Devil of the Desert Against the Son of Hercules

Devil of the Desert Against the Son of Hercules
Devil of the Desert Against the Son of Hercules
Directed by	Anthony Dawson
Screenplay by	Guido Maletesta; Arturo Rigel; Andre Tabet;
Story by	Guido Maletesta; Arturo Rigel; Andre Tabet;
Produced by	Luigi Nannerini
Starring	Kirk Morris; Michele Girardon; Renato Baldini; Mario Feliciani;
Cinematography	Alejandro Ulloa
Edited by	Otello Colangeli; Antonio Ramirez Loaysa;
Music by	Georges Garvarentz
Release date	27 June 1964 (Italy);
Running time	114 minutes
Box office	₤140.3 million

Devil of the Desert Against the Son of Hercules is a 1964 international co-production filmed in Italy^{[citation needed]} and directed by Anthony Dawson.

Plot summary

An evil and ambitious usurper named Ganor seizes a kingdom by assassinating the Sultan and imprisoning his son Prince Daikor and daughter Princess Soraya to prevent revolt. Princess Soraya is defiant and escapes by leaping out the palace window into a river. She is discovered by a pair of peasants Anthar and the mute Aimu who become her protectors, and later rescuers and avengers against Ganor.

The film concludes in a showdown in a hall of mirrors.

Cast

Kirk Morris as Anthar
Michèle Girardon as Princess Soraya
Renato Baldini as Kamal
Mario Feliciani as Ganor
José Jaspe as Akrim
Manuel Gallardo as Prince Daikor
Nadine Verdier as Slave Girl

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Release

Devil of the Desert Against the Son of Hercules was released on June 27, 1964 in Italy.^[1] The film grossed 140,300,000 Italian lire at domestically in Italy.^[2]

The film was originally titled Anthar the invincible but was retitled The Devil of the Desert Against the Son of Hercules for inclusion on Avco Embassy's The Sons of Hercules syndicated television series.^[1] The series was 14 peplum that were retitled and re-edited to be distributed under the title of The Sons of Hercules.^[1]

References

Footnotes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 47.
^ Giordano 1998, p. 179.

Sources

Giordano, Michele (1998). Giganti buoni: da Ercole a Piedone (e oltre) il mito dell'uomo forte nel cinema italiano (in Italian). Roma: Gremese. p. 179.
Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476662916.

External links

Devil of the Desert Against the Son of Hercules at IMDb
Devil of the Desert Against the Son of Hercules is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive

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[FOOTNOTEKinnardCrnkovich201747-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 47.

[FOOTNOTEGiordano1998179-2] Giordano 1998, p. 179.

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