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Hercules The Invincible
''Hercules the Invincible'' (Italian: ''Ercole l'invincibile'') is a 1964 Italian Sword and Sandal film directed by Alvaro Mancori and Lewis Mann and starring Dan Vadis. It is the first of two directing credits for cinematographer Alvaro Mancori. The film was later released to American television retitled ''Son of Hercules in the Land of Darkness'' as part of the '' Sons of Hercules'' TV syndication package. Plot Hercules saves a woman named Telca from a lion and arrives in triumph in her village. Telca's father King Tedaeo offers Hercules Telca's hand in marriage, if he brings back the tooth of a dragon. Hercules seeks help from a witch who gives him a spear that will kill the dragon but wants the same tooth as her reward. As Hercules has promised the tooth to King Tedaeo the witch warns him that the magic of the tooth will only work once. In Hercules' absence Telca's village has been pillaged and all the survivors –save Babar, the comedy relief – are taken as prison ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvaro Mancori
Alvaro Mancori (1923–2011) was an Italian cinematographer.Klossner p.47 He also directed two films, and acted as producer on several others. Selected filmography * '' The Accusation'' (1950) * ''Auguri e figli maschi!'' (1951) * '' Tragic Return'' (1952) * '' The Mute of Portici'' (1952) * ''Mata Hari's Daughter'' (1954) * ''The Violent Patriot'' (1956) * '' The Wanderers'' (1956) * ''The Beautiful Legs of Sabrina'' (1958) * ''La cambiale'' (1959) * '' The Moralist'' (1959) * '' Toto in Madrid'' (1959) * ''Vacations in Majorca'' (1959) * '' Gentlemen Are Born'' (1960) * '' Letto a tre piazze'' (1960) * '' I piaceri dello scapolo'' (1960) * ''Goliath and the Vampires'' (1961) * '' Totò, Peppino e... la dolce vita'' (1961) * ''Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules'' (1962) * ''The Lion of St. Mark'' (1963) * ''Toto and Cleopatra'' (1963) * '' The Commandant'' (1963) * ''Hercules the Invincible'' (1964) * ''Gli uomini dal passo pesante'' (1965) * ''The Strange Night ''The Stran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olga Solbelli
Olga Solbelli (11 May 1898 – 8 September 1976) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 81 films between 1939 and 1967. She was born in Verghereto and died in Bologna. Selected filmography * '' The Anonymous Roylott'' (1936) * '' The Former Mattia Pascal'' (1937) * '' Unjustified Absence'' (1939) * '' A Romantic Adventure'' (1940) * '' The Sinner'' (1940) * '' Schoolgirl Diary'' (1941) * '' A Woman Has Fallen'' (1941) * '' The Princess of Dreams'' (1942) * '' Street of the Five Moons'' (1942) * '' Odessa in Flames'' (1942) * '' Apparition'' (1943) * '' The Last Wagon'' (1943) * '' The Peddler and the Lady'' (1943) * '' A Living Statue'' (1943) * '' Calafuria'' (1943) * '' The Innkeeper'' (1944) * '' The Materassi Sisters'' (1944) * '' Romulus and the Sabines'' (1945) * '' Lost in the Dark'' (1947) * '' The Captain's Daughter'' (1947) * '' The Wolf of the Sila'' (1949) * '' Love and Poison'' (1950) * '' The Cliff of Sin'' (1950) * '' The Ungrateful Heart'' (1951) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960s Italian-language Films
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the Jian'an Era, during the reign of the Xian Emperor of the Han. * The Xian Emperor returns to war- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960s Fantasy Adventure Films
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the Jian'an Era, during the reign of the Xian Emperor of the Han. * The Xian Emperor returns to war-r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Fantasy Adventure Films
Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Italian, regional variants of the Italian language ** Languages of Italy, languages and dialects spoken in Italy ** Italian culture, cultural features of Italy ** Italian cuisine, traditional foods ** Folklore of Italy, the folklore and urban legends of Italy ** Mythology of Italy, traditional religion and beliefs Other uses * Italian dressing, a vinaigrette-type salad dressing or marination * Italian or Italian-A, alternative names for the Ping-Pong virus, an extinct computer virus * ''Italien'' (magazine), pro-Fascist magazine in Germany between 1927 and 1944 See also * * * Italia (other) * Italic (other) * Italo (other) * The Italian (other) * Italian people (other) Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960s Fantasy Films
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the Jian'an Era, during the reign of the Xian Emperor of the Han. * The Xian Emperor returns to war-r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964 Films
