Goliath and the Dragon (1960)
Directed by Vittorio Cottafavi
Genres - Adventure, Fantasy, Action |
Sub-Genres - Fantasy Adventure, Mythological Fantasy, Sword-and-Sandal |
Run Time - 87 min. |
Countries - Italy |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Sandra Brennan
On the heels of muscleman Steve Reeves' low-budget Italian sword and sandal epics comes this unintentionally hilarious knock-off that is largely comprised of footage from an Italian mythic epic in which a brawny hero ("Maciste" in Italy and "Goliath" in the US) takes on wicked King Eurystheus' cheesy monsters that included a three headed fire belching dog, a gigantic, murderous bat (both of which appeared in the original film) and a ludicrously unscary dragon (in some scenes, only the huge head shows, while for long-shots the filmmakers used stop animation from Jim Danforth).
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bear, hero, king, monster, snake