(1961) Jack Palance, Anita Ekberg, Antonella Lualdi, Franco Silva, Roldano Lupi.  This is probably the best best video edition of this sword and sandal classic released to date, now in anamorphic widescreen from a beautiful color 35mm print.  During the Mongol invasion of Poland, a conflict between Mongol Emperor Genghis Khan and his oldest son Ogotai ensues...

(1945) Aleksandr Shirshov, Georgiy Millyar, Sergey Stolyarov, Galina Grigoreva.  An epic Russian fantasy with stunning B&W cinematography, full of adventure and derring do. The sets and special effects are beyond spectacular—truly one of the most visually impressive films you will ever see.  A pretty lass and a mighty warrior plan to marry.  Their plans go awry, though, when she’s kidnapped by...

(1957) Francisco Rabal, Sylva Koscina, Gianna Maria Canale, Rik Battaglia.  It’s heroic European Christians pitted against a Muslim villain and his Islamic army. Look for some well-staged action sequences, including a big siege at the end of the film.  Great to see two beauties, Sylva Koscina and Gianna Maria Canale, pitted against each other as love rivals.  Battaglia, of course, is in the center of all the action—both kinds! Color, 35mm.

(1964) Dan Vadis, Marilù Tolo, Pierre Cressoy, Piero Lulli, Howard Ross, Moira Orfei.   Vadis’ first film as Hercules.  Cressoy is a ruthless prince who teams up with an evil but beautiful witch (played by the stunning Moira Orfei).  She sends his squad of golden warriors to unleash havoc.  Can Hercules stop them...

(1961, Anamorphic Widescreen) Gordon Mitchell, Bella Cortez, Roldano Lupi, Marietto.  A beautiful upgrade of this great peplum sci-fi film.  A scientific supercity is the setting for weird experiments, torture, and intrigue. Mitchell is a warrior who enters the legendary city of Atlantis...

(1958) Dato Danelia, V. Djodjua, Manana Londaridze, Otar Koberidze.  A classic spectacle film with a 7.1 IMDB rating.  This is the story of Khvicha, a young boy from a Georgian (Russian) village is kidnapped, sold into slavery, and raised as a Mamluk warrior in far off Egypt.  He is reunited with his childhood friend (also kidnapped), only to be torn apart again...

(1962, Updated 4-15-25) Mel Ferrer, Yvonne Furneaux, Leticia Roman, Lorella De Luca, Jean Claudio.   Ferrer is the hero in this sprawling sword and sandal epic.  He spends much of his screen time trifling with the lovely Furneaux, while his not so nice brother joins forces with notorious Tartar warriors who launch a ruthless invasion. There is a wealth of cool action scenes in this film and you won’t be bored...

(1961) Ed Fury, Luciana Gilli, Adriano Micantoni, Claudia Mori, Nando Tamberlani.  An evil general murders his king, then wages war on a peaceful neighboring tribe, killing the women and enslaving the men.   Ursus attempts to intercede but is captured and put under the lash.  He also faces five giants; is caught in an earthquake; lives through his cruel imprisonment; then ends up in a stunning battle to rescue a king's princess...

(1958) Isabelle Corey, Anthony Steffen, Irène Tunc, Ivo Garrani.  This is the story of Antigone, a ruler obsessed with the building of a sacred temple. Standing in the way are dissatisfied multitudes and an outbreak of plague.  He takes aim at the local Christians in a manner reminiscent of Demetrius and the Gladiators.  Steffan is Demetrio, a sculptor whose love for a beautiful slave girl (Corey) brings him loads of trouble...

(1935) Willy Fritsch, Paul Kemp, Käthe Gold, Fita Benkhoff.  Jupiter, looking down from Mt. Olympus, falls for an Earth woman, Alkmene, whose husband is the mighty Theban soldier, Amphitryon.  With only a day left before the return of the Theban Army, Jupiter and Mercury come to Thebes disguised as Amphitryon and his drunken pal, Sosias.  They explain that they have returned from war a day early, which gives them a whole night to work their charms on their unsuspecting wives...

(1963) Vladimir Medar, Jean-François Poron, George Reich, Hugo Santana, Lorella De Luca. Cossack chief Taras Bulba plans to subdue Poland and its Tartar allies.  He sends his sons to study in the Polish city of Dubno to learn as much as possible about the Polish people and their military strength. One of the sons, however, falls for the daughter of a Polish governor. When the Cossacks lay siege to Dubno, the son is imprisoned...

(1961) Taina Elg, Pierre Brice, Alberto Lupo, Akim Tamiroff.  A Peplum classic, filled with many moments of magic and mysticism.  Thebes is suffering from a horrible drought.  To ward off this dry spell, the evil king is willing to sacrifice a young virgin to the god, Demeter. But the god Dionysus has different ideas, bringing to Thebes an onslaught of rain and sparing the girl’s life seconds before she is to be sacrificed...

(1964) Dan Vadis, Carla Calo, Ken Clark, Spela Rozin Simons.  Hercules comes to the rescue of serfs being held in slavery by an evil queen.  He’s also pitted against a monstrous dragon...

(1959, Anamorphic Edition) Massimo Serato, Irène Tunc, Luisella Boni, Luciano Marin, Pierre Cressoy.  Riding into danger is a masked vigilante called the Dark Knight.  His advisory is a cruel ruler (played by longtime sword and sandal veteran Serato) who has seized and imprisoned the peaceful ruler of nearby region...

(1965 Anamorphic Widescreen) Reg Park, Gia Sandri, Giovanni Cianfriglia, Adriana Ambesi, Gianni Solaro, Luigi Barbini.  Park, in his fifth and final appearance as Hercules, undertakes a journey into the underworld, battling numerous monstrosities as he attempts to rescue his son...

(1964, Anamorphic Widescreen) Gordon Scott, Alberto Lupo, Rosalba Neri, Philippe Hersent.  The Roman Senate is bitterly divided between the patricians and the plebeians. Alberto Lupo plays a traitorous senator who conspires against a handsome and powerful Roman warrior, played by Gordon Scott...

(1964, Anamorphic Widescreen) Alan Steel, Wandisa Guida, Daniele Vargas, Livio Lorenzon, Andrea Aureli.  A plot is underway in ancient Rome by the leader of the Praetorian Guard, who wishes for the Emperor’s daughter to marry his foppish son. When the emperor refuses, he ends up a corpse, stabbed by an assassin.  The Praetorian leader then declares himself emperor.  Enter Steel, as Hercules...

(1962, Anamorphic Edition) Pascale Petit, Gordon Scott, George Ardisson, Rik Battaglia.  This sword and sandal opus covers the early life of Cleopatra. It chronicles the power struggles with her brother, her courtiers, her generals, and lastly, the Roman Empire...