The year 1964 in film involved some significant events, including three highly successful musical films, ''Mary Poppins,'' ''My Fair Lady,'' and '' The Umbrellas of Cherbourg.'' Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1964 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 29 – 50-year-old actor Alan Ladd is found dead in bed at his home in Palm Springs, California. An autopsy confirms the cause of death as cerebral edema caused by an acute overdose of "alcohol and three other drugs" His death is ruled accidental. Ladd's final film, '' The Carpetbaggers'', is released in April and, despite mostly negative reviews from critics, becomes a major commercial success. * March 6 – Elvis Presley's 14th motion picture, '' Kissin' Cousins'', is released to theaters. * March 15 - Elizabeth Taylor marries Richard Burton. * June 3 – The animated film '' Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!'' is released. Not only it is the first theatrical feature produced by H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Film Institute
The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves filmmaking and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses funds provided by the National Lottery to encourage film production, distribution, and education. It is sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and partially funded under the British Film Institute Act 1949. Activities Purpose The BFI was established in 1933 to encourage the development of the arts of film, television and the moving image throughout the United Kingdom, to promote their use as a record of contemporary life and manners, to promote education about film, television and the moving image generally, and their impact on society, to promote access to and appreciation of the widest possible range of British and world cinema and to establish, care for and develop collections reflecting the moving image history, heritage and culture of the United Kingdom. Archive The BFI maintain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monthly Film Bulletin
The ''Monthly Film Bulletin'' was a periodical of the British Film Institute published monthly from February 1934 until April 1991, when it merged with '' Sight & Sound''. It reviewed all films on release in the United Kingdom, including those with a narrow arthouse release. History The ''Monthly Film Bulletin'' was edited in the mid-1950s by David Robinson, in the late 1950s and early 1960s by Peter John Dyer, and then by Tom Milne. By the end of the 1960s, when the character and tone of its reviews changed considerably with the arrival of a new generation of critics influenced by the student culture and intellectual tumult of the time (not least the overthrow of old ideas of "taste" and quality), David Wilson was the editor. It was then edited by Jan Dawson (1938 – 1980), for two years from 1971, and from 1973 until its demise by the New Zealand-born critic Richard Combs. In 1991, the ''Monthly Film Bulletin'' was merged with '' Sight & Sound'', which had until then be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosemarie Lindt
Rosemarie Lindt is a German actress and ballet dancer who was known to the wider audience for her appearances in '' Frau Wirtin'' series in the late 1960s and in Italian exploitation cinema of the 1970s. Ballet career Lindt studied at Folkwang University of the Arts under Kurt Jooss and performed as the prima ballerina at Opernhaus Wuppertal, Opernhaus Düsseldorf, Paris Opera, and Théâtre de la Ville. Film career By 1963, Lindt and her boyfriend Jacques Herlin moved from Paris to Rome for Herlin's permanent employment at Cinecittà and Lindt soon found minor roles in cinema, starting with ''La ballata dei mariti'' (1963) and later ''Hercules the Invincible'' (1964). She became a regular with Herlin in Franz Antel's acclaimed series ''Frau Wirtin'' from 1967 to 1970. In the 1970s, Lindt had appeared in many Italian exploitation films including gialli, poliziotteschi and horror films before retiring from acting in 1979. Later career Lindt moved to New York City after marrying ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Ross (actor)
Howard Ross (born Renato Rossini; 10 January 1941) is an Italian film actor. Born in Rome, Rossini got his first major roles in peplum films. In the mid-1960s, he adopted the stage name Howard Ross. He was mainly active in genre films, specializing in adventure films, ''giallo'' films and '' poliziotteschi''. Selected filmography *'' Hercules Against the Mongols'' (1963) *'' Hercules the Invincible'' (1964) *'' Samson and His Mighty Challenge'' (1964) *'' Gladiators Seven'' (1964) *'' Hercules Against the Barbarians'' (1964) *'' Sword of the Empire'' (1965) *''The Relentless Four'' (1965) * '' Johnny Colt'' (1966) *'' Dirty Heroes'' (1967) *'' Desert Commandos'' (1967) *''Emma Hamilton'' (1968) *'' Bridge Over the Elbe'' (1969) *'' Poppea's Hot Nights'' (1969) *''Battle of Neretva'' (1969) *'' Five Dolls for an August Moon'' (1970) *'' Viva Cangaceiro'' (1970) *''Marta'' (1971) *'' Naked Girl Killed in the Park'' (1972) * '' Poppea: A Prostitute in Service of the Emperor'' (1972 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
