Italian Mythical Muscleman Double Bill at Egyptian

By Steve Biodrowski • June 24, 2009

As part of their Italian Grindhouse Treasures series, the American Cinematheque presents a double bill of HERCULES IN THE HAUNTED WORLD & DUEL OF THE TITANS. The first is cult filmmaker Mario Bava’s colorful take on Greek mythology, with Reg Park as Hercules descending into Hades. The second is a film version of the story of Romulus and Remus, starring two of the biggest names in sword-and-sandal epics from this period of the late 1950s and early 1060s, Steve Reeves and Gordon Scott.

Check out the trailer for HERCULES – it gives a good idea of the colorful effects Bava was able to achieve on a low budget.

Location: Egyptian Theatre – 6712 Hollywood Blvd in Hollywood
Date: Saturday, July 11 at 7:30pm

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Steve Biodrowski

Steve Biodrowski owns and operates Hollywood Gothique. Since graduating from the University of Southern California's School of Cinema, Steve has worked as a film critic, script analyst, journalist, and interviewer. As a film journalist, his work has appeared in Movieline, Premiere, Le Cinephage (in France) and The Dark Side (in England). He served as the West Coast Editor of Cinefantastique magazine in the 1990s, then worked as the Vice President of Editorial Content at Fandom.com and, more recently, as the Executive Editor at Cinescape Online. He is currently the Managing Editor of Cinefantastique Online, the website incarnation of Cinefantastique magazine.

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