La battaglia di Maratona (1959)

Note Générale:

4,8/10   

Réalisateur:

Jacques Tourneur
(suite)

Scénaristes:

Alberto Barsanti (story)
Ennio De Concini (writer)
(suite)

Date de sortie:

25 mai 1960 (USA)

Genre:

Aventure | Drame | Guerre

Accroche:

Spectacle! Grandeur! Glory!

Intrigue:

A Greek soldier leads the fight against an invading Persian army.

Plot Keywords:

Persian | Peplum | Swimming | Sword Fighting | Hero

Avis des utilisateurs:

Average peplum, but still more fun than "The 300"

Ensemble

Steve Reeves	...	Phillipides
Mylène Demongeot	...	Andromeda, Creuso's daughter
Sergio Fantoni	...	Teocrito
Daniela Rocca	...	Karis
Philippe Hersent	...	Callimaco
Alberto Lupo	...	Milziade
Daniele Vargas	...	Dario, King of Persia
Miranda Campa	...	Andromeda's handmaid
Gianni Loti	...	Teucro
Anita Todesco	...	Andromeda's friend
Ivo Garrani	...	Creuso
Sergio Ciani	...	Euros
Franco Fantasia
Carlo Lombardi
Ignazio Balsamo
Gian Paolo Rosmino
Walter Grant
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Gérard Herter	...	Hippia (uncredited)
Rinaldo Zamperla	...	Gladiator (uncredited)

Réalisé par
Jacques Tourneur
Mario Bava		(uncredited) (completed film)

Scénaristes (dans l'ordre alphabétique)
Alberto Barsanti		story
Ennio De Concini		writer
Augusto Frassinetti		writer
Raffaello Pacini		story
Bruno Vailati		writer

Produit par
Bruno Vailati	....	producer

Musique originale
Roberto Nicolosi

Image
Mario Bava
Masino Manunza		(underwater scenes) (uncredited)

Montage
Mario Serandrei

Création des décors
Aleksandar Milovic		(uncredited)

Direction artistique
Marcello de Prato

Décorateur de plateau
Massimo Tavazzi

Création des costumes
Pier Luigi Pizzi

Maquillage
Otello Fava	....	makeup artist
Mara Rocchetti	....	hair stylist

Directeur de production
Renato Angiolini	....	production manager
Ferruccio De Martino	....	production manager
Massimo De Rita	....	production manager

Assistant réalisateur
Odoardo Fiory	....	assistant director
Ottavio Oppo	....	assistant director
Mario Bava	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Département Art
Gianni D'Aloisio	....	assistant set designer

Technicien du son
Louis Kieffer	....	sound engineer
Giulio Tagliacozzo	....	sound engineer

Effets spéciaux
Mario Bava	....	special photographic effects

Caméra et Département Electrique
Ubaldo Terzano	....	camera operator

Département Costume et garde-Robe
Marisa Crimi	....	costume supervisor
Armando Govoni	....	wardrobe

Département Musique
Luigi Urbini	....	conductor (as Pierluigi Urbini)

Divers
Barbara Fusch	....	direction secretary
Paolo Mercuri	....	production secretary
Enzo Musumeci Greco	....	fencing master
Ditta Pompei	....	footwear
Rancati	....	weapons
Ditta Rochetti	....	wigs by
Tani	....	weapons

Companies de production

• Galatea Film
• Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France
• Societé Cinématographique Lyre
• Titanus

Distributeurs

• Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France (1960) (France) (theatrical)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1960) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1960) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Alpha Video Distributors (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Peter Pan Industries (PPI) (2005) (USA) (DVD) (as "Gods of War")
• Reel Media International (2005) (USA) (VHS)
• Reel Media International (2007) (USA) (all media)
• Retromedia Entertainment (????) (USA) (DVD)
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (????) (USA) (VHS)

Autres Companies

• Casa d'Arte di Firenze  costumes
• Digitmovies Alternative Entertainment  soundtrack
• Titanus  soundtrack

Autre(s) titre(s):

Giant of Marathon (USA)
La bataille de Marathon (France)
The Giant Marathon (Philippines: English title)
The Giant of Marathon (Australia)

Durée:

90 min | Italy:92 min (director's cut)

Pays:

Italy | France

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur (Eastmancolor)

Rapport de forme:

2,35 : 1

Son:

Mono

Classification:

Australia:M | Finland:K-16

Lieux de tournage:

Centralni Filmski Studio Kosutnjak, Belgrade, Serbia

Société:

Galatea Film

Anecdotes:

This became yet another film in which director of photography Mario Bava had to step in as director (uncredited). Galatea Film decided to finally reward Bava by giving him a chance to develop his own project which he would direct. This led to the production of La maschera del demonio (1960), which began Bava's career as a solo director.

Connexions:

figure dans The Film Crew: The Giant of Marathon (2007) (V)

Average peplum, but still more fun than "The 300"

Don't let the names of Jacques Tourneur and Mario Bava fool you into thinking this is anything more than it actually is. Outside of the occasionally atmospheric shot, this is largely an average sword and sandal adventure. However, it is a good amount of fun for fans of this genre. I always preferred the more fantastic entries in this genre (such as "The Conquerer of Atlantis" or "The Giant of Metropolis") to the more historical ones (don't expect any accuracy though). Still, this is a fun version of the legendary story of Sparta and is much better than the over bloated CGI-fest "The 300".

Steve Reeves was never a great actor, but these films didn't require him to be one. He just needed to stand around, looking muscular and handsome, and he fills that bill quite well. I'll admit to enjoying just about anything with the man, from the "Hercules" series to this. Mylène Demongeot is one of the most breathtakingly beautiful women ever to grace this kind of film, and if you've seen a good deal, you know thats saying a lot. This can be found for free online, so its defiantly worth the download. (6/10)