''Devil of the Desert Against the Son of Hercules'' is a 1964

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filmed in Algeria and directed by Anthony Dawson.

Plot summary

An evil and ambitious usurper named Ganor seizes a kingdom by assassinating the Sultan and imprisoning his son Prince Daikor and daughter Princess Soraya to prevent revolt. Princess Soraya is defiant and escapes by leaping out the palace window into a river. She is discovered by a pair of peasants Anthar and the mute Aimu who become her protectors, and later rescuers and avengers against Ganor. The film concludes in a showdown in a hall of mirrors.

Cast

* Kirk Morris as Anthar * Michèle Girardon as Princess Soraya *

Renato Baldini Renato Baldini (18 December 1921 – 5 July 1995) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 87 films between 1950 and 1983. He was born in Rome, Italy. Selected filmography * ''It's Forever Springtime'' (1950) - Un carabiniere al processo ...

as Kamal *

Mario Feliciani Mario Feliciani (12 March 1918 – 11 August 2008) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Life and career Born in Milan, after completing his classical education Feliciani attended the Accademia dei filodrammatici obtaining the diploma. He ...

as Ganor *

José Jaspe José Jaspe ( gl, Xosé Jaspe Rivas) (10 August 1906 – 5 June 1974) was a Spanish film actor. He played Konev the conductor in '' Horror Express'' (1972), Ahmed in '' House of 1,000 Dolls'' (1967), Henneker in ''The Man Called Noon'' (1973), th ...

as Akrim *

Manuel Gallardo Manolo A. Gallardo (born 13 June 1900, date of death unknown) was an Argentine boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french ...

as Prince Daikor * Nadine Verdier as Slave Girl

Release

''Devil of the Desert Against the Son of Hercules'' was released on June 27, 1964 in Italy. The film grossed 140,300,000

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at domestically in Italy. The film was originally titled ''Anthar the invincible'' but was retitled ''The Devil of the Desert Against the Son of Hercules'' for inclusion on

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's '' The Sons of Hercules'' syndicated television series. The series was 14 '' peplum'' that were retitled and re-edited to be distributed under the title of ''The Sons of Hercules''.

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* * 1964 films 1960s fantasy adventure films 1960s Italian-language films Films directed by Antonio Margheriti Peplum films Films shot in Algeria Films set in the Middle Ages Films set in the Middle East Sword and sandal films 1960s Italian films {{fantasy-film-stub