Goliath e la schiava ribelle (1963)

Director:

Mario Caiano

Writers:

Gian Paolo Callegari (writer)
Albert Valentin (writer)

Release Date:

27 November 1964 (West Germany)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title

Cast

Gordon Scott	...	Goliath
Ombretta Colli	...	Princess Cori
Massimo Serato	...	Marcius
Mimmo Palmara	...	Artafernes
Gabriele Antonini	...	Alexander the Great
Serge Nubret	...	Milan
Gloria Milland	...	Zoé
Mirko Ellis
Aldo Pini
Amedeo Trilli
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nadia Du Monteil
Giuseppe Fortis	...	Barbuk
Lea Lander		(as Lea Kruger)
Emilio Messina	...	Macedonian Wrestler
Paola Petrini
Bruno Ukmar	...	Libyan Rebel
Franco Ukmar	...	Macedonian Wrestler

Also Known As:

Arrow of the Avenger (UK)
Goliath and the Rebel Slave (USA)
Goliath et l'Hercule noir (France)
Goliath et l'esclave rebelle (France) (informal literal title)
Gordian the Glorious Avenger (Europe: English title) (video box title)
The Tyrant of Lydia Against the Son of Hercules (USA) (TV title)

Runtime:

USA:86 min

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Compagnia Internazionale Realizzazioni Artistiche Cinematografiche (CIRAC)

Treachery in the kingdom of Lydia

The small kingdom of Lydia is in danger. On one side, the troops of Alexander the Great approach. On the other side, Persian king Dareios promises almost anything to make Lydia an ally. So far, Lydia was neutral, but now they have to make a decision whether they fight on Alexander's side or invite the Persian army into their country. Goliath ('Gordian' in the German dubbed version, boldly ignoring the title of the movie), played by Gordon 'Tarzan' Scott, meets Alexander (Gabriele Antonini) and is convinced the king will treat the Lydians well, but a lot of traitors at the court of the Lydian king (Massimo Serato) try to sell the country to the Persians. The original title 'Goliath e la schiava ribelle' (literally translated: 'Goliath and the rebellious slave woman') refers to the hero's love interest, a blonde princess sold into slavery.

Basically, this movie has everything one expects: action, colorful costumes, beautiful women, the tall hero, a villain you love to hate (Mimmo Palmara), thrilling music by Carlo Franci... no masterpiece, but flawless entertainment.