Fire monsters against the son of hercules maciste vs the monsters 1962, starring reg lewis. The monster from the sword and the dragon 1956 is on the dragon page and has his own page also, his name is zmey gorynych. Brave, muscular hero perseus battles medusa, the snakehaired demoness whose countenance can transform anyone to stone, and her army of rock soldiers to rescue his beloved andromeda. The creature bears something of a resemblance to the alien in an episode of space. Furious, perseus used medusas head to turn polydectes and his soldiers to stone. Perseus against the monsters 1963 karwansaray publishers blog. Watch perseus against the monsters 1963 full movie free. Perseus against the monsters perseo linvincibile, 1963. Perseus against the monsters 1963 aka perseo linvincibile. Perseus against the monsters original lobby card richard harrison italian epic 1963 vg condition silver screen mementos are pleased to be able to offer this authentic original lobby card measuring 8x10 inches. Apart from clash of the titans this is the only other screen depiction of the ancient myth of perseus. The giant giant monster movie list a twopart list with all 975 of the featurelength, liveaction, bigscreen films starring kaiju strange creatures included here at kaijumatic.
Perseo linvincibile, medusa against the son of hercules description. Lobby cards, movie memorabilia, entertainment memorabilia. Arriving back in seriphos, perseus found that his mother had taken refuge in the temple of athena to avoid the advances of polydectes. This is a typical example of a mortal trying to avoid his fate and failing, but it is less ironic and poignant than most, as acrisius appears only briefly in the tale much later. Learn more about the traditional story of perseus in this article. With richard harrison, anna ranalli, arturo dominici, leo anchoriz. Watch perseus the invincible 1963 full movie free online.
He beheaded the gorgon medusa for polydectes and saved andromeda from the sea. Perseus was thought to exist several generations before the famous heracles hercules. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Perseus killed the sea monster, rescued andromeda, and asked her to marry him. Anyway, i am perseus the god of monsters, swords, evil, hatred, and darkness as official domains told by the fates, and believed by the gods, those fuckers. Harrison stars as perseus who is in fact the son of zeus, not hercules, but never mind, a loner who has a little fawn as a friend. Hercules richard harrison does battle against the evil medusa, her army of stone warriors and a monstrous dragon. Matthew, chapter 1, verse 1 perseus digital library. He was, alongside cadmus and bellerophon, the greatest greek hero and slayer of monsters before the days of heracles. The amazon prime streaming version of perseus the invincible, under the name perseus against the monsters the original u.
This work is licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 3. This lobby card is from great britain and was printed during the actual year the film was released in movie theaters. He is eventually called on to help the gods defeat their own monsters, the titans that they overthrew in order to gain power in the universe. The adventures of perseus 2 story of the play in pageant, verse and fearsome argument the gods on olympus present themselves. Captain sindbad 1963 has a few giant monsters included at km. The sons of hercules was a syndicated embassy pictures television show that aired in the united states of america in the 1960s. We find the usual array of strangelooking helmets complete with strangelooking crests and. The dub is the sons of hercules version, complete with catchy song and a narrator explaining that contrary to all classical. Perseus against the monsters original lobby card richard. The series repackaged italian swordandsandal films by giving them a.
Persee linvincible, perseus against the monsters, medusa against the son of hercules. May 19, 2018 1963 perseo linvincibile perseus against the monsters italyspain. Medusa against the son of hercules ship for sale online ebay. With todd armstrong, nancy kovack, gary raymond, laurence naismith. Perseus against the monsters stars richard harrison as perseus, righter of wrongs. Next, they wander into the land of medusa, where they encounter the hideous creature.
Perseus was one of the oldest out of all of the greek mythological heroes. Perseus the god of monsters chapter 1, a percy jackson and. Perseus was also a descendant of the heroine io, who was living in exile in egypt. Found a way to get the full video working without having to cut it into parts.
