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The Beast of Babylon Against the Son of Hercules
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Wikipedia article
'The Beast of Babylon Against the Son of Hercules' (, , 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.Michele Giordano. 'Giganti buoni'. Gremese Editore, 1998. .
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).
Plot
When the high-born Nippur returns to Babylon following a long stay in Persia, he rescues slave-girl Tamira from the soldiers of the evil usurper, Balthazar. Nippur then pays a courtesy visit to Balthazar's court where he meets the high-priestess Ura who has ambitions to become queen and who casts a lustful eye on this new visitor.
Later, shocked by the cruelty of Balthazar's reign and influenced by a group of rebels, Nippur interrupts a fiery sacrifice of virgins. Forced to flee Babylon, Nippur -- wounded by an arrow in the back -- is restored to health by the forces of the Persian king, Cyrus, who are marching toward Babylon. Nippur slips back into Babylon where he is captured and chained to a wall inside a dungeon.
Using his great strength, Nippur breaks free, rescues Tamira before she can be sacrificed, and engages Balthazar in a sword fight to-the-death. The Persian army now arrives and Cyrus, before returning home, sees to it that Nippur sits on the throne of Babylon with the faithful Tamira by his side.
Cast
* Gordon Scott as Nippur
* Genevive Grad as Tamira
* Andrea Scotti as Namar
* Clina Cly as Agar
* Moira Orfei as Ura
* Mario Petri as Zairus
* Piero Lulli as Balthazar
* Andrea Aureli as Anarsi
* Giuseppe Addobbati as Licardius
* Harold Bradley as Mursuk
* Oreste Lionello
* Consalvo Dell'Arti
* Renato Malavasi
References
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