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The Giant of Marathon (1959) was a Adventure - Drama Film directed by Jacques Tourneur and Mario Bava and produced by Bruno Vailati.

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THE GIANT OF MARATHON

By Dan Day, Jr. on Aug 4, 2024 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

THE GIANT OF MARATHON is a 1959 Italian-French historical epic dealing with the conflict between Greece and Persia in 490 B.C. It stars Steve Reeves, who had helped start the Golden Age of Sword & Sandal adventures after playing Hercules in the late 1950s. In this film Reeves is Phillipides, a r... Read full article


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This became yet another film in which director of photography Mario Bava had to step in as director (uncredited). Galatea Film decided to finally reward Bava by giving him a chance to develop his own project which he would direct. This led to the production of Black Sunday, which began Bava's career as a solo director.
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