Hercules, Samson and Odysseus
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Hercules, Samson and Odysseus |
| Original title | Ercole sfida Sansone |
| Country of production | Italy |
| original language | Italian |
| Publishing year | 1963 |
| length | 92 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Pietro Francisci |
| script | Pietro Francisci |
| production | Joseph Fryd |
| music | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino |
| camera | Silvano Ippoliti |
| cut | Pietro Francisci |
| occupation | |
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Hercules, Samson and Ulysses (original title: Ercole sfida Sansone ) is an Italian mythological adventure movie , the Pietro Francisci 1963 staged. It premiered in Germany on May 1, 1964.
action
Hercules and the adventurer Odysseus get into a fight with a sea monster on the high seas and are washed up on the beach of the Philistine Empire. While those who stayed at home hope for the best, the companions arrive in a village that holds the rebel Samson prisoner, who grieves the king of Gaza. Hercules kills a bull and a lion and finally arrives with his companion at the royal palace, where he is mistaken for Samson and can only trigger the friend who is then held hostage if he defeats Samson and delivers King Seren.
Hercules is accompanied in search of Samson by Delilah, who takes his side when she realizes what the two men who join forces are fighting against. Meanwhile, Argos and his men are sailing towards Judea. An ambush by the Philistines at the apparent surrender of Samson by Hercules is thwarted by Odysseus; everything fights, the royal palace collapses, the king dies, and the heroes escape with the Argonauts who have sailed to help.
criticism
"Even after the first wooden dialogues, it becomes clear that this is a" serious "attempt to present the ancient world of legends in a stew with lots of muscles and tendons (...)."
“Flat stew from the" kitchen "of the ancient world of legends, seasoned with bodybuilding shows similar to advertising films. Certainly not meant as a parody, but consistently ridiculous. "
Remarks
"The villainous Philistines in Hercules, Samson and Odysseus wear Nazi helmets."
Derek Elley notes that the film subconsciously reinforces the theory that the Philistines may be of Greek origin.
The first film to feature two strong heroes together grossed 280 million lire in Italy .
Web links
- Hercules, Samson and Ulysses in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hercules, Samson and Odysseus. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ^ Gerhard Midding ( Friday , November 16, 2001): Your own strength becomes torture . Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ^ Derek Elley, The epic film: Myth and History, 1984, p. 60
- ↑ Michele Giordano: Giganti buoni, 1998, p. 177