Battle for Atlantis
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Battle for Atlantis |
| Original title | Il conquistatore di Atlantide |
| Country of production | Italy , Egypt |
| original language | Italian |
| Publishing year | 1965 |
| length | 88 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Alfonso Brescia |
| script | Alfonso Brescia Franco Cobianchi (as Franco D'Este ) |
| production |
Alberto Chimenz Geo Agliani Pier Ludovico Pavoni |
| music | Ugo Filippini |
| camera | Fausto Rossi |
| cut | Nella Nannuzzi |
| occupation | |
| |
Battle for Atlantis (Original title: Il conquistatore di Atlantide ) is an Italian sandal film from 1965 . The German-language premiere took place on television thirty years later.
action
Hercules is stranded on an unknown coast after a shipwreck. Completely exhausted, he is found and cared for by the desert princess Virna. In the event of a nightly attack, she will be kidnapped. Hercules goes in search of her and finds her in the "City of the Dead", where Virna is supposed to be the heir to the throne of the departing Queen Ming and Atlantis is supposed to lead to new world domination.
Hercules is captured by Ming's Amazon Guard and is said to share the fate of many desert dwellers after being converted as part of Ming's hunters army. He can prevent this by using his muscles.
criticism
“A blend of fantasy elements and the" Muscle and Sandals "film. Trivial entertainment at the lowest level. "
Remarks
- The film grossed 176 million lire in Italy . Outdoor shots took place in Egypt , among others ; the Egyptian Copro Film was involved in the production.
- The battle for Atlantis had its Italian premiere on April 1, 1965. It was first broadcast on German television on May 13, 1995 on VOX .
Web links
- Battle for Atlantis in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Battle for Atlantis in the online film database
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Battle for Atlantis in the Lexicon of International Films .
- ↑ Michele Giordano: Giganti buoni, 1998, p. 182
- ^ Battle for Atlantis in the British Film Institute
- ↑ Battle for Atlantis ( Memento of the original from July 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on dbcult.com
