Musings!

Giovanni Cianfriglia as Antaeus in HERCULES THE AVENGER (1965)

The great Giovanni died on October 30. Last week I was on break and in trying to save stuff from my computer. I didn't get the news back then. It's sad because he was so good for the PEPLUM genre. His list of titles is almost endless. I was the first one 12 years ago to post on the probability of Giovanni being the second Goliath during the battle between Goliath (Gordon Scott) in the movie. Rumours on the internet back then claimed Steve Reeves played the second Goliath but my post dismissed that false rumour. Giovanni finally got a starring role in HERCULES THE AVENGER and he's bad...as in a really great villain. He made so many PEPLUM movies, as actor or stuntman, that it extended well into the 1980s. Why do these big names always die when I'm on break? I will try to make a tribute next week.