[go: nahoru, domu]
Jump to content

Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
 
(14 intermediate revisions by 11 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{refimprove|date=February 2021}}
{{More citations needed|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon
| name = Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon
Line 6: Line 6:
| director = [[Domenico Paolella]]
| director = [[Domenico Paolella]]
| producer =
| producer =
| writer = [[Domenico Paolella]]<br>[[Luciano Martino]]
| writer = {{ubl|[[Domenico Paolella]][[Luciano Martino]]}}
| starring = [[Peter Lupus]] (as Rock Stevens)<br>[[Helga Liné]]<br>[[Mario Petri]]
| starring = {{ubl|[[Peter Lupus]] (as Rock Stevens)|[[Helga Liné]]|[[Mario Petri]]}}
| music = [[Angelo Francesco Lavagnino]]
| music = [[Angelo Francesco Lavagnino]]
| cinematography = [[Augusto Tiezzi]]
| cinematography = [[Augusto Tiezzi]]
| editing =
| editing =
| studio = [[Romana Film]]
| studio = [[Romana Film]]
| distributor = [[American International Pictures]] (USA)
| distributor = [[American International Pictures]] (US)
| released = 1964
| released = {{Film date|1964}}
| runtime = 90 min
| runtime = 90 min
| country = [[Italy]]
| country = [[Italy]]
| awards =
| language = [[Italian language|Italian]]
| language = [[Italian language|Italian]]
| budget =
| budget =
| preceded_by =
| followed_by =
}}
}}


'''''Ercole contro i tiranni di Babilonia''''' (English Translation: ''[[Hercules]] and the Tyrants of [[Babylon]]'') is a 1964 [[Italy|Italian]] film directed by [[Domenico Paolella]] and starring [[Peter Lupus]].
'''''Ercole contro i tiranni di Babilonia''''' (English Translation: ''[[Hercules]] and the Tyrants of [[Babylon]]'') is a 1964 [[Italy|Italian]] [[sword-and-sandal]] film directed by [[Domenico Paolella]] and starring [[Peter Lupus]].


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
Line 33: Line 30:


==Reception==
==Reception==
The Lexicon Of International Films describes the work as a "trivial sandal film based on common patterns that carefree mixes poetry and (historical) truth".<ref>[https://www.filmdienst.de/film/details/50452/herkules-gegen-die-tyrannen-von-babylon Hercules against the tyrants of Babylon]</ref>
''The Lexicon of International Films'' describes the work as a "trivial sandal film based on common patterns that carefree mixes poetry and (historical) truth".<ref>[https://www.filmdienst.de/film/details/50452/herkules-gegen-die-tyrannen-von-babylon Hercules against the tyrants of Babylon]</ref>


The cinema magazine Cinema rated the film as a respectable spectacle and as upscale trash with entertainment value. <ref>[https://www.cinema.de/film/herkules-gegen-die-tyrannen-von-babylon,1313419.html Kritik der Cinema]</ref>
The cinema magazine Cinema rated the film as a respectable spectacle and as upscale trash with entertainment value.<ref>[https://www.cinema.de/film/herkules-gegen-die-tyrannen-von-babylon,1313419.html Kritik der Cinema]</ref>


==Crew==
==Crew==
Line 49: Line 46:
*Country of origin: Italy, Romana Film Rome
*Country of origin: Italy, Romana Film Rome
*Editing: [[Jolanda Benvenuti]]
*Editing: [[Jolanda Benvenuti]]
*Released {{date|24|November|1966}}
*Released 24
*Adapted by [[Michel Lucklin]]
*Adapted by [[Michel Lucklin]]
* Models and costumes by : [[Walter Patriarca]]
* Models and costumes by : [[Walter Patriarca]]
Line 58: Line 55:
==Starring==
==Starring==
{{div col}}
{{div col}}
* [[Rock Stevens]]/[[Peter Lupus]] : [[Hercules]]
* [[Peter Lupus]] (as Rock Stevens) : [[Hercules]]
* [[Anna-Maria Polani]] : Asparia, queen of Hellenes
* [[Anna-Maria Polani]] : Asparia, queen of Hellenes
* [[Helga Liné]] : Taneal
* [[Helga Liné]] : Taneal
Line 80: Line 77:
==See also==
==See also==
* [[Sword and sandal]]
* [[Sword and sandal]]
* [[List of films featuring Hercules]]
* [[List of films in the public domain in the United States]]
* [[List of films in the public domain in the United States]]