The story can be difficult to explain but one can follow it easily while watching. Although this cannot compete with clash in the special effects department medusa is portrayed as a walking tree here it has a lot more action in the form of. This type of information can be found in simple online searches for more indepth details about converting pal to ntsc and viceversa. In my view medusa vs son of hercules and the beast of babylon vs the son of hercules are two of the greatest movies of the sons of. The myth of perseus and medusa is one of the best thrillerlike tales in greek mythology with a promising plot that gets more complicated as the story progresses, this myth has a typical hollywoodlike scenario with the main character not being born yet at the moment when his destiny was determined.
There are only two monsters in the movie and perseus doesnt look like that. Perseus and andromeda the magical world of myth and legend the short story and myth of perseus the myth about perseus is featured in the book entitled stories of old greece by emma m. Perseus fights armies, political intrigue, a water dragon and medusa in order to regain his birthright and save the village. Best movies like hercules against the moon men bestsimilar. When acrisius discovers the child and who its father was, he puts danae and perseus in a wooden chest and throws it out to sea. Best movies like perseus against the monsters bestsimilar. Perseus, athena and head of medusa, apulian redfigure krater c4th b. Hero without a country 1963 full movie english dub duration. The only thing that set him above humanity was that he was a demigod, and therefore had a bit of the favor of the gods. Hercules and the captive women 1961, samson 1961, the adventures of hercules ii 1985, hercules and the amazon women 1994, perseus against the monsters 1963. Perseus was the son of zeus and danae, the daughter of acrisius of argos. This is an excellent peplum aka sword and sandal movie. Voice of perseus actor, voice actor, musician, comedian, entertainer.
Medusa against the son of hercules 1963 rotten tomatoes. To avenge his fathers death and free his land from tyranny, a hero battles the formidable medusa, her army of stone warriors, and a monstrous dragon. Perseus, the mighty warrior does battle against the evil medusa, her army of stone warriors and a monstrous dragon. If i am mistaken about a particular film s uncut version, i will take the heat for that. Starring sam worthington as perseus, liam neeson and zeus and ralph fiennes as hades. Perseo linvincibileperseo e medusa perseus the invincible perseus against the monsters valley of the stone men. In greek mythology perseus was one of the most celebrated of the heroes.
The about kaijumatic section has more details on which movie monsters qualify. A warrior does battle against the evil medusa, her army of stone warriors and a monstrous dragon. Movies like perseus against the monsters if you like perseus against the monsters you are looking for exciting, serious and cult film movies about with good versus evil, folk hero, adventure, heroes, soldier, battles and legends and myths themes of adventure and fantasy genre shot in italy or spain. Meanwhile, a struggle for supremacy rages between the gods and the titans. While the medusa against the son of hercules never quite achieves the lunacy of that flick, it does offer up a few cool monsters and some decent sword and sandal shenanigans. It opens w some soldiers being menaced by a somewhat impressive, animatronic lake monster. This swordandsandal film from 1963 titled perseus the invincible in italian, but released to u. The appendices provide additional information on his descendants and historical herocult. Perseus against the monsters 1963 music by manuel parada. Perseus how the two legends get confused feats above humantiy perseus was basically like the average greek. The series repackaged italian swordandsandal films by giving them a standardized theme song for the opening and closing titles, as well as a standard introductory narration attempting to relate the lead character in each film to the greek demigod hercules. Money back guarantee ensures you receive the item you ordered or get your money back. Giant movie monster encyclopedia classic horror film board. Those included photos and concept art of the fullsize fafnir dragon from dragons blood 1958, the fullsize medusa animatronic from perseus against the monsters 1963, the aptlynamed giant limnophilus from hercules and the princess of troy 1965, built as a fullsize animatronic, and the cyclops and other makeup and animatronic.
Although similar in name and based on each other, there are many similarities between perseus and percy jackson. Nov 04, 2015 perseus against the monsters 1963 this entry was posted on november 4, 2015 by josho brouwers. The film stars todd armstrong as jason, along with nancy kovack, honor blackman, and gary raymond. Medusa against the son of hercules 1963 rare movie collector. As he had not sired a son, acrisius went to consult the oracle of delphi on the matter and the oracle told him that his daughter would give birth to a son who. Perseus against the monsters has been ranked 11 times, wins 37. Richard harrison, anna ranalli, arturo dominici language. Quizlet flashcards, activities and games help you improve your grades. The gorgons were completely destroyed, when heracles, a descendant of perseus, set out in his 10th labour, where he built the pillars at the end of libya.
