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A mythological hero attempts to rescue a princess from being sacrificed to a half-man, half-bull creature.A mythological hero attempts to rescue a princess from being sacrificed to a half-man, half-bull creature.A mythological hero attempts to rescue a princess from being sacrificed to a half-man, half-bull creature.
Rik Battaglia
- Demetrio
- (as Rick Battaglia)
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- TriviaBob Mathias, appearing here as "Theseus," was a two-time Olympic gold-medalist in the Decathlon, winning in 1948 and again in 1952.
- Quotes
Prince Teseo: As long as we are alive, there is hope.
- Alternate versionsA version has become available in which the English dubbing has been synced to the full original Italian print. For the footage that was edited out of the English dubbed version, the original Italian audio is included with the Italian dialog subtitled in English.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Aweful Movies with Deadly Earnest: Warlord of Crete (1969)
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Grab your sword, put on your sandals, and cut the bull
Theseus of Athens (Bob Mathias, an actual Olympian) and his companion Demetrio (Rik Battaglia) rescue beautiful Ariadne (Rosanna Schiaffino) from brigands, only to discover that she is the twin sister of wicked Phaedra, princess of Crete (also Rosanna Schiaffino), who has no filial love for this potential rival for the throne. The malignant princess' power in Minos is maintained by fear of the Minotaur, a fearsome beast imprisoned in a labyrinth beneath the palace in Minos, a God to whom Phaedra sacrifices dissenters and their families. As Italian sword and sandal quasi-epics go, this one is not too bad. Decathlete Matthias has a heroic physique (although not quite as impressive as that depicted in the posters), the fight scenes are entertaining (despite numerous unconvincing armpit stabbings), and the women, especially Ariadne have skimpy outfits and very big...hair. The final showdown with the titular monster comes very late in the film and is somewhat anticlimactic as the film's Minotaur does not much resemble homo-bovine hybrid of myth. The film is a simple adventure that would appeal to kids but does contain some grim scenes of torture. I watched an adequately English-dubbed version on TCM which was OK, but there were some very abrupt cuts (when a woman's blouse is pulled off during the attack on Ariadne's village or when a character gets a red-hot poker in the eye) that suggests that a more 'adult' version may have been lensed. Entertaining but not great (but 'great' is not what the genre is known for).
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- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
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By what name was The Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete (1960) officially released in Canada in English?
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