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Samson And His Mighty Challenge
''Samson and His Mighty Challenge'' is a 1964 Italian sword-and-sandal film, released in 1965 at the very tail end of the peplum craze. Its original title was ''Ercole, Sansone, Maciste e Ursus gli invincibili'' (''Hercules, Samson, Maciste, and Ursus: the Invincibles''). It is also known as ''Samson and the Mighty Challenge'', ''Combate dei Gigantes'' (''Battle of the Giants''), ''Triumph of the Giants'' or ''Le Grand Defi'' (''The Great Battle''). Synopsis Hercules argues with his father Zeus who thinks that his son should follow the road of virtue. Instead, Hercules follows the road of pleasure which leads him to the city of Lydia. There he falls in love with the princess Omphale and he asks from her mother Nemea permission to marry her. Although Nemea is thrilled with the idea of having a demigod as a husband for her daughter, Omphale doesn't even want to hear about it because she is in love with Inor the barbarian prince. So the couple crafts a cunning plan. They hide the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giorgio Capitani
Giorgio Capitani (29 December 1927 – 25 March 2017) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 40 films between 1954 and 2012. He also wrote for 12 films. He was born in Paris, France. Selected filmography * ''The Flame That Will Not Die'' (1949, dir. Vittorio Cottafavi) * ''A Woman Has Killed'' (1952, dir. Vittorio Cottafavi) * ''Milady and the Musketeers'' (1952, dir. Vittorio Cottafavi) * ''For You I Have Sinned'' (1953, dir. Mario Costa) * '' Piscatore 'e Pusilleco'' (1954) * '' The Valiant'' (1962, dir. Roy Ward Baker) * ''Axel Munthe, The Doctor of San Michele'' (1962) * ''Samson and His Mighty Challenge'' (1964) * ''The Ruthless Four'' (1968) * ''The Archangel'' (1969) * '' Sex Pot'' (1975) * ''Pane, burro e marmellata'' (1977) * ''Lobster for Breakfast'' (1979) * ''I Hate Blondes ''I Hate Blondes'' (Italian: ''Odio le bionde'') is a 1980 Italian crime comedy film directed by Giorgio Capitani. Plot Cast * Enrico Montesano as Emilio Serrant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nemea
Nemea (; grc, Νεμέα; grc-x-ionic, Νεμέη) is an ancient site in the northeastern part of the Peloponnese, in Greece. Formerly part of the territory of Cleonae in ancient Argolis, it is today situated in the regional unit of Corinthia. The small village of Archaia Nemea (formerly known as "Iraklion") is immediately southwest of the archaeological site, while the new town of Nemea lies to the west. Here, in Greek mythology, Heracles overcame the Nemean Lion, and here, during Antiquity, the Nemean Games were held (ending c. 235 BC) and were celebrated in the eleven Nemean odes of Pindar. Myth, legend and history In Greek mythology, Nemea was ruled by king Lycurgus and queen Eurydice. Nemea was famous in Greek myth as the home of the Nemean Lion, which was killed by the hero Heracles,In the late 2nd century CE, the traveller Pausanias was shown the lion's cave, fifteen furlongs from the sanctuary (Pausanias, ''Description of Greece'', II.15.2–.4). and as the pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Tamberlani
Carlo Tamberlani (11 March 1899 – 5 August 1980) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 127 films between 1931 and 1976. He was born in Salice Salentino, Italy and died in Subiaco, Italy. His brother Nando Tamberlani was also an actor. Life and career Born in Salice Salentino, Tamberlani was born in a family of actors and made his debut in his father's stage company. After working with some of the major companies of the time he founded his own company with the actress Bella Starace Sainati and later served as vice-director of the Ermete Zacconi's stage company. Between 1936 and 1939 he worked as acting teacher at the Accademia di Arte Drammatica. Selected filmography * ''The Devil's Lantern'' (1931) * ''Loyalty of Love'' (1934) - Luigi Parravicini * ''Red Passport'' (1935) - L'ufficiale comandante le truppe * '' Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal'' (1937) - Ambasciatore Romano * ''Condottieri'' (1937) - Il duca d'Urbino * ''The Count of Brechard'' (1938) - Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conrado San Martín
