Hercules, the horror of the Huns

Movie
German title	Hercules, the horror of the Huns
Original title	Il terrore dei barbari
Country of production	Italy
original language	Italian
Publishing year	1959
length	90 / German: 82 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Carlo Campogalliani
script	Gino Mangini ; Nino Stresa; Carlo Campogalliani ; Giuseppe Taffarel
production	Emimmo Salvi
music	Carlo Innocenzi
camera	Adalberto Albertini
cut	Franco Fraticelli
occupation
	Steve Reeves : Emiliano; Chelo Alonso : Landa; Bruce Cabot : King Albuin; Livio Lorenzon : Igor; Giulia Rubini : Lidia; Luciano Marin : Marco; Arturo Dominici : Svevo; Andrea Checchi : Duke Delfo; Fabrizio Capucci : Bruno; Gino Scotti : Count Daniele;

Hercules, the horror of the Huns (original title: Il terrore dei barbari ) is an Italian adventure film from 1959. German premiere was on December 11, 1959.

action

In Northern Italy, 568. The Huns, led by Captain Igor, roam the country plundering and killing. The locals turn to the vigorous Emiliano, whose father has just fallen victim to the hordes. He uses an animal mask and claws to spread terror among the intruders. Igor can arrest him after a while; Emiliano meets the beautiful Landa, daughter of the Hun King Albuin, in the barbarian camp and falls in love with her. The rival Northern Italian Count Delfo adviser Svevo sees this with resentment, as he makes himself hopes for Landa, and intrigues wherever he can, so that many difficult tests await Emiliano, which he can only pass with the help of his superhuman strength.

criticism

"An involuntarily exhilarating adventure film full of pseudo-historical kitsch scenes with a leading role for the muscle man Steve Reeves, then" Mister America "."

- Lexicon of international film .

"The whole thing would only be able to entertain ten-year-olds if it weren't for the excessive amount of courtly lottering life and cruel murders and" trials of truth "for their own sake."

- Film service .

"Despite the pathos that was applied as hard as a hammer, the film is still entertaining to watch today."

- Christian Keßler , in: Splatting Image No. 36, p. 15.

Remarks

In Germany, the hero of the title was quickly turned into Hercules , although this "blows up its historical-geographical space" .

Web links

Hercules, the terror of the Huns in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Hercules, the Terror of the Huns. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
↑ 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. 215.
↑ http://www.kinematographie.de/HEFT42.HTM

[1] Hercules, the Terror of the Huns. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .

[2] 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. 215.

[3] ttp://www.kinematographie.de/HEFT42.HTM