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Atlas in the Land of the Cyclops
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Wikipedia article
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| name = Atlas Against the Cyclops
| image = Macagcycpos.jpg
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| caption = Spanish lobby card
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| director = Antonio Leonviola
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| story = Oreste Biancoli
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| narrator =
| music = Carlo Innocenzi
| cinematography = Riccardo Pallotini
| editing = Mario Serandrei
| studio = Panda
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| runtime = 94 minutes
| country = Italy
| language = Italian
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'Atlas in the Land of the Cyclops' (Italian: 'Maciste nella terra dei ciclopi') is a 1961 Italian Gothic horror film starring Gordon Mitchell and Chelo Alonso.
Plot
Queen Capys is doomed to a life of slavery by the Powers of Darkness until the last descendant of Ulysses is put to death to please the Cyclops. This is almost accomplished in a raid on a village by the Queen's soldiers where a descendant of Ulysses is killed and his wife enslaved; however, their infant son is taken away to be protected by Maciste.
Cast
*Gordon Mitchell as Maciste
*Chelo Alonso as Queen Capys
*Vira Silenti as Queen Penope
*Dante DiPaolo as Ifito
*Aldo Bufi Landi as Sirone
*Giotto Tempestini as Aronio
*Raffaella Carr as Eber
*Paul Wynter as Mumba
*Massimo Righi as Efros
*Aldo Pedinotti as Cyclops
Release
'Atlas Against the Cyclops' was released in Italy on March 29, 1961 with a 90-minute running time. It was released in the United States on April 14, 1963 with a 100-minute running time.
Reception
It has been objected that in spite of the original title there is no "Atlas" to be found in either the Italian nor the English dubbed film version.
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