Goliath Against the Giants

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Goliath Against the Giants
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Directed by Guido Malatesta
Screenplay by
Story by
Starring
Cinematography Alejandro Ulloa [1]
Edited by
  • Edmond Lozzi
  • Mario Sansoni [1]
Music by
Release date
  • 14 May 1961 (1961-05-14)(Italy)
Running time
98 minutes [1]

Goliath Against the Giants (Italian : Goliath contro i giganti) is a 1961 Italian film directed by Guido Malatesta. [2] [3] It was Brad Harris's debut as a lead actor.

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Cast

Release

Goliath Against the Giants was released as Goliath contro I giganti in Italy on 14 May 1961. [1] It was released in the United States on 14 April 1963. [1]

Reception

A review in the Monthly Film Bulletin referred to the film as "dispiriting compendrium of strip-cartoon cliches whose rousingly and absurdly crowded climax fails to compensate for inexperienced direction, murky colour photography and shame-faced cutting." [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 68.
  2. ↑ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia; Mario Pecorari (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN   8876055932.
  3. ↑ Michele Giordano (1998). Giganti buoni. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN   8877421835.
  4. ↑ "Goliath Contro I Giganti (Goliath Against the Giants), Italy/Spain, 1961". Monthly Film Bulletin . Vol. 30, no. 352. British Film Institute. May 1963. p. 66.

Bibliography

  • Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN   978-1476662916.


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