Conrado San Martín Prieto (20 February 1921 – 24 April 2019) was a Spanish actor with a long and prolific career. He made his film debut in 1941 and was particularly popular during the 1950s. Life Conrado San Martín left behind a career as an amateur boxer to take small roles in the theater in the company of Cayetano Luca de Tena and to act as an extra in some films.Torres, '' ''Diccionario del cine Español'', p. 419 He made his film debut with ''Oro vil'' (1941) a film directed by Eduardo García Maroto. During the 1940s, San Martín became an actor in secondary roles and was very much in demand in some of the most important Spanish films of that period: ''El fantasma y Doña Juanita'' (1944) directed by Rafael Gil, ''Los últimos de Filipinas'' (1945) directed by Antonio Román; ''A los pies de usted'' de Garcia Viñolas (1945); ''La princesa de los Ursinos'' (1947), by Luis Lucia and ''La Lola se va a los puertos'' (1947) and ''Locura de amor'' (1948), both films directe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Luisa Ponte
Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, dark basaltic plains on Earth's Moon Terrestrial *Maria, Maevatanana, Madagascar *Maria, Quebec, Canada * Maria, Siquijor, the Philippines *María, Spain, in Andalusia *Îles Maria, French Polynesia *María de Huerva, Aragon, Spain *Villa Maria (other) Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Maria'' (1947 film), Swedish film * ''Maria'' (1975 film), Swedish film * ''Maria'' (2003 film), Romanian film * ''Maria'' (2019 film), Filipino film * ''Maria'' (2021 film), Canadian film directed by Alec Pronovost * ''Maria'' (Sinhala film), Sri Lankan upcoming film Literature * ''María'' (novel), an 1867 novel by Jorge Isaacs * ''Maria'' (Ukrainian novel), a 1934 novel by the Ukrainian writer Ulas Samchuk * ''Maria'' (play), a 1935 play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moira Orfei
Moira Orfei (; born Miranda Orfei; 21 December 1931 – 15 November 2015) was an Italian circus performer, actress and television personality of remote Romani origins. Moira was also considered the queen of the Italian circus, one stage name being "Moira of the Elephants". Cult movie fans know her for the many sword-and-sandal (peplum) films she starred in. Biography Raised in a family who owned the circus company ''Circus Orfei'', Moira became the symbol of circus in Italy and attained international fame. The ''Circus Moira Orfei'' itself was founded in 1960. She was photographed in various scenes as a rider, trapeze artist, acrobat, dominatrice of elephants and trainer of doves. Her excessively garish image mirrors her eccentric and exuberant personality. It was Dino De Laurentiis who suggested that she change her name from Miranda to Moira. From then on, her face became an effigy of unchanging characteristics: heavy make-up with eyes coated with eyeliner, bright lipstick, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lia Zoppelli
Lia Zoppelli (16 November 1920 – 2 January 1988) was an Italian stage, television and film actress. Life and career Born in Milan, Zoppelli made her stage debut in 1939, shortly after her high school graduation, with the company Maltagliati- Cimara- Ninchi. Mainly active on stage, in the subsequent seasons she worked with Ruggero Ruggeri (1940–41) and Memo Benassi (1942–43), then, after the war, she notably worked with Luchino Visconti and with Giorgio Strehler at the Piccolo Teatro. In cinema, Zoppelli became a popular character actress starting from the late 1950s, usually in comedic roles; she was also active on television, where she gained a large popularity thanks to her appearances with Enrico Viarisio in ''Carosello''. Partial filmography * ''Il sogno di tutti'' (1940) - La fanciulla sedotta * ''Processo delle zitelle'' (1945) - Sara * ''Uncle Was a Vampire'' (1959) - Letizia * ''La cambiale'' (1959) - La moglie di Alfredo * ''Cerasella'' (1959) * ''Genitori in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisa Montés
