So here's the breakdown of the selections:
- Only 3 films has two scenes in the top 30 : HERCULES, HERCULES UNCHAINED and THE GIANTS OF THESSALY.
- Directors:
Pietro Francisci has 7 scenes from his films: two from HERCULES; two from HERCULES UNCHAINED; one from HERCULES, SAMSON & ULYSSES; one from THE QUEEN OF SHEBA and one from SIEGE OF SYRACUSE. Three of those scenes are in the top ten.
Riccardo Freda has 5 moments in the top 30: two from THE GIANTS OF THESSALY; one from SPARTACO : SINS OF ROME; one from THEODORA - SLAVE EMPRESS and one from MACISTE IN HELL. Three of those scenes are in the top ten.
- Actors:
Every actor made it in the top 30 but here are the top actors:
Steve Reeves has eight scenes in the top 30: one from GOLIATH & THE BARBARIANS; two from HERCULES; two from HERCULES UNCHAINED; one from LAST DAYS OF POMPEII; one from THE GIANT OF MARATHON and one from MORGAN THE PIRATE.
Alan Steel also has four moments in the top 30: one from SAMSON; one from HERCULES AGAINST THE MOON MEN; one from THE GIANT OF MARATHON and one from HERCULES AGAINST ROME.
Mark Forest is third with three moments: one of each from MACISTE VS THE MOLE MEN; THE LION OF THEBES and GOLIATH & THE SINS OF BABYLON
Kirk Morris has 3 top scenes: one from MACISTE IN HELL, one from TRIUMPH OF MACISTE and one from HERCULES, SAMSON & ULYSSES.
As for the ladies:
Gianna Maria Canale has two scenes, both of them in the top ten: one from SPARTACO - SINS OF ROME and THEODORA - SLAVE EMPRESS.
And Sylva Koscina also has two with one from HERCULES and one from HERCULES UNCHAINED.
Many of my favorite films like SAPPHO THE VENUS OF LESBOS, APHRODITE - GODDESS OF LOVE, THE LAST OF THE VIKINGS, KINDAR THE INVULNERABLE, HERCULES AGAINST THE MONGOLS, THE BACCHANTES didn't make it in the top 30 even though there are many amazing moments in these films but not strong enough to stand alone.
You can view the top 30 here:
Honourable mention list:
URSUS - Arena/climax
THE IRON CROWN - too many small scenes; Climax
FABIOLA - Saint Sebastien; climax
HERCULES * - too many to mention
HERCULES UNCHAINED * - too many to mention
HERCULES, SAMSON & ULYSSES * - Delilah's dance; climax
SAPPHO - VENUS OF LESBOS - The entire beginning but it includes more than one moment so I didn't include it; The Death of Actis
HERCULES AGAINST THE MOON MEN * - Climx/battle with moon men; Queen drugging Herc
THE TROJAN HORSE - Games; big battles; climax
SPARTACUS & THE TEN GLADIATORS * - climax
THE TEN GLADIATORS - fight between Mimmo Palmara and Roger Browne
GOLIATH & THE VAMPIRES * - Brawl in public square; Dance number
SAMSON & THE SEVEN MIRACLES OF THE WORLD - Chariot scene
THE GIANTS OF THESSALY * - Battling the cyclops monster
TERROR OF THE STEPPES - Duel with wood beams (almost made it in the top 30...)
MACISTE IN THE VALLEY OF THUNDERING ECHO - crushing walls
COLOSSUS OF THE ARENA - introduction of characters; Climax in arena
HERCULES AGAINST THE SONS OF THE SUN - battle at climax
CLEOPATRA'S DAUGHTER - fight in morgue; buried alive
KINDAR THE INVULNERABLE - fight scene in desert; defeated at battle
ULYSSES VS HERCULES - Birdmen dance; Ulysses vs crazy King
AVENGER OF THE SEVEN SEAS - torture scene
HERCULES IN THE HAUNTED WORLD - The Golden Apple moment; the sybil
79 AD THE DESTRUCTION OF HERCULAMEUM - lake arena battle
THE 3 AVENGERS - Alan Steel vs Mimmo Palmara (I uploaded this scene at PEPLUM TV)
THE REBEL GLADIATOR - Commodus screaming; Ursus vs Commodus
COLOSSUS OF RHODES - Escaping statue from ear
MASSACRE IN THE BLACK FOREST - entire climatic battle
TRIUMPH OF HERCULES - the golden warriors
REVOLT OF THE SLAVES - Catacombs scene; Saint-Sebastien; climax in arena
SCIPIO - Climax
MACISTE IN KING SOLOMON'S MINES - Feat of strength
WAR OF THE TROJANS (The Avenger) - Aeneas sees Trojan War mural
GIANTS OF ROME - Crucifixion scene
HEROD THE GREAT - stoning of Sylvia Lopez's character
GOLIATH & THE DRAGON - anger towards statue of Vengeance
MACISTE IN THE LAND OF THE CYCLOPS - Feat of Strength; Gordon Mitchell vs Paul Wynter
THE TARTARS - Dance number
THE MINOTAUR - Climax
SALAMMBO - Inner Sanctum
SAMSON & THE SLAVE QUEEN - Maciste vs Zorro
7 SLAVES AGAINST ROME - Massive brawl at climax
SON OF SAMSON - Feat of Strength (obelisk)
URSUS IN THE LAND OF FIRE - contest and feat of strength
WAR GODS OF BABYLON - Destruction of Babylon
ULYSSES (1954) - Ulysses and Circe
THIEF OF BAGHDAD - Flying on winged horse
THE AFFAIRS OF MESSALINA (1951) - Dance number; the end of Messalina
SON OF SPARTACUS - Randus captured
SANDOKAN THE GREAT - Climax
SAMSON & THE MIGHTY CHALLENGE - Brawl in tavern
HERCULES AGAINST MOLOCH - Hercules walking up prison wall
THE SEVEN REVENGES - Deadly contest
* next to title indicates additional scenes from titles which already have one scene in the top 30
ULYSSES VS THE SON OF HERCULES, the opening has us thinking that the crew is a major set of characters and they all look ready to be in on the adventure. Was this from another movie? A continuation from another movie? Or part of a TV series? The men all looked ready to be part of the full movie and adventure but....they ALL get killed by the savages hired by ...HERCULES? How does Ulysses team up with Herc then and forgive this as it gets ALL his men slain by swords and the fighting. Am I wrong in thinking this seems like another part of another movie? Anyone have a clue what went on there? Or was it just written that way? The men that are slain all looked like full on actors and not extras. And muscle men ready for battle and they all die!?
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