''Goliath Against the Giants'' ( it, Goliath contro i giganti) is a 1961 Italian film directed by

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. It was

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's debut as a lead actor.

Cast

: Goliath *

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: Princess Elea * Fernando Rey: Bokan * Barbara Carroll: Daina * Carmen de Lirio: Diamira *

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: Briseo (credited as José Rubio) *

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: Namathos *

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: Jagoran

Release

''Goliath Against the Giants'' was released as ''Goliath contro I giganti'' in Italy on 14 May 1961. It was released in the United States on 14 April 1963.

Reception

A review in the ''

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'' referred to the film as "dispiriting compendrium of strip-cartoon cliches whose rousingly and absurdly crowded climax fails to compensate for inexperienced direction, murky colour photography and shame-faced cutting."

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