I giganti della Tessaglia (Gli argonauti) (1960)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Riccardo Freda

Writers:

Ennio De Concini (screenplay)
Riccardo Freda (screenplay)

Release Date:

1963 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure

Plot:

In order to placate the angry gods, who have allowed Thessaly to be overrun with barbarian invaders and beset with natural disasters...

Plot Keywords:

Argonaut | Golden Fleece | Ancient Greece | Decoy | Cyclops

Cast

Roland Carey	...	Giasone
Ziva Rodann	...	Creusa
Massimo Girotti	...	Orfeo
Luciano Marin	...	Euristeo
Alberto Farnese	...	Adrasto
Nadia Sanders	...	Regina Gaia (as Nadine Duca)
Cathia Caro	...	Aglaia
Alfredo Varelli	...	Argo
Gil Delamare	...	Alceo
Maria Teresa Vianello	...	Sorella di Gaia
Nando Tamberlani	...	Padre di Aglaia
Alberto Sorrentino	...	Licaone
Massimo Pianforini	...	Padre di Argo
Paolo Gozlino	...	Laerte
Raf Baldassarre	...	Antinoo

Also Known As:

I giganti della Tessaglia (Italy) (bowdlerized title)
Le géant de Thésalie (France) (dubbed version)
The Giants of Thessaly (USA) (dubbed version)
The Giants of Thessaly (The Argonauts) (USA) (long title)

Runtime:

98 min | USA:86 min

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Alexandra Produzioni Cinematografiche S.r.l.

I enjoyed it, its kind of cool.

Not the greatest movie of its kind, but far from the worst. Certain things are low points. Like continuity. Its so so. When a terrible storm hits the Argos you'd expect the deck to pitch and not be stable. As the movie moves from one part of the story line to the next certain things seem to be left out. But for the most part these things are nonessential and their lack does not make the thing hard to follow, so the loss is minimal. But the upside ... The sets and costumes are well done. The movie, despite the lack of continuity in spots, flows well and is easy to follow. The dubbing, this flick being Italian, is OK. Dubbing, I think, can never be better than just OK. When a person speaks in one language and then the thing gets dubbed in another, well, the mouths and words are never going to match up all that well. But the folks who did the dubbed voices did their job very well. They carry the emotions that go with the plot and characters very well. In fact thats probably the best aspect, technically speaking, of the whole film. The choreography is pretty good. Fights actually look, more or less, like fights. The one eyed monster is campy style cool. The plot is fair for a movie about Jason and his friends. Its not hard to watch. If you like this genre I think you'll enjoy this movie.