Dante’s Inferno (1911)

Dante’s Inferno (1911)

A striking piece of history, this 1911 adaptation of Dante’s The Divine Comedy was the first full length feature made in Italy! Newly restored from a variety of sources, it’s still an amazing visual experience as the poet Virgil leads Dante on a journey through Purgatory and Hell. Taking visual inspiration from Gustav Doré’s iconic…

Sword of Lancelot (1963)

Sword of Lancelot (1963)

Sword of Lancelot (1963) – King Arthur’s most valued Knight of the Round Table Sword of Lancelot (1963) is a lesser-known version of the Camelot legend. It is a work almost solely made by Cornel Wilde, who co-produced, directed, co-wrote, and played Lancelot. Lancelot is King Arthur’s most valued Knight of the Round Table and…

Day of the Falcon (2011)

Day of the Falcon (2011)

Storyline: Day of the Falcon is set in the 1930s Arab states at the dawn of the oil boom, the story centers on a young Arab prince torn between allegiance to his conservative father and modern, liberal father-in-law. “Black Gold” is another wonderful epic adventure by the French director Jean-Jacques Annaud with a great international…

Hercules Unchained (1959)

Hercules Unchained (1959)

Plot: Hercules Unchained follows Sword and sandals hero who is asked to intervene in a quarrel between two brothers, Eteocles and Polynices, over who should rule Thebes. Before he can complete this task, Hercules drinks from a magic spring and is hypnotized by a harem girl who dances the “Dance of Shiva”, loses his memory…

Hercules (1958)

Hercules (1958)

Hercules (1958) – Classic Sword And Sandals Movie Hercules (1958) – In this melange of characters and events from separate mythological stories, Hercules, demigod and superman, arrives in the ancient Greek kingdom of Iolcus to tutor Iphitus, son of king Pelias; immediately on arrival, he falls in love with the king’s delectable, briefly clad daughter…