Atlas in the Land of the Cyclops explained

Atlas Against the Cyclops
Director:Antonio Leonviola
Producer:
Screenplay:
Story:Oreste Biancoli
Starring:
Music:Carlo Innocenzi
Cinematography:Riccardo Pallotini
Editing:Mario Serandrei
Studio:Panda
Distributors:-->
Runtime:94 minutes
Country:Italy
Language:Italian

Atlas in the Land of the Cyclops (Italian: Maciste nella terra dei ciclopi) is a 1961 Italian epic adventure film[1] starring Gordon Mitchell and Chelo Alonso.

Plot

Queen Capys is doomed to a life of slavery by the Powers of Darkness until the last descendant of Ulysses is put to death to please the Cyclops. This is almost accomplished in a raid on a village by the Queen's soldiers where a descendant of Ulysses is killed and his wife enslaved; however, their infant son is taken away to be protected by Maciste.

Cast

Release

Atlas Against the Cyclops was released in Italy on March 29, 1961 with a 90-minute running time. It was released in the United States on April 14, 1963 with a 100-minute running time.

Reception

It has been objected that in spite of the original title there is no "Atlas" to be found in either the Italian nor the English dubbed film version.

References

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Book: Curti, Roberto . Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1957-1969 . 2015-03-27 . McFarland . 978-1-4766-1989-7 . en.