Elisa Rosario Ruiz Penella (born 15 December 1934, in Granada), known as Elisa Montés, is a Spanish actress who took her pseudonym from the celebrated work of her grandfather, Manuel Penella, '' El gato montés''. Montés is the sister of actresses Emma Penella (1930–2007) and Terele Pávez (1939-2017), daughter of Magdalena Penella Silva and the law politician Ramón Ruiz Alonso, and granddaughter and great-granddaughter to composers Manuel Penella and Manuel Penella Raga. She was married to actor Antonio Ozores. The daughter of this marriage, Emma Ozores, has also dedicated herself to acting. On October 12, 2017 she received the ASFAAN award by Alberto Dell'Acqua and Emma Ozores. Selected filmography * ''Eleven Pairs of Boots'' (1954) * '' Noi siamo le colonne'' (1956) * ''The Battalion in the Shadows'' (1957) * '' Faustina'' (1957) * ''Gibraltar'' (1964) * ''Django the Condemned'' (1965) * '' Samson and His Mighty Challenge'' (1965) * '' I due toreri'' (1965) * '' E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hélène Chanel
Hélène Chanel (born Hélène Stoliaroff; 12 June 1941 in Deauville, Calvados, France) is a French actress of Russian heritage. She was active in the 1960s in a variety of European international co-productions of sword and sandal, Eurospy and Spaghetti Westerns. She was credited with a variety of names such as Hélène Chancel, Helen Chanel, Sheryll Morgan, Helen Stoliaroff and Hélène Stoliaroff. Biography A former model, Helene entered films in 1959 in the film ''Les dragueurs'' opposite Ugo Tognazzi. Her surname was to have been changed to "Chancel", but an Italian publicity agent misspelled it to "Chanel".pp.91-92 Lisanti, Tom & Paul, Louis ''Film Fatales: Women in Espionage Films and Television, 1962-1973 McFarland, 2002 Partial filmography * ''Les Dragueurs'' (1959) - Une invitée à la surboum * ''Détournement de mineures'' (1959) - Christine * ''Genitori in blue-jeans'' (1960) - Nuri * '' My Friend, Dr. Jekyll'' (1960) - Rossana * '' Le olimpiadi dei mariti'' (196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luciano Marin
Luciano Marin (9 December 1931 – 12 November 2019) was an Italian actor. He appeared in more than twenty films since 1957. Filmography References External links * 1931 births 2019 deaths Italian male film actors {{Italy-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yann L'Arvor
Yann is a French male given name, specifically, the Breton form of "Jean" (French for "John"). Notable persons with the name Yann include: __NOTOC__ In arts and entertainment *Yann Martel (born 1963), Canadian author *Yann Moix (born 1968), French author, film director and television presenter *Yann Peifer (born 1974), German disc-jockey *Yann Queffélec (born 1949), French author *Yann Tiersen (born 1970), French musician *Yann Tomita (born 1952), Japanese musician In politics and activism *Yann Fouéré (1910–2011), French activist, Breton nationalist *Yann Goulet (1914–1999), French activist, Breton nationalist * Yann Wehrling (born 1971), French politician In sports * Yann Bodiger (born 1995), French footballer *Yann Boé-Kane (born 1991), French footballer *Yann Clairay (born 1983), French racing driver *Yann Cucherat (born 1979), French gymnast *Yann Danis (born 1981), Canadian ice hockey player *Yann David (born 1988), French rugby union player *Yann Delaigue (born 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadir Moretti
The nadir (, ; ar, نظير, naẓīr, counterpart) is the direction pointing directly ''below'' a particular location; that is, it is one of two vertical directions at a specified location, orthogonal to a horizontal flat surface. The direction opposite of the nadir is the zenith. Definitions Space science Since the concept of ''being below'' is itself somewhat vague, scientists define the nadir in more rigorous terms. Specifically, in astronomy, geophysics and related sciences (e.g., meteorology), the nadir at a given point is the local vertical direction pointing in the direction of the force of gravity at that location. The term can also be used to represent the lowest point that a celestial object reaches along its apparent daily path around a given point of observation (i.e. the object's ''lower culmination''). This can be used to describe the position of the Sun, but it is only technically accurate for one latitude at a time and only possible at the low latitudes. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
