Goliath and the Dragon 1960  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Foreign / Adventure
Director: Vittorio Cottafavi
Cast: Mark Forest, Broderick Crawford, Gaby Andre, Leonora Ruffo, Philippe Hersent, Sandro Moretti, Federica Ranchi, Giancarlo Sbragia, Wandisa Guida, Carla Calo
In this cheap rip-off of the "Hercules" series, Goliath (Mark Forest) fights an assortment of cheaply-made (and borrowed footage of) monsters–a fire-breathing, three-headed dog; a giant killer bat; and a dragon–on his way to save his brother from the evil king (Broderick Crawford).
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Hercules in the Haunted World 1961  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Foreign / Adventure / Fantasy
aka: Hercules at the Center of the Earth
Director: Mario Bava, Franco Prosperi
Cast: Reg Park, Christopher Lee, Franco Giacobini, Leonora Ruffo, Giorgio Ardisson, Ida Galli, Marisa Belli, Ely Drago, Mino Doro, Monica Neri
Hercules (Reg Park) must save the dying princess (Leonora Ruffo), and the only way is to obtain a magical stone from Hell. So, our hero descends to Hell where he encounters many obstacles. Is he up to the challenge?
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The Queen of Sheba 1952  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Pietro Francisci
Cast: Leonora Ruffo, Gino Leurini, Gino Cervi, Marina Berti, Franco Silva, Umberto Silvestri, Mario Ferrari, Isa Pola, Nyta Dover, Dorian Gray
This Italian costumer is based on the biblical story of the Queen of Sheba (Leonora Ruffo) and King Soloman (Gino Cervi), but is changed to have the king's son (Gino Leurini) spy on the queen and, instead, fall in love with her. Thus starts a love triangle that leads to war. Barely watchable, and the English-dubbed version is even worse.
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Vitelloni 1953  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: The Young and the Passionate
Director: Federico Fellini
Cast: Franco Interlenghi, Franco Fabrizi, Alberto Sordi, Leopoldo Trieste, Riccardo Fellini, Leonora Ruffo, Lida Baarova, Arlette Sauvage, Jean Brochard, Paola Borboni
This is an excellent Federico Fellini film, perhaps his best, and is taken from his own childhood. Five young men in a small town on the Adriatic Sea have trouble growing up and assuming responsibility.
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| 1. Goliath and the Dragon (1960)
2. Hercules in the Haunted World (1961)
aka: Hercules at the Center of the Earth
3. The Queen of Sheba (1952)
4. Vitelloni (1953)
aka: The Young and the Passionate
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