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The Beast of Babylon Against the Son of Hercules (1963)

The Beast of Babylon Against the Son of Hercules poster
Original title
L'eroe di Babilonia
Directed by
Siro Marcellini
Genre
adventure film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A fictionalized version of the fall of Babylon. A strong hero leads slaves against a tyrannical king.

mythicalaction-packedsword-and-sandalheroicdramaticold-fashioned

What happens

The Beast of Babylon Against the Son of Hercules (Italian: L'eroe di Babilonia, French: Héros de Babylone, also known as Heroes of Babylon, Hero of Babylon and Goliath, King of Slaves) is a 1963 Italian-French peplum film written and directed by Siro Marcellini and starring Gordon Scott. The film is a fictionalized depiction of the Fall of Babylon (539 BCE), and depicts the historical rulers Belshazzar (as Balthazar) and Cyrus the Great (as Zairus). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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