The Giant of Metropolis (1961)

Original title: Il Gigante di Metropolis

Peplum. Italy. Starring Gordon Mitchell, Bella Cortez, Liana Orfei, Carlo Tamberlani & Leopoldo Savona. Directed by Umberto Scarpelli.

DVD: Retromedia (USA). English dubbed. Fake "letterbox". Pretty terrible quality.

Somebody here obviously liked the 1930s Flash Gordon serials when they were kids... A wonderful sci-fi peplum! Deserves a much better release than this crap DVD. 4/5

The Devils of Spartivento (1963)

Origianl title: I Diavoli di Spartivento

Sword. Italy/France. Starring John Drew Barrymore, Giacomo Rossi-Stuart & Michel Lemoine. Directed by Leopoldo Savona.

Harley Video (Finland). English dubbed. Letterboxed.

Fun swashbuckler with a likeable cast and just the right amount of humour. 3/5

The Mongols (1961)

Original title: I Mongoli

Peplum/Historical. Italy/France. Starring Jack Palance & Anita Ekberg. Directed by André De Toth, Leopoldo Savona & Riccardo Freda.

Continental Video (Sweden). English dubbed. Fullscreen. Terrible pan-and-scanned print.

Boring "raiding mongolians" peplum. 1/5