Atlas in the Land of the Cyclops

Atlas in the Land of the Cyclops (Italian: Maciste nella terra dei ciclopi) is a 1961 Italian epic adventure film^[2] starring Gordon Mitchell and Chelo Alonso.

Atlas Against the Cyclops
Italian film poster
Directed by	Antonio Leonviola
Screenplay by	Oreste Biancoli Gino Mangini[1]
Story by	Oreste Biancoli[1]
Produced by	Luigi Carpentieri Ermanno Donati[1]
Starring	Gordon Mitchell Chelo Alonso Vira Silenti Dante DiPaolo Aldo Bufi Landi
Cinematography	Riccardo Pallotini[1]
Edited by	Mario Serandrei[1]
Music by	Carlo Innocenzi[1]
Production company	Panda[1]
Release date	29 March 1961 (1961-03-29) (Italy)
Running time	94 minutes[1]
Country	Italy[1]
Language	Italian

Plot

Queen Capys is doomed to a life of slavery by the Powers of Darkness until the last descendant of Ulysses is put to death to please the Cyclops. This is almost accomplished in a raid on a village by the Queen's soldiers where a descendant of Ulysses is killed and his wife enslaved; however, their infant son is taken away to be protected by Maciste.

Cast

• Gordon Mitchell as Maciste
• Chelo Alonso as Queen Capys
• Vira Silenti as Queen Penope
• Dante DiPaolo as Ifito
• Aldo Bufi Landi as Sirone
• Giotto Tempestini as Aronio
• Raffaella Carrà as Eber
• Paul Wynter as Mumba
• Massimo Righi as Efros
• Aldo Pedinotti as Cyclops

Release

Atlas Against the Cyclops was released in Italy on March 29, 1961 with a 90-minute running time.^[1] It was released in the United States on April 14, 1963 with a 100-minute running time.^[1]

Reception

It has been objected that in spite of the original title there is no "Atlas" to be found in either the Italian nor the English dubbed film version.^[3]