Review of The Giant of Marathon

The only memorable scene throughout the first hour of "La battaglia Di Maratona" is Steve Reeves wrapping his superhumanly powerful arms around the waist of a wrestler and crushing the air out of him in a devastating bearhug. Other than that, there is very little action and a shallow romance with Mylene Demongeot. In the last 30 minutes or so, we finally get some battle scenes - which include a few surprisingly gory bits (people are speared through). Overall, the film has fair production values but is only for Steve Reeves fans - and they will get an eyeful. **1/2 out of 4.