In some versions, perseus uses medusas head to turn the cetus into stone, while in others he just uses a sword. Those included photos and concept art of the full size fafnir dragon from dragons blood 1958, the full size medusa animatronic from perseus against the monsters 1963, the aptlynamed giant limnophilus from hercules and the princess of troy 1965, built as a full size animatronic, and the cyclops and other makeup and animatronic. The alien is this adventure first appeared in perseus against monsters perseo linvincibile 1963 which also goes by a bunch of other names. He is best known in greek mythology as the slayer of medusa, one of three female creatures, or gorgons, with hair said to be made of poisonous snakes.
A decade after his heroic defeat of the monstrous kraken, perseus the demigod son of zeusis attempting to live a quieter life as a village fisherman and the sole parent to his 10year old son, helius. Afterward, locked in a wooden chest, both were thrown into the sea by danae s father acrisius, who had known. It was at this period, that perseus began his own campaign against the gorgons. Jason and the golden fleece is a 1963 angloamerican independently made adventure mythological fantasy film produced by charles h. Perseus was the demigod offspring of the unusual union between zeus and danae. The legendary greek hero leads a team of intrepid adventurers in a perilous quest for the legendary golden fleece. To avenge his fathers death and free the people of seriphos from the evil king galinor of argus, the noble perseus must defeat a dragon and the monster medusa, whose steely gaze has cast the.
An xml version of this text is available for download, with the additional restriction that you offer perseus any modifications you make. Perseus against the monsters carlo rambaldi medusa the thing perseo l. Perseus is a demigod, son of the god zeus and the princess danae. This has to be one of the most simultaneously underrated and influential monster designs in film history. He beheaded the gorgon medusa for polydectes and saved andromeda from the sea monster cetus. Perseus perseus facts and information on the greek hero. The sons of hercules movie theme song with picture collage. Tv as part of the sons of hercules syndication package as medusa against the son of hercules is typical in most ways of the genre. May 25, 2010 clash of the titans handson we step into perseus sandals and take on some mythological monsters in this movieinspired adventure.
To avenge his fathers death and free the people of seriphos from the evil king galinor of argus, the noble perseus must defeat a dragon and the monster medusa, whose steely gaze has cast the kingdoms best soldiers into stone. Perseus myth encyclopedia mythology, greek, god, hero. This second page in the perseus series begins with the story of his rescue of andromeda from the seamonster and continues with the tale of his rise to power in greece. Tv as part of the sons of hercules syndication package. Castles, krimis, murderers and madmen classic horror film board.
Perseus, in greek mythology, the slayer of the gorgon medusa and the rescuer of andromeda from a sea monster. The best deals on originalsinternational, originalsunited states, reproductions. The main character to the famous story and the two movies clash of the titans is perseus. Basically, perseus richard harrison has been denied a. This is still a fun movie, full of destiny and adventure. The release of the italian movie hercules, starring steve reeves, back in 1958, spawned a large number of swordandsandal wouldbe epics. The monster from perseus against the monsters 1963 is on the medusa page. Tyrant of lydia vs son of hercules, 1963,with gordon scott, full movie, english by sword movies and arts. An epic battle ensues, and perseus kills the monster. When the oracle tells the human king, acrisius, that his grandson will kill him, the old miser locks his daughter, danae, up in a tower guarded by savage dogs. Perseus provides credit for all accepted changes, storing new additions in a versioning system. When perseus learns all this, he flies off to the king and says hell slay the monster in return for andromedas hand in marriage.
In the battle that followed, perseus killed medusa and her gorgons were defeated. Medusa as lovecraftian tree monster from 1963 s perseus the invincible aka perseus against the monsters aka medusa against the son of hercules. Watched on svengoolie, which helped with the boredom of the movie. He was the son of the argive princess danae who was locked away in a bronze chamber by her father akrisios acrisius who lived in fear of a prophecy that he would one day be killed by her son. Apr 18, 2020 this movie is based on the story of perseus, greeces most famous monster slayer before hercules.
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