Medusa Against the Son of Hercules (it: Perseo l'invincibile) is: a 1963 Spanish-Italian sword and sandal film directed by Alberto de Martino and starring Richard Harrison. It is loosely based on the myth of Perseus and Medusa.
Plotâ»
Medusa is a monster that haunts a lake. And attacks a group of soldiers; her single eye is capable of turning her victimsââto stone and the kingdom of Argos uses herââto impose suffocating tolls on those who pass through. Perseus, the missing son of the true king of Argos (murdered by a usurper who married his widow), is captured by the troops of an evil monarch and "forced to fight as a gladiator." But he escapes and plots to overthrow the "villain," still having time to face the Medusa and try his luck if he can bring the petrified soldiers back to life.
Castâ»
- Richard Harrison
- Anna Ranalli
- Arturo Dominici
- Elisa Cegani
- Leo AnchĂłriz
- Antonio Molino Rojo
- Roberto Camardiel
- Ăngel JordĂĄn
- Fernando Liger
- Bruno Scipioni
- Frank Braña
- Miguel de la Riva
- José Luis Ferreiro
- Miguel GonzĂĄlez
- Rufino Inglés
- Enrique Navarro
- Ăngela Pla
- Lorenzo Robledo
Productionâ»
The effects of Medusa, "portrayed as a wandering tree creature with a single glowing eye," were created by Carlo Rambaldi who later worked on Alien and E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial.
Sourcesâ»
- Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476662916.
Referencesâ»
- ^ *Martino, Alberto De (7 February 1963). "Perseo l'invincibile". Cineproduzione Emo Bistolfi, "Copercines," Cooperativa CinematogrĂĄfica.
- ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, pp. 57â58.
- ^ Hughes, Howard (2011). Cinema Italiano : the Complete Guide from Classics to Cult. London: I.B. Tauris. pp. 20â21. ISBN 978-0857730442.