An evil king makes a bargain with a devil in order to get away with murdering his wife.An evil king makes a bargain with a devil in order to get away with murdering his wife.An evil king makes a bargain with a devil in order to get away with murdering his wife.
Maria Luisa Rispoli
- Marzia
- (as Luisa Rispoli)
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- TriviaThe was his first assignment in the director's chair for writer Duccio Tessari.
- GoofsKrios says that the Gorgons turn human beings to stone by looking at them. Actually, the Gorgons had horrifying visages that turned those who beheld them to stone, not those they looked at. Otherwise, Medusa could not be turned into stone by holding a mirror up to her.
- Alternate versionsThis film has been shown in the United States in two versions. One version was re-dubbed in the United States with Jewish accents. The version currently available has a straight English dubbed track.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Kolossal - i magnifici Macisti (1977)
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Epic
A perfect example of an entertaining movie without a hint of pretentiousness (so lacking these days), the plot is about evil king Cadmo and his scheming second wife Ermione who create havoc in their kingdom and even keep Cadmo's daughter Antiope locked in, because a prophecy said that Cadmo should die once Antiope falls in love.
The scene is set for Antiope to fall in love with nonetheless than a platinum blonde (!?!) Titan, Krios, freed by his father Jupiter to get rid of Cadmo.
Even if the Titans are present, don't expect any reliable narration of mythological stories: Sisyphus, Prometheus, one Gorgon and even Polyphemus appear randomly in carefully chosen settings (actually, it's mostly dark caves...) while Krios tries to get rid of Cadmo, with the help of some sidekicks.
One wonders why Jupiter didn't just struck down Cadmo himself with one of his lighting bolts, but where would the fun be?
After a glorious romp with little violence and no blood, the story wraps up so fast as to make one wonder why contemporary movies cannot cut it short like old ones.
Notable interpreters are the carefree and muscular Giuliano Gemma - minus the hideous died blond hair, as the ineffable Krios and Jacqueline Sassard as Antiope an enigmatic beauty with a short career. Antonella Lualdi plays nasty Ermione, sporting a bizarre wardrobe and a series of unbelievably kitch wigs.
The scene is set for Antiope to fall in love with nonetheless than a platinum blonde (!?!) Titan, Krios, freed by his father Jupiter to get rid of Cadmo.
Even if the Titans are present, don't expect any reliable narration of mythological stories: Sisyphus, Prometheus, one Gorgon and even Polyphemus appear randomly in carefully chosen settings (actually, it's mostly dark caves...) while Krios tries to get rid of Cadmo, with the help of some sidekicks.
One wonders why Jupiter didn't just struck down Cadmo himself with one of his lighting bolts, but where would the fun be?
After a glorious romp with little violence and no blood, the story wraps up so fast as to make one wonder why contemporary movies cannot cut it short like old ones.
Notable interpreters are the carefree and muscular Giuliano Gemma - minus the hideous died blond hair, as the ineffable Krios and Jacqueline Sassard as Antiope an enigmatic beauty with a short career. Antonella Lualdi plays nasty Ermione, sporting a bizarre wardrobe and a series of unbelievably kitch wigs.
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- Runtime1 hour 51 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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