The Legions of Cleopatra (1960)

Original title: Le Legioni di Cleopatra

Peplum/Historical. Italy/France/Spain. Starring Linda Cristal, Ettore Manni, Daniela Rocca & Andrea Aureli. Directed by Vittorio Cottafavi.

NS (Korea). English dubbed. Fullscreen. Poor print - but at least it's in english, unlike the great-looking but french dubbed dutch tape. If I were more technical i'd try to make a composite...

Goliath and the Dragon (1960) + Conqueror of Atlantis (1965)

Original title: La Vendetta di Ercole

Peplum. Italy/France. Starring Mark Forest, Wandisa Guida, Gaby André & Broderick Crawford. Directed by Vittorio Cottafavi.

DVD: Something Weird (USA). English dubbed. Widescreen. Nice quality. Edited US version. This DVD also includes Alfonso Brescia's highly entertaining 1965 peplum Conqueror of Atlantis in which Kirk Morris romances a princess and fights a mad sorcerer, robot-men and a bunch of arabs! Conqueror is presented in a watchable fullscreen print. (4/5)

Good, clean Cottafavi fun with Mark Forest! 4/5

Hercules Conquers Atlantis (1961)

Original title: Ercole alla Conquista di Atlantide

Peplum. Italy/France. Starring Reg Park, Fay Spain, Ettore Manni, Luciano Marin & Mario Petri. Directed by Vittorio Cottafavi.

Videoform (UK). English dubbed. Widescreen. Excellent print - I haven't seen the Retromedia DVD but considering their track record I would guess that this video snuffs it!

Considered by me and many others as one of the most accomplished, visually imaginative and entertaining peplas out there. Reg Park is the perfect Hercules, it's a shame he only starred in a handful of films. 4/5

Messalina (1960)

Original title: Messalina Venere Imperatrice

Peplum/Historical. Starring by Belinda Lee, Giulio Donnini, Arturo Dominici, Ida Galli & Giuliano Gemma. Directed by Vittorio Cottafavi.

DVD: E-M-S (Germany). English/german language options. Widescreen. Very good quality.

This 'risque' historical epic must have been considered pretty daring at its time, but today it feels very dated and tame. Not one of Cottafavi's best. 2/5

The Legions of Cleopatra (1960)

Original title: Le Legioni di Cleopatra

Peplum/Historical. Italy/France/Spain. Starring Linda Cristal, Ettore Manni, Daniela Rocca & Andrea Aureli. Directed by Vittorio Cottafavi.

GMV (Holland). French language with dutch subtitles. Widescreeen.

Son of El Cid (1964)

Original title: I Cento Cavalieri

Sword. Italy/Spain/West Germany. Starring Mark Damon. Directed by Vittorio Cottafavi.

Azzura Home Video (Italy). Italian language. Fullscreen.

Goliath and the Dragon (1960)

Original title: La Vendetta di Ercole

Peplum. Italy/France. Starring Mark Forest, Wandisa Guida, Gaby André & Broderick Crawford. Directed by Vittorio Cottafavi.

Videoscope (Holland). English dubbed. Letterboxed. A pretty dark print.

No matter what the cover says this is not the 1958 Hercules starring Steve Reeves, but pulp genius Vittorio Cottafavi's fun Goliath and the Dragon (the european Vengeance of Hercules-version, not the US cut) with Mark Forest. 4/5