Ursus in the Land of Fire

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Ursus in the Land of Fire
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Directed by Giorgio Simonelli
Written by Marcello Ciorciolini
Luciano Martino
Produced byCine Italia Film
Starring Ed Fury
Nando Tamberlani
Claudia Mori
Adriano Micantoni
Luciana Gilli
CinematographyLuciano Trasatti
Edited by Franco Fraticelli
Music by Carlo Savina
Distributed byFilmar
Release date
  • August 1963 (1963-08)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Ursus in the Land of Fire (Italian : Ursus nella terra di fuoco), released directly to U.S. television as Son of Hercules in the Land of Fire, is a 1963 Italian peplum film directed by Giorgio Simonelli and starring Ed Fury as Ursus, and Adriano Micantoni as the evil usurper, Amilcare. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

The evil General Amilcare usurps the throne of King Lotar, after murdering him with the aid of the king's niece, Mila. He then destroys a nearby village, killing or enslaving the people, which causes local hero Ursus to intervene and combat the dictator. Ursus enters a gladiator tournament in disguise and challenges Amilcare's authority, but is caught and put to manual labour.

King Lotar's daughter, Diana, is still being held prisoner and calls upon the help of Ursus, who escapes and does battle with Amilcare in an underground volcanic cavern.

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References

  1. ↑ Michele Giordano. Giganti buoni. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN   8877421835.
  2. ↑ Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 2007. ISBN   8884405033.
  3. ↑ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN   8860736269.


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