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Hector the Mighty
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Wikipedia article
'Hector the Mighty' is a 1972 Italian comedy film directed by Enzo G. Castellari. A parody of Homer's 'Iliad' set in modern times, it is loosely based on the 1966 novel 'Le roi des Mirmidous' by Henri Viard and Bernard Zacharias.
Italian horror film director Lucio Fulci co-wrote the screenplay. Producer Edmondo Amati wanted Fulci to direct it, but Fulci thought it was an inferior project and was able to get out of doing it, even though he was under contract to Amati at the time.Howarth,Troy (2015). "Splintered Visions: Lucio Fulci and his Films". Midnight Marquee Press. Page 59
Plot
A pimp named Horny Hector operates a brothel on property coveted by Cardinal Giove. The Cardinal comes up with a plan to force Hector into selling him the land by kidnapping Helen (an updating of the Helen of Troy story), triggering a small gang war.Howarth,Troy (2015). "Splintered Visions: Lucio Fulci and his Films". Midnight Marquee Press. Page 59
Cast
* Vittorio Caprioli as Menelaus
* Michael Forest as Achilles
* Giancarlo Giannini as Ulysses
* Juan Luis Galiardo as Paris
* Rosanna Schiaffino as Helen
* Philippe Leroy as Hector
* Aldo Giuffr as Agamemnon
* Luciano Salce as Count Mercury
* Vittorio De Sica as Cardinal Jove
* Hayde Politoff as Chryseis
* Orchidea De Santis as Briseis
* Giancarlo Prete as Patroclus, aka Cl-Cl
* Franca Valeri as Cassandra
* Gianrico Tedeschi as Priam
* Caterina Boratto as Hecuba
* Gigi Rizzi as Polites
* Jos Calvo as The Lawyer
References
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