Venus Against the Son of Hercules (1962)

Original title

Marte, dio della guerra

Directed by

Marcello Baldi

Genre

fantasy film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 38m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

The god Mars comes down from Mount Olympus to help a kingdom fight off an invasion by an African warlord. At the same time, a courtier plots to marry a princess and take the throne by making a deal with the same warlord.

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What happens

Venus Against the Son of Hercules (Italian: Marte, dio della guerra, also known as Mars, God of War and The Son of Hercules vs. Venus) is a 1962 Italian peplum film written and directed by Marcello Baldi and starring Roger Browne and Jackie Lane. In the films, the god Mars descends from Mount Olympus to defend a kingdom against an invasion led by an African warlord Afros. Meanwhile, a courtier conspires to cease the throne by marrying a princess and making a deal with the warlord. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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