Samson and His Mighty Challenge (1964)

Original title

Ercole, Sansone, Maciste e Ursus gli invincibili

Directed by

Giorgio Capitani

Genre

fantasy film, sword-and-sandal film, crossover fiction

Country

France, Italy, Spain

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

12

Rating

4.3 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Four legendary strongmen team up to face a common threat. They use their superhuman strength and bravery to overcome challenges.

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What happens

Samson and His Mighty Challenge is a 1964 Italian sword-and-sandal film, released in 1965 at the very tail end of the peplum craze. Its original title was Ercole, Sansone, Maciste e Ursus gli invincibili (Hercules, Samson, Maciste, and Ursus: the Invincibles). It is also known as Samson and the Mighty Challenge, Combate dei Gigantes (Battle of the Giants), Triumph of the Giants or Le Grand Defi (The Great Battle). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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