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

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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