Atlas in the Land of the Cyclops

Atlas Against the Cyclops
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Directed by	Antonio Leonviola
Produced by	Luigi Carpentieri; Ermanno Donati[1];
Screenplay by	Oreste Biancoli; Gino Mangini[1];
Story by	Oreste Biancoli[1]
Starring	Gordon Mitchell; Chelo Alonso; Vira Silenti; Aldo Bufi Landi;
Music by	Carlo Innocenzi[1]
Cinematography	Riccardo Pallotini[1]
Edited by	Mario Serandrei[1]
Production; company	Panda[1]
Release date	29 March 1961 (Italy);
Running time	94 minutes[1]
Country	Italy[1]

Atlas in the Land of the Cyclops (Italian: Maciste nella terra dei ciclopi) is a 1961 Italian film starring Gordon Mitchell and Chelo Alonso.

Plot

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.

Cast

Gordon Mitchell as Maciste
Chelo Alonso as Queen Capys
Vira Silenti as Queen Penope
Dante DiPaolo as Ifito
Aldo Bufi Landi as Sirone
Giotto Tempestini as Aronio
Raffaella Carrà as Eber
Paul Wynter as Mumba
Massimo Righi as Efros
Aldo Pedinotti as Cyclops

Release

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]

Reception

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.[2]

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References

Footnotes

Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 146.
Hughes 2011, p. 15.

Sources

Hughes, Howard (2011). Cinema Italiano - The Complete Guide From Classics To Cult. London - New York: I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84885-608-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 1476662916.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External links

Atlas in the Land of the Cyclops on IMDb
Atlas in the Land of the Cyclops is available for free download at the Internet Archive

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[FOOTNOTEKinnardCrnkovich2017146-1] Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 146.

[FOOTNOTEHughes201115-2] Hughes 2011, p. 15.