Goliath and the Dragon

Original title: La vendetta di Ercole

1960
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1h 27m

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Mark Forest, Wandisa Guida, Sandro Moretti, and Leonora Ruffo in Goliath and the Dragon (1960)

A warrior returning home to his country must battle giant bats, three-headed dogs and a vicious dragon to save his wife, and his people, from the machinations of an evil ruler.A warrior returning home to his country must battle giant bats, three-headed dogs and a vicious dragon to save his wife, and his people, from the machinations of an evil ruler.A warrior returning home to his country must battle giant bats, three-headed dogs and a vicious dragon to save his wife, and his people, from the machinations of an evil ruler.

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5.2/10

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Trivia
Originally titled "Hercules' Revenge", but since Universal owned the rights to Hercules at the time, the title was changed and the name of the main character was changed to Goliath.

Goofs
In the beginning of the film, when Goliath climbs down into the cave, a thin rope can be seen tied to him.

Quotes
Ercole: Collapse like my shattered dreams!
[as he pulls down columns supporting a building]

Alternate versions
The American International Pictures version has a different editing, new musical score, additional scenes - namely stop motion animation of the dragon done by Jim Danforth and Wah Chang.

Connections
Edited into The Mighty Gorga (1969)

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"Hear Me Goddess! It Is Goliath Calling You!"...

GOLIATH AND THE DRAGON is another Hercules movie with the hero's name altered for American audiences. It stars Mark Forest as the enormous hero.

The action starts right away, with Hercu-liath battling a three-headed, fire-breathing dog monster! This takes about ten seconds, as it's more of a big, three-headed sausage.

Golia-cles is seeking the fabled "blood diamond", and must face the dreaded bat-man beast! It lasts for almost five seconds before being crushed

Meanwhile, the devilish King Eurystheus (Broderick Crawford) plots destruction and doom. He's sort of the Al Capone of the ancient world, and will do anything to stay in power.

For his part, our hero, after returning the aforementioned gem to its rightful owner, only wants some rest and relaxation. This is cut short when Eurystheus abducts his brother! Now, Her-goliath-cles must save his sibling, as well as everyone else.

A decent entry in the genre, with plenty of action, monsters, and battle sequences. Forest is, as always, larger than life. The "elephant" scene is fun, though it seems likely that the poor creature was either sleep deprived or heavily drugged prior to filming!

As for the dragon, it's fairly well-realized, utilizing both stop-motion and a large, animatronic head. It takes an entire twenty seconds for it to meet its maker!

Of course, there's a huge, "battle royal" finale, where Gol-herc-iath-cles gets his chance to toss his opponents around like meatballs!

An entertaining romp...