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The Giant of Marathon

1959 · 90 min

A broad, old-fashioned sword-and-sandal spectacle with earnest heroes, scheming courtiers and massed battle lines, easy to watch and pleasantly dated.

Directed by
Jacques Tourneur
Genres
Adventure, History, War
Overview
A Greek soldier leads the fight against an invading Persian army.
How it feels
Earnest, tense and romantic. Measured and easy to follow.
About
War, loyalty, betrayal, freedom
Content
Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Jacques Tourneur
Genres
Adventure, History, War
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
adventure, history, war
Directed by
Jacques Tourneur
Written by
Augusto Frassinetti, Bruno Vailati, Ennio De Concini
Starring
Steve Reeves, Mylène Demongeot, Sergio Fantoni, Daniela Rocca, Philippe Hersent, Alberto Lupo, Gianni Loti, Daniele Vargas
Music
Roberto Nicolosi
Cinematography
Mario Bava
Runtime
90 min
Country
France, Italy
Languages
French, Italian

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