Ursus in the Valley of the Lions (1961)
Overview
Bodybuilder Ed Fury stars as the legendary Ursus in this above-average sword-and-sandal adventure from veteran director Carlo Campogalliani. The plot concerns Ursus' attempts to rescue his kidnapped fiancee, aided by a pretty blind slave girl. Now an evil queen, Ursus' former love throws him into a gladiatorial arena with a bull, which manages to smack the slave girl in the head and restore her eyesight before Ursus defeats it and his enemies. The bullfight is particularly well-staged, and this exciting spectacle may be the highlight of Fury's erratic screen career. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | it |
| Popularity | 0.749 |
Directed By
Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
Crew
Renato Cinquini
Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
Tino Santoni
Riz Ortolani
Giuseppe Mangione
Sandro Continenza
Giuseppe Mangione
Guglielmo Ambrosi
Ruggero Deodato
Elsa Carnevali
Fernando Cinquini
Paolo Scagnoli
Alessandro Scoccia
Romano Paxuell Berti
Luigi Gigante
Giancarlo Bartolini Salimbeni
Romolo De Martino
Giovanni Bergamini
Pietro Ortolani
Raffaele Del Monte
Giuseppe Fatigati
TOP CAST
Ed Fury
Ursus
Moira Orfei
Attea
Alberto Lupo
Ayak
Giacomo Furia
Simud
María Luisa Merlo
Ania
Michele Malaspina
re Anurio
Mariangela Giordano
Annia
Gérard Herter
Lothar
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