Die Schlacht von Marathon

Originaltitel: La battaglia di Maratona

1959
1 Std. 30 Min.

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Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuA Greek soldier leads the fight against an invading Persian army.A Greek soldier leads the fight against an invading Persian army.A Greek soldier leads the fight against an invading Persian army.

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5,0/10

1118

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Wissenswertes
Director of photography Mario Bava was called to step in as director (uncredited) to finish the film, as Jacques Tourneur did not wish to extend his ten-month contract. Galatea Film decided to reward Bava by giving him a chance to develop his own project as a solo director, Die Stunde, wenn Dracula kommt (1960).

Patzer
At 44:17, the stunt rider meant to represent an enemy attacker is much darker than the actor he's doubling.

Crazy Credits
[U.S. poster] In Daring Color!

Alternative Versionen
The version now being seen in the USA was taken from the Lux (French) release version. It has been modified with the main title in English (the remainder of the credits are in French) and the English dialog track. It also contains shots of graphic violence that were deleted from the original US version that was released to theatres by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1960.

Verbindungen
Edited into Alexander the Great (1963)

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Classic Steve Reeves

Fairly decent Greek epic starring none other than the great Steve Reeves.

I've first read about Steve Reeves in Arnold Swartzenegger's book that he was the first modern body builder with perfect body symmetry. This is the first movie of his I've seen knowing that it's Reeves who's acting on the screen. I may have seen his other movies without knowing that it was him, because I've seen many Hercules movies as a child, and he might have been in it.

I could see that he was a ground breaking talent who was good looking enough to be an actor even if he wasn't the Adonis that he was.

Do I dare say that the Italians knew how to make male exploitation films done in good taste ? Reeves' masculine beauty is highlighted to its max in this movie. I'm sure this was not accidental.

It's a pretty feel good movie, that's not a pure clash of the muscle men type of production.

Steve Reeves was all that he was said to be. A great natural body builder who also had beautiful appearance.