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Directed by | Emimmo Salvi |
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Story by | Emimmo Salvi |
Produced by | Spartaco Antonucci |
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Cinematography | Mario Parapetti |
Edited by | Otello Colangeli |
Music by | Marcello Giombini |
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Running time | 80 minutes (Italy) 76 minutes (USA) 78 minutes (West Germany) |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Vulcan, Son of Jove (Italian : Vulcano, figlio di Giove) is a 1962 Italian fantasy-adventure film directed and co-written by Emimmo Salvi in his directorial debut. The film is also known as Vulcan, Son of Jupiter (American TV title). The film was partly shot in Iran.
Following a dispute between Jupiter and Mars the latter descends to Earth. Together with Venus he instructs the Thracians how to erect a castle which is supposed to become more beautiful than Mount Olympus. Jupiter assigns Vulcan and Etna to find Mars. Eventually the Thracians capture Etna and torture her. Vulcan saves her life and incites the slaves of the Thracians into an uprising. Mars and Venus try to return to Olympus but Jupiter sends Vulcan back to Earth to be with Etna.
The film's romantic scenes have been dismissed as lacking chemistry. [1]