Revenge of Ursus (1961)
"La vendetta di Ursus" (original title)

The evil King Zagro has designs on the beautiful Princess Sira. He wants to marry her so he can take over her kingdom and add it to his own. When Sira is kidnapped, Ursus leaves his farm to... See full summary »

Director:

Luigi Capuano

Writers:

Marcello Ciorciolini (screenplay), Marcello Ciorciolini (story),

Stars:

Samson Burke, Wandisa Guida, Livio Lorenzon

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Samson Burke	...	Ursus
Wandisa Guida	...	Sira
Livio Lorenzon	...	King Zagro
Nadia Sanders	...	Sabra
Nerio Bernardi	...	King Alteo
Gianni Rizzo	...	Licurgo
Franco Fantasia	...	Captain of the Guard
Roberto Chevalier	...	Dario, Ursus' Brother
Gina Rovere	...	Lidia
Ignazio Balsamo	...	Andros
Andrea Costa
Attilio Dottesio	...	Afro, Zagro's Servant
Fedele Gentile	...	Anio's Friend
Carlo Latimer	...	(as Carl Latimer)
Ugo Sasso	...	Innkeeper Anio

Storyline

The evil King Zagro has designs on the beautiful Princess Sira. He wants to marry her so he can take over her kingdom and add it to his own. When Sira is kidnapped, Ursus leaves his farm to rescue her and to eventually lead a revolt against King Zagro.

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Plot Keywords:

king | princess | evil king | former lovers | bandit | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

7 December 1961 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Revenge of Ursus

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jonia Film, Splendor Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

King Zagro: We'll see if you can find your tongue after a hundred lashes with a horsewhip.

User Reviews

A TV wrestling Romp in old Athens (or somewhere)

Samson Burke (he of "Hercules Meets the 3 Stooges" fame), lantern-jawed and broad of back, plays the mythological Ursus, a man with a past, which is only hinted at in the beginning. He now farms with his puckish little brother, Durias, until called upon to confront the evil and scheming King Zagro and his toady, Lycurgas who are plotting to take over the neighboring kingdom of Leecha, through a marriage with King Altheus' lovely (in a 1960's Italian kind-of-way) daughter, Sirah (whew). The plot has lots of action, moves along swiftly, and as these things go, is "not bad", aided by the hero's skillful execution of flying drop kicks, airplane spins, and other impressive TV wrestling moves, and ending up with an early version of an Ironman Event, to test the truthfulness of Ursus' version of events (the schemers beg to differ). One small disconcerting note: the princess' voice sounds remarkably like it is dubbed by Kathy Lee Gifford.