Devil of the Desert Against the Son of Hercules

Devil of the Desert Against the Song of Hercules

Directed by	Antonio Margheriti
Produced by	Luigi Nannerini^[1]
Screenplay by	Guido Maletesta Arturo Rigel Andre Tabet^[1]
Story by	Guido Maletesta Arturo Rigel Andre Tabet^[1]
Starring	Kirk Morris Michele Girardon Renato Baldini Mario Feliciani
Music by	Georges Garvarentz^[1]
Cinematography	Alejandro Ulloa^[1]
Edited by	Otello Colangeli Antonio Ramirez Loaysa^[1]
Release date	27 June 1964 (1964-06-27) (Italy)
Running time	114 minutes^[1]

Devil of the Desert Against the Son of Hercules is a 1964 international co-production filmed in Algeria and directed by Antonio Margheriti.

Plot summary

An evil and ambitious usurper named Ganor seizes a kingdom by assassinating the Sultan and imprisoning his son Prince Daikor and daughter Princess Soraya to prevent revolt. Princess Soraya is defiant and escapes by leaping out the palace window into a river. She is discovered by a pair of peasants Anthar and the mute Aimu who become her protectors, and later rescuers and avengers against Ganor.

The film concludes in a showdown in a hall of mirrors.

Cast

Kirk Morris as Anthar
Michèle Girardon as Princess Soraya
Renato Baldini as Kamal
Mario Feliciani as Ganor
José Jaspe as Akrim
Manuel Gallardo as Prince Daikor
Nadine Verdier as Slave Girl

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Release

Devil of the Desert Against the Son of Hercules was released on on June 27, 1964 in Italy.^[1] The film was originally titled Anthar the invincible but was retitled The Devil of the Desert Against the Son of Hercules for inclusion on Avco Embassy's The Sons of Hercules syndicated television series.^[1] The series was 14 peplum that were retitled and re-edited to be distributed under the title of The Sons of Hercules.^[1]

References

Footnotes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 47.

Sources

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

External links

Devil of the Desert Against the Son of Hercules on IMDb
Devil of the Desert Against the Son of Hercules is available for free download at the Internet Archive

Films directed by Antonio Margheriti

Space-Men (1960)
Battle of the Worlds (1961)
The Golden Arrow (1962)
The Fall of Rome (1963)
The Virgin of Nuremberg (1963)
Castle of Blood (1964)
Devil of the Desert Against the Son of Hercules (1964)
Hercules, Prisoner of Evil (1964)
Giants of Rome (1964)
The Long Hair of Death (1964)
Wild, Wild Planet (1965)
War of the Planets (1966)
War Between the Planets (1966)
Snow Devils (1965)
Lightning Bolt (1966)
Bob Fleming... Mission Casablanca (1966)
Dynamite Joe (1967)
The Young, the Evil and the Savage (1968)
Io ti amo (1968)
Vengeance (1968)
The Unnaturals (1969)
Mr. Superinvisible (1970)
And God Said to Cain (1970)
Web of the Spider (1971)
House of 1,000 Pleasures (1972)
Treasure Island (1972)
Novelle galeotte d'amore (1972)
Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye (1973)
Mr. Hercules Against Karate (1973)
The Stranger and the Gunfighter (1974)
Take a Hard Ride (1975)
Death Rage (1976)
Killer Fish (1978)
Fantasma en el Oeste (1978)
The Rip-Off (1980)
Cannibal Apocalypse (1980)
The Last Hunter (1980)
Car Crash (1981)
Hunters of the Golden Cobra (1982)
Tiger Joe (1982)
The Ark of the Sun God (1983)
Yor, the Hunter from the Future (1983)
Last Blood (1983)
Code Name: Wild Geese (1984)
Jungle Raiders (1985)
Commando Leopard (1985)
Treasure Island in Outer Space (1987)
The Commander (1988)
Alien From the Deep (1989)
Indio (1989)
Indio 2: The Revolt (1991)
Virtual Weapon (1997)
Genghis Khan: The Story of a Lifetime (2010)

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