Battle of the giants

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Movie
German title Battle of the giants
Original title Ursus il gladiatore ribelle
Country of production Italy
original language Italian
Publishing year 1962
length 90 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Domenico Paolella
script Alessandro Ferraù
Domenico Paolella
Sergio Sollima
production Ignazio Luceri for Splendor
music Carlo Savina
camera Carlo Bellero
occupation

Battle of the Giants (Original title: Ursus il gladiatore ribelle ) is a mythological adventure film directed by Domenico Paolella in 1962. The film, which was unanimously torn by the critics , received its German premiere on November 29, 1963. The TV title was also Ursus, the rebellious gladiator .

content

Commodus succeeds his father Mark Aurel as Roman emperor . He also likes to work incognito as a gladiator . As such, he has no mercy on his opponents either. To defeat the Christian hero Ursus , he has his fiancée kidnapped and threatens to destroy Ursus' home village. In order to save his own, Ursus accepts the challenge of facing the supposed gladiator in the arena. Little does he suspect that the emperor's political opponents from the Roman Senate manipulated his weapon to kill Commodus. When the attack fails, the raging emperor sets troops on the march against his opponents. The senator's son and officer Septimius Letus, who leads the rebel army, can defeat the emperor with the help of Ursus. He ascends the throne as Emperor Septimius and peace in the empire returns.

criticism

"Children cannot be expected to use the catch passages, adults are not expected to pay the entrance fee."

- Film service , 1963.

"A gladiator film like three dozen others."

- Lexicon of Fantasy Films, Munich 1986.

“The peak of the film junk mountain is reached when Ursus pulls a watchtower and personnel out of the ground. Conclusion: foolishly costumed catchers on every corner. "

- cinema.de.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. http://www.cinema.de/kino/filmarchiv/film/kampf-der-giganten,1332362,ApplicationMovie.html