Taurus - The giant of Thessaly

Movie
German title	Taurus - The giant of Thessaly
Original title	Taur, re della forza bruta
Country of production	Italy
original language	Italian
Publishing year	1962
length	95 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Antonio Leonviola
script	Antonio Leonviola ; Sofia Scandurra ; Silvana Zdumic
production	Alfredo Guarnini ; Ennio De Concini
music	Mario Ammonnini
camera	Guglielmo Mancori
cut	Otello Colangeli
occupation
	Joe Robinson : Taurus; Harry Baird : Ubaratutu; Bella Cortez : Queen Akiba; Antonio Leonviola: El Kab; Alberto Cevenini : Syros; Isabella Biancini : Jia ; (as Thea Fleming ); Carla Foscari : Ararut; Claudia Capone : Tuja; Erminio Spalla : King of Shrupuk; José Torres : El Khad; Miranda Crovato : Queen; Janine Hendy : Afer, dancer;

Taurus - The Giant of Thessaly (original title: Taur, re della forza bruta ) is a mythological adventure film that Alberto Leonviola directed in Italy in 1962. The film, starring wrestler Joe Robinson , was first shown in German cinemas on October 25, 1963. Alternative title is Taurus - Wrath of the Gods .

action

2000 BC: The kingdom of Shrupuk is invaded by the Rixos warriors who kill the king, keep the inhabitants in dungeons as slaves and kidnap the king's two daughters, Jia and Tuja. The strong Taurus, a simple shepherd who knows the king's son-in-law, Syros, rushes to his aid and fights the Rixos. These can fix him first; he is to be given as husband to the Rixos queen Akiba.

Taurus manages to escape from captivity thanks to his powers, despite the measures of the cunning advisor of the Rixos, El Kab, and frees Jia and Tuja. When he, with the support of some rebels, kills the soldiers of the empire and Akiba falls from the throne, a volcano erupts and lets the Rixos empire and its villains become history. Syros turns out to be the real contender for the throne of the Rixos people.

criticism

The reviews were mostly negative to devastating: "The lack of imagination of the scriptwriters [...] is celebrating triumphs again", write Ronald M. Hahn , Volker Jansen and Norbert Stresau , the lexicon of international film describes the film as "" sandal film "from the Italian Film studio "Cinecittà", which once again offers an illogical and ridiculous adventure with a pseudo-historical background. ”; R. Tabes is annoyed: “There are numerous scenes of torture in the film that remind us of the recent past. What difference does it make for the normal visitor whether they take place in dark memory or in ancient slavery? "

Remarks

The field recordings took place in Yugoslavia ; Director Leonviola (who plays the role of the evil advisor himself) shot “Taurus” back-to-back (at the same time) with his Le gladiatrici .

Web links

Taurus - The giant of Thessaly in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Taurus - The Giant of Thessaly in the online movie database
The film at comingsoon

Individual evidence

^ Title according to Archivio del Cinema italiano
↑ 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. 502.
↑ Taurus - The Giant of Thessaly. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
↑ in: Season '64. Paris 1964
^ Dizionario del Cinema Italiano, I film vol. 3. Gremese 1992, p. 534

[1] Title according to Archivio del Cinema italiano

[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. 502.

[3] Taurus - The Giant of Thessaly. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .

[4] : Season '64. Paris 1964

[5] Dizionario del Cinema Italiano, I film vol. 3. Gremese 1992, p. 534