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 ...
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Title: The Giant of Metropolis (1961)
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| Gordon Mitchell | ... | Obro | |
| Bella Cortez | ... | La Principessa Mecede | |
| Roldano Lupi | ... | Il re Yotar | |
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Marietto | ... | Elmos |
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Omero Gargano | ... | Il Vecchio Saggio |
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Mario Meniconi | ... | Il Padre di Obro |
| Carlo Tamberlani | ... | Padre di Yotar | |
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Luigi Moneta | ... | Il Primo Ministro |
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Ugo Sasso | ... | Il Capitano delle Guardie Nere |
| Renato Terra | ... | Il Giovane Scienzato | |
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Carlo Enrici | ... | Assistente dello scienziato |
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Leopoldo Savona | ... | Danzatore (as Leo Coleman) |
| Furio Meniconi | ... | Egon - Father of Yota | |
| Liana Orfei | ... | Queen Texen | |
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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>
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Il padre di Obro: Hear me, my sons. My strength is wading now. My journey has ended here. Listen carefully. I leave to you all - but especially you, Obro - the duty of carrying out that mission our people are trusted to. On the other side of that mountain lies Metropolis, the city which has attained a terrifying civilization. You are to go and say to its ruler, and to its people, that they are wrong. They should never use their knowledge of science to defeat the ends of nature; to sew the seeds of ...
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Since he was not able to actually learn pages of dialog in Italian, Gordon Mitchell admitted that he would sometimes simply recite bawdy limericks during his scenes. More appropriate dialog would be looped in later. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Il padre di Obro: Hear me, my sons. My strength is wading now. My journey has ended here. Listen carefully. I leave to you all - but especially you, Obro - the duty of carrying out that mission our people are trusted to. On the other side of that mountain lies Metropolis, the city which has attained a terrifying civilization. You are to go and say to its ruler, and to its people, that they are wrong. They should never use their knowledge of science to defeat the ends of nature; to sew the seeds of ...
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ItalianRelease Date:
26 October 1961 (Italy) See more »Also Known As:
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On paper, this epic 60s sci-fi peplum sounds really cool: it's got astonishing set design, Bava-style art direction, outlandish costumes and weaponry, an insane tyrant, a doomed empire, beautiful women in distress, and strongman Gordon Mitchell battling it out with numerous armed guards, a massive hairy troglodyte, and five flesh eating pygmies.
In actuality, it is far from impressive...
Although the film looks great at times, with particularly good use of light and shadow (and a legendary amount of dry ice), it is severely hampered by a dreary, repetitive script, terrible dubbing and poor performances: star Mitchell's physique might have made him perfect for the genre, but he clearly spent much more time developing his pectorals than his acting skills.
Speaking of magnificent chests, The Giant of Metropolis does at least benefit from the presence of drop dead gorgeous Euro-babes Bella Cortez and Liana Orfei as Princess Mecede and Queen Texen, both of whom have va-va-voom to spare; neither woman seems to be a particularly good actress, but when they're built like that, who cares?