Hannibal (1960)

Original title: Annibale

Peplum/Historical. Italy. Starring Victor Mature, Gabriele Ferzetti, Milly Vitale, Rik Battaglia, Terence Hill, Andrea Aureli, Bud Spencer. Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer & Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia.

DVD: Minerva (Greece). English dubbed. Fullscreen.

Bigscale historical epic on medium budget (somewhere between Cottafavi and Ben Hur). Pretty good film - even though the unnecessary love story drags a lot and the film cheats us out of the stampeding war elephants.! Actor Victor Mature looks like a beefed-up Björn Ranelid, right down to the lips... (only funny for swedes) 3/5

Carthage in Flames (1960)

Original title: Cartagine in Fiamme

Peplum/Historical. Italy/France. Starring Pierre Brasseur, Terence Hill, Daniel Gélin & Anne Heywood. Directed by Carmine Gallone.

DVD: Sunfilm Entertainment (Germany). English or german language options. Letterboxed. Good quality.

War and intrigue between Carthage and Rome. OK but not the most exiting peplum in the world. 2/5

Niebelungen Part 1: Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy (1966)

Original title: Die Nibelungen, Teil 1 - Siegfried

Fantasy. West Germany/Yugoslavia. Starring Uwe Beyer, Rolf Henniger, Maria Marlow, Terence Hill, Hans von Borsody, Samson Burke & Fred Williams. Directed by Harald Reinl.

Video Alsen (Greece). English dubbed. Widescreen.

Visually imaginative and quite good Niebelungen adaption. But of course it's no match for the more poetic Fritz Lang silent version which, despite being made 40 years ealier, is better in every aspect, even in the special-FX department. Anyway, does anyone have part 2 of this thing? 3/5

Hannibal (1960)

Original title: Annibale

Peplum/Historical. Italy. Starring Victor Mature, Gabriele Ferzetti, Milly Vitale, Rik Battaglia, Terence Hill, Andrea Aureli, Bud Spencer. Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer & Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia.

Standard Video (Holland). English dubbed. Letterboxed.

Bigscale historical epic on medium budget (somewhere between Cottafavi and Ben Hur). Pretty good film - even though the unnecessary love story drags a lot and the film cheats us out of the stampeding war elephants.! Actor Victor Mature looks like a beefed-up Björn Ranelid, right down to the lips... (only funny for swedes) 3/5

Hannibal (1960)

Original title: Annibale

Peplum/Historical. Italy. Starring Victor Mature, Gabriele Ferzetti, Milly Vitale, Rik Battaglia, Terence Hill, Andrea Aureli, Bud Spencer. Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer & Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia.

DVD: VCI (USA). English dubbed. Widescreen. Reasonable quality.

Bigscale historical epic on medium budget (somewhere between Cottafavi and Ben Hur). Pretty good film - even though the unnecessary love story drags a lot and the film cheats us out of the stampeding war elephants.! Actor Victor Mature looks like a beefed-up Björn Ranelid, right down to the lips... (only funny for swedes) 3/5

Blackie the Pirate (1971)

Original title: Il Corsaro Nero

Pirate/Comedy. Spain/Italy. Starring Terence Hill, Bud Spencer, George Martin, Silvia Monti, Diana Lorys & Edmund Purdom. Directed by Lorenzo Gicca Palli.

VDC (Sweden). English dubbed. Fullscreen.

Lightly likable pirate comedy with Bud and Terence. 3/5

Carthage in Flames (1960)

Original title: Cartagine in Fiamme

Peplum. Italy/France. Starring Pierre Brasseur, Terence Hill, Daniel Gélin & Anne Heywood. Directed by Carmine Gallone.

VTC (Sweden). English dubbed. Letterboxed.

War and intrigue between Carthage and Rome. OK but not the most exiting peplum in the world. 2/5