Line 90: Line 88:


{{Hercules media}}
{{Hercules media}}
{{Authority control}}


[[Category:1964 films]]
[[Category:1964 films]]
Line 98: Line 97:
[[Category:Italian historical adventure films]]
[[Category:Italian historical adventure films]]
[[Category:Italian action adventure films]]
[[Category:Italian action adventure films]]
[[Category:Italian films]]
[[Category:1960s Italian-language films]]
⚫
[[Category:Italian-language films]]
[[Category:Films about royalty]]
[[Category:Films about royalty]]
[[Category:American International Pictures films]]
[[Category:American International Pictures films]]
Line 111: Line 109:
[[Category:Films about Heracles]]
[[Category:Films about Heracles]]
[[Category:Assyrian culture]]
[[Category:Assyrian culture]]
⚫
[[Category:1960s Italian films]]

Latest revision as of 19:00, 6 May 2024

Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon
A promotional film poster for "Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon."
Directed byDomenico Paolella
Written by
Starring
CinematographyAugusto Tiezzi
Music byAngelo Francesco Lavagnino
Production
company
Distributed byAmerican International Pictures (US)
Release date
  • 1964 (1964)
Running time
90 min
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Ercole contro i tiranni di Babilonia (English Translation: Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon) is a 1964 Italian sword-and-sandal film directed by Domenico Paolella and starring Peter Lupus.

Plot[edit]

Asparia, Queen of the Hellenes, has been captured by the Babylonians, but she manage to hide her identity and lives as a common slave in Babylon. Hercules, played by Peter Lupus (credited as Rock Stevens), is sent to free her. The Babylonian slavers begin to hear rumors and stories of a single man who can overcome any army he faces. Asparia conspires with another slave to send a message of her whereabouts to Hercules, who soon is heading towards Babylon.

The three siblings who rule Babylon—beautiful Taneal, warlike Salman Osar and more conservative Azzur—are visited by King Phaleg of Assyria. Phaleg showers the three with gifts, offering up untold riches in exchange for all of the slaves in Babylon. The siblings are suspicious of Phaleg's motives, thinking he means to raise an army from the slaves. Taneal seduces and drugs the Assyrian king, discovering that he intends to find Queen Asparia and marry her, creating a powerful empire of Assyria and Hellas. The siblings agree to stop this, and send troops to ambush the king. Hercules discovers the plan and aids the Assyrians, as the Babylonians are his enemy, and saves the life of the king. Phaleg makes Hercules take a loyalty oath, and then sends him to Babylon, along with several of his men, to retrieve Asparia.

In Babylon, each of the siblings is conspiring against the other; Salman Osar and Azzur both wish to marry Asparia and form an empire, while Taneal intends to steal the wealth of the city and then destroy it by the means of a giant subterranean wheel which supports the foundation of all Babylon. Hercules is able to locate Asparia, and then begins to turn the giant wheel and destroy the city. Salman Osar kills his brother, then is crushed by falling debris while attempting to kill his sister. As Hercules' Assyrian escorts attempt to steal Asparia away to Phaleg, Taneal takes the Queen hostage herself. Phaleg and his large contingent of cavalry ride in to claim his new bride, but they are met by Hercules as well as the freed Babylonian slaves. Phaleg is killed by Hercules, and his soldiers routed; Taneal seemingly poisons herself rather than face the judgement of Hercules and Asparia. In the end, Hercules leads Asparia and the Hellenes back to their homeland.

Reception[edit]

The Lexicon of International Films describes the work as a "trivial sandal film based on common patterns that carefree mixes poetry and (historical) truth".[1]

The cinema magazine Cinema rated the film as a respectable spectacle and as upscale trash with entertainment value.[2]

Crew[edit]

Starring[edit]

See also[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Hercules against the tyrants of Babylon
  2. ^ Kritik der Cinema

External links[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hercules_and_the_Tyrants_of_Babylon&oldid=1222578546"