The Giant of Marathon (1959)

Original title

La battaglia di Maratona

Directed by

Mario Bava, Jacques Tourneur

Genre

adventure film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

1h 24m

Rated

12

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 31 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Greek messenger and soldier named Phillipides gets caught up in the events leading to the Battle of Marathon. He fights against Persian invaders and deals with political intrigue in Athens.

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What happens

The Giant of Marathon (Italian: La battaglia di Maratona) is a 1959 international co-production sword and sandal film, loosely based on the Battle of Marathon. It was directed by Jacques Tourneur and Mario Bava. It starred Steve Reeves as Phillipides. The film was a co-production between Italy's Titanus and Galatea Film and France's Lux Compagnie Cinematographique de France and Societe Cinematographique Lyre. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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