Muscleman Ohro travels to the sinful capital of Atlantis to rebuke its godlessness and hubris and becomes involved in the battle against its evil lord Yoh-tar and his hideous super-science ...
See full summary »
Take a look back at the many on-screen incarnations of Batman and Superman over the years.
User Lists
Related lists from IMDb users
Connect with IMDb
Share this Rating
Title: The Giant of Metropolis (1961)
Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.
Learn more
People who liked this also liked...
Rio 70
(1969)
Action
|
Adventure
Director:
Jesús Franco
Stars:
Shirley Eaton,
Richard Wyler,
George Sanders
The Manster
(1959)
Horror
|
Sci-Fi
Directors:
George P. Breakston,
Kenneth G. Crane
Stars:
Peter Dyneley,
Jane Hylton,
Tetsu Nakamura
Horror High
(1973)
Horror
Director:
Larry N. Stouffer
Stars:
Pat Cardi,
Austin Stoker,
Rosie Holotik
Life Returns
(1935)
Drama
Directors:
Eugene Frenke,
James P. Hogan
Stars:
Onslow Stevens,
George P. Breakston,
Lois Wilson
Night of the Blood Beast
(1958)
Sci-Fi
|
Horror
Director:
Bernard L. Kowalski
Stars:
Michael Emmet,
Angela Greene,
John Baer
Robo Vampire
(1988)
Action
|
Crime
|
Horror
Director:
Godfrey Ho
Stars:
Robin Mackay,
Nian Watts,
Harry Myles
Evil Brain from Outer Space
(TV Movie 1965)
Action
|
Sci-Fi
Directors:
Koreyoshi Akasaka,
Teruo Ishii, and 1 more credit »
Stars:
Ken Utsui,
Junko Ikeuchi,
Minoru Takada
Action
|
Sci-Fi
Director:
Damian Lee
Stars:
Jesse Ventura,
Sven-Ole Thorsen,
Damian Lee
The Bat
(1959)
Horror
|
Thriller
|
Mystery
Director:
Crane Wilbur
Stars:
Vincent Price,
Agnes Moorehead,
Gavin Gordon
Death Machines
(1976)
Action
|
Thriller
Director:
Paul Kyriazi
Stars:
Ronald L. Marchini,
Michael Chong,
Joshua Johnson
Welcome to Blood City
(1977)
Certificate: Not Rated
Sci-Fi
|
Western
Director:
Peter Sasdy
Stars:
Jack Palance,
Keir Dullea,
Samantha Eggar
The Day Time Ended
(1979)
Sci-Fi
Director:
John 'Bud' Cardos
Stars:
Jim Davis,
Christopher Mitchum,
Dorothy Malone
Edit
Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Gordon Mitchell | ... |
Obro
|
|
 |
Bella Cortez | ... |
La principessa Mecede
|
|
|
Roldano Lupi | ... |
Il re Yotar
|
|
|
Marietto | ... |
Elmos
|
|
|
Omero Gargano | ... |
Il vecchio saggio
|
|
|
Mario Meniconi | ... |
Il padre di Obro
|
|
|
Carlo Tamberlani |
|
|
|
|
Luigi Moneta | ... |
Il primo ministro
|
|
|
Ugo Sasso | ... |
Il capitano delle guardie nere
|
|
|
Renato Terra | ... |
Il giovane scienzato
|
|
|
Carlo Enrici |
|
|
|
|
Leopoldo Savona | ... |
Danzatore
(as Leo Coleman)
|
|
|
Furio Meniconi | ... |
Egon, father of Yota
|
|
|
Liana Orfei | ... |
Queen Texen
|
Edit
Plot Summary
|
Add Synopsis
Storyline
Muscleman Ohro travels to the sinful capital of Atlantis to rebuke its godlessness and hubris and becomes involved in the battle against its evil lord Yoh-tar and his hideous super-science schemes. Written by D.A. Kellough <dkelloug@infinet.com>
Certificate:
12Parents Guide:
Add content advisory for parents »
Edit
See full technical specs »
Details
Country:
ItalyLanguage:
ItalianRelease Date:
14 February 1964 (West Germany) See more »Also Known As:
The Giant of Metropolis See more »Filming Locations:
Incir De Paolis, Rome, Lazio, ItalyCompany Credits
Show detailed
company contact information
on
IMDbPro »
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Sound Mix:
MonoColor:
Color (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
Edit
Few movies can truthfully be called "unique," but this comes close. It's a bizarre hybrid, set in Atlantis in 20,000 B.C., which combines the "Hercules" genre with the kind of science-fiction motifs found in Flash Gordon serials. True, the plot is the usual strongman-vs-the-evil-tyrant affair, but the "look" and "atmosphere" surrounding this plot make for striking viewing and have that touch of stylized madness found in only a handful of movies. (Fritz Lang's "Metropolis" and David Lynch's "Dune" are some of the few comparable efforts which spring to mind.) Adding to the almost-hypnotic effect is a somber, restrained, at times almost atonal music score.
Gordon Mitchell spends the entire movie in one of those "Hercules" loincloths and one never tires of looking at his bare torso which is often contorted into a variety of "bondage" positions.
Only in the final cataclysm do the proceedings become routine but for the most part this movie is one of the cinema's most eccentric flights of imagination.