italian origin”. Massimo Bertarelli even said: “If Capitani wanted to make a parody, that would also explain the presence of the ringmaster Orfei. Then the film would even be worth an Oscar. "The Protestant film observer is full of praise :" Lively and spectacularly colossal film, which is completely bloodless and can be recommended from the age of 12 because of its funny, parodic ideas. "
Remarks
The gross profit in Italy was 120 million lire .
synchronization
- Sergio Ciani: Rainer Brandt
Web links
- The hour of hard men in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The film at mymovies (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ronald M. Hahn , Volker Jansen, Norbert Stresau : Lexicon of Fantasy Films. 650 films from 1900 to 1986 . Heyne, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-453-02273-4 , p. 476.
- ↑ The hour of tough men. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ^ In Il Giornale , February 14, 2001
- ↑ Evangelischer Presseverband München, Review No. 175/1965, p. 325
- ^ Dizionario del Cinema Italiano, I film vol. 3. Gremese 1992, p. 197