Ursus (film)

Ursus
Directed by	Carlo Campogalliani
Written by	Giuseppe Mangione Giuliano Carnimeo Sergio Sollima
Starring	Ed Fury
Music by	Roman Vlad
Cinematography	Eloy Mella
Edited by	Franco Fraticelli Julio Peña
Running time	94 minutes
Country	Italy Spain
Language	Italian

Ursus (also known as Mighty Ursus) is a 1961 Italian peplum film directed by Carlo Campogalliani. The film was later adapted for the American television film package, The Sons of Hercules, where it was retitled "Ursus, Son of Hercules". Filmed in Madrid in 1960 and released in several countries from 1961-1963, this movie stars bodybuilder Ed Fury as the legendary Ursus in a sword-and-sandal adventure. ^{[1] [2]}

Cast

• Ed Fury as Ursus
• Cristina Gaioni as Magali
• Moira Orfei as Attea
• Luis Prendes as Setas
• Rafael Luis Calvo as Mok
• Mario Scaccia as Kymos
• María Luisa Merlo as Doreide (credited as Mary Marlon)
• Mariangela Giordano as Myriam
• Nino Fuscagni as Carovaniere
• Soledad Miranda as Fillide

Biography

• Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari (2007). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Rome: Gremese Editore. ISBN 8884405033.
• Hughes, Howard (2011). Cinema Italiano - The Complete Guide From Classics To Cult. London - New York: I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84885-608-0.

References

1. Poppi, Pecorari
2. Hughes

External links

• Ursus at the Internet Movie Database