The Giant of Marathon
Synopsis
Set in 490 B.C. when the Persian armies were ready to finish conquering Greece and head into Europe, Phidippides (Steve Reeves) rallies the Athenians and they fight a series of spectacular, massive battles. In reality, Phidippides had run 140 miles to Sparta and back to ask for their help before any battles began. The Persians had already landed on the plains of Marathon, 26 miles from Athens but thanks to Phidippides forewarning, they were defeated by advancing Athenian forces. Phidippides' final run from Marathon back to Athens to warn them about a second attack by the Persian forces is not depicted in this drama -- that last run on top of the futile, 280-mile round trip to Sparta, cost him his life.
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Actors (9)
Production and distribution (4)
- Co-production : Societé Cinématographique Lyre
- Foreign production companies : Galatea, Titanus Produzione
- Film exports/foreign sales : Tamasa Distribution
- French distribution : Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France
Full credits (7)
- Screenwriters : Ennio De Concini, Bruno Vailati
- Director of Photography : Mario Bava
- Editor : Mario Serandrei
- Foreign producers : Goffredo Lombardo, Bruno Vailati, Silvio Clementelli, Alberto Barsanti
- Co-producer : Pierre Gurgo-Salice
- Artistic Director : Mario Chiari
- Special Effects : Mario Bava
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Action , Adventure
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : France, Italy
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Minority French (France, Italy)
- Production year : 1959
- French release : 09/09/1960
- Runtime : 1 h 25 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 22528
- Visa issue date : 05/09/1960
- Approval : Yes
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
- Audio format : Mono
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