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| The Giant of Metropolis | |
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 US theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Umberto Scarpelli |
| Written by | Sabatino Ciuffini (screenplay) Ambrogio Molteni (screenplay) Oreste Palella (screenplay) Emimmo Salvi (dialogue) Emimmo Salvi (screenplay) Umberto Scarpelli (dialogue) Gino Stafford (screenplay) Gino Stafford (story) |
| Produced by | Decio Salvi (executive producer) Emimmo Salvi (producer) |
| Cinematography | Oberdan Troiani |
| Edited by | Franco Fraticelli |
| Music by | Armando Trovajoli |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 98 minutes 85 minutes (France) |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The Giant of Metropolis (Italian: Il gigante di Metropolis) is a 1961 color Italian fantasy adventure film that was produced by Decio Salvi and Emimmo Salvi, directed by Umberto Scarpelli, that stars Gordon Mitchell and Bella Cortez.
Plot
Muscleman Obro travels to the sinful capital of Atlantis to rebuke its godlessness and hubris and becomes involved in the battle against its evil lord Yotar and his hideous super-science schemes, which involve transplanting an old and knowledgeable brain into his son's body.
Cast
- Gordon Mitchell as Obro
- Bella Cortez as La principessa Mecede
- Roldano Lupi as Il re Yotar
- Carlo Angeletti ("Marietto") as Elmos
- Omero Gargano as Il vecchio saggio
- Mario Meniconi as Il padre di Obro
- Carlo Tamberlani as Il padre di Yotar
- Luigi Moneta as Il primo ministro
- Ugo Sasso as Il capitano delle guardie nere
- Renato Terra as Il giovane scienzato
- Carlo Enrici as Assistante dello scienziato
- Leopoldo Savona as Danzatore
- Furio Meniconi as Egon
- Liana Orfei as Queen Texen
External links
- The Giant of Metropolis at IMDb
- The Giant of Metropolis is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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