The Giant of Marathon

The Giant of Marathon
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Ennio De Concini
  • Augusto Frassinetti
  • Bruno Vailati[1]
Based onAn idea
by Alberto Barsanti and Raffaello Pacini[1]
Produced byBruno Vailati[1]
Starring
CinematographyMario Bava[1]
Edited byMario Serandrei[1]
Music byRoberto Nicolosi[1]
Color processEastmancolor
Production
companies
  • Titanus
  • Galatea Film
  • Lux Compagnie Cinematographique de France
  • Societe Cinematographique Lyre[1]
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates
  • 3 December 1959 (1959-12-03) (Italy)
  • 11 May 1960 (1960-05-11) (USA)
[2]
Running time
84 minutes[2]
Countries
  • Italy
  • France[1]
LanguagesItalian
English

The Giant of Marathon (Italian: La battaglia di Maratona) is a 1959 international co-production sword and sandal film, loosely based on the Battle of Marathon. It was directed by Jacques Tourneur and Mario Bava. It starred Steve Reeves as Phillipides. The film was a co-production between Italy's Titanus and Galatea Film and France's Lux Compagnie Cinematographique de France and Societe Cinematographique Lyre.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 60.
  2. ^ a b Della Casa, Steve; Giusti, Marco (2013). "Il Grande Libro di Ercole". Edizione Sabinae. Page 103. ISBN 978-88-98623-051