''Atlas in the Land of the Cyclops'' (Italian: ''Maciste nella terra dei ciclopi'') is a 1961 Italian

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starring Gordon Mitchell and

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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

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. 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

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Cast

* Gordon Mitchell as

as Queen Capys * Vira Silenti as Queen Penope * Dante DiPaolo as Ifito *

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as Sirone * Giotto Tempestini as Aronio *

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as Eber * Paul Wynter as Mumba * Massimo Righi as Efros * Aldo Pedinotti as

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.

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* * 1961 films 1960s fantasy films Italian fantasy films Maciste films 1961 drama films Sword-and-sandal Sword-and-sandal films 1960s Italian films Films scored by Carlo Innocenzi Italian films about revenge {{1960s-Italy-film-stub