Ulysses 1954   N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Adventure
aka: Ulisse
Director: Mario Camerini, Mario Bava
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Silvana Mangano, Anthony Quinn, Rossana Podesta, Sylvie, Franco Interlenghi, Piero Lulli, Teresa Pellati, Jacques Dumesnil, Daniel Ivernel, Elena Zareschi, Evi Maltagliati, Ludmilla Dudarova, Tania Weber, Alessandro Fersen
Following the Trojan War, Ulysses (Kirk Douglas) journeys home to Ithaca where his faithful wife Penelope (Silvana Mangano) and son Telemachus (Franco Interlinghi) wait for his return. Ulysses encounters numerous obstacles along the way–including Cyclops, singing Sirens that induce madness, and deceptive Circe (also Silvana Mangano). Finally, after many years, Ulysses arrives home to Penelope where one final challenge awaits.
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With Fire and Sword 1962  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
aka: Daggers of Blood
Director: Fernando Cerchio
Cast: Jeanne Crain, John Drew Barrymore, Pierre Brice, Akim Tamiroff, Elena Zareschi, Gordon Mitchell, Raoul Grassilli, Bruno Nessi, Eleonora Vargas, Gabriella Andreini
Set in 18th-century Europe, this film tells the story of the jilted lover (John Drew Barrymore) of Princess Helen (Jeanne Crain) who wreaks havoc throughout the countryside. He takes the Princess hostage, but her hero (Pierre Brice) comes to the rescue. Based on a novel by Henryk Sienkewicz (author of "Quo Vadis").
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| 1. Ulysses (1954)
aka: Ulisse
2. With Fire and Sword (1962)
aka: Daggers of Blood
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