Atlas Against the Cyclops | |
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Directed by | Antonio Leonviola |
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Story by | Oreste Biancoli [1] |
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Cinematography | Riccardo Pallotini [1] |
Edited by | Mario Serandrei [1] |
Music by | Carlo Innocenzi [1] |
Production company | Panda
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Running time | 94 minutes [1] |
Country | Italy [1] |
Language | Italian |
Atlas in the Land of the Cyclops (Italian: Maciste nella terra dei ciclopi) is a 1961 Italian epic adventure film [2] starring Gordon Mitchell and Chelo Alonso.
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 Cyclops. 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 Maciste.
Atlas Against the Cyclops was released in Italy on March 29, 1961 with a 90-minute running time. [1] It was released in the United States on April 14, 1963 with a 100-minute running time. [1]
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. [3]