''Goliath and the Rebel Slave'' ( it, Goliath e la schiava ribelle), also known as ''The Tyrant of Lydia Against the Son of Hercules'', is a 1963

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directed by

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Cast

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as Goliath *

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as Marcius *

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as Artafernes *

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as Barbuk *

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as Milan *

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as Zoé *

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Release

''Goliath and the Rebel Slave'' was released in Italy on September 5, 1963. It was released in the United States in 1964 as ''The Tyrant of Lydia Against the Son of Hercules''.

Reception

A contemporary review in the ''

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'' referred to the film as a "sluggish, run-of-the-mill affair which is weighed down by arguments, disputes and torturous double-crossings." The review concluded that "the script is naive, the colour print poor, and the whole thing takes an age to disentangle itself"

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* * * 1963 films Films directed by Mario Caiano Peplum films 1960s adventure films Films set in ancient Greece Films set in the 4th century BC Cultural depictions of Alexander the Great Sword and sandal films Goliath 1960s Italian films {{adventure-film-stub