December 16, 2015, 03:17:57 PM
Post time. I have 10 more to share...then only enough for 2 more full posts after that (plus maybe a mini-post., I have slowed way down, but keep buying. You can't expect me to just go cold turkey, can you?)
And now, on to the Shock-A-Rama Poster Show!
HERCULES THE INVINCIBLE (Italian):
You know I love my Hercules movies... Clearly, this flick has come towards the end of the Sword & Sandal era. They didn't even bother to commission an artist for the poster--just stuck some photos on and called it good.
MACISTE IN THE LAND OF THE CYCLOPS (Italian):
Another that I believe came towards the end of the genre's popularity. The poster is okay---but I am sure the lead actor's name is Gordon Mitchell...NOT Mitchell Gordon. Did they bother to fix it? Nope. Ha!
SAMSON AND HIS MIGHTY CHALLENGE (Italian):
This is brilliant on the part of the Italian filmmakers...getting the 4 mightiest heroes of the peplum genre together; Hercules, Samson, Maciste and Ursus. However, curiously, when it was imported to the US, only ONE of the four was highlighted (or mentioned) in the title--just SAMSON. Ha!
URSUS IN THE LAND OF FIRE (Italian):
Decent art on this poster---although the depiction of Ursus looks NOTHING like blonde star Ed Fury.
THE LOVES OF HERCULES (Italian):
This is the most curious poster of all... Not only is star Mickey Hargitay's first name misspelled (perhaps Micke is the Italian version of Mickey?), but the real star of the film, Jayne Mansfield (who plays two roles!) is NOT even mentioned! Yowza! I bet her agent was pissed.
DYNASTY (Italian):
Not a sword & sandal flick, but i am a sucker for 3D/gimmicks and couldn't NOT get this poster. Similar to the US version, but different artwork trying to convey the 3D effect in poster form. Cool.
THE HUMANOID (Italian):
I've never seen this sci-fi flick starring Richard "Jaws" Kiel, but scored the poster pretty darn cheap. I think i might need to track this flick down...
ALICE IN WONDERLAND (Italian):
Ha! I was sort of stunned when i stumbled on this Italian poster for the adult version of ALICE IN WONDERLAND from the 1970s. Ha! Even our cheesy, low-budget crap gets imported too, apparently. Different art than ours...something for Steve to enjoy...
EVIL LAUGH:
This is not my poster (hence the watermark), just an example. Picked it up cheap. I must have missed this in the 80s. Never heard of it--but kind of cool graphics.
BLOOD OF THE VAMPIRE (Italian):
I am not familiar with this movie at all...but it's an Italian seggittone (or something like that)...a 1F (or whatever would pass for a 1F if there were such a thing.)
And that's if for now. Very few poster shows left... Oh my stars!
Stay tuned!
CHEERS!
Post time. I have 10 more to share...then only enough for 2 more full posts after that (plus maybe a mini-post., I have slowed way down, but keep buying. You can't expect me to just go cold turkey, can you?)
And now, on to the Shock-A-Rama Poster Show!
HERCULES THE INVINCIBLE (Italian):
You know I love my Hercules movies... Clearly, this flick has come towards the end of the Sword & Sandal era. They didn't even bother to commission an artist for the poster--just stuck some photos on and called it good.
MACISTE IN THE LAND OF THE CYCLOPS (Italian):
Another that I believe came towards the end of the genre's popularity. The poster is okay---but I am sure the lead actor's name is Gordon Mitchell...NOT Mitchell Gordon. Did they bother to fix it? Nope. Ha!
SAMSON AND HIS MIGHTY CHALLENGE (Italian):
This is brilliant on the part of the Italian filmmakers...getting the 4 mightiest heroes of the peplum genre together; Hercules, Samson, Maciste and Ursus. However, curiously, when it was imported to the US, only ONE of the four was highlighted (or mentioned) in the title--just SAMSON. Ha!
URSUS IN THE LAND OF FIRE (Italian):
Decent art on this poster---although the depiction of Ursus looks NOTHING like blonde star Ed Fury.
THE LOVES OF HERCULES (Italian):
This is the most curious poster of all... Not only is star Mickey Hargitay's first name misspelled (perhaps Micke is the Italian version of Mickey?), but the real star of the film, Jayne Mansfield (who plays two roles!) is NOT even mentioned! Yowza! I bet her agent was pissed.
DYNASTY (Italian):
Not a sword & sandal flick, but i am a sucker for 3D/gimmicks and couldn't NOT get this poster. Similar to the US version, but different artwork trying to convey the 3D effect in poster form. Cool.
THE HUMANOID (Italian):
I've never seen this sci-fi flick starring Richard "Jaws" Kiel, but scored the poster pretty darn cheap. I think i might need to track this flick down...
ALICE IN WONDERLAND (Italian):
Ha! I was sort of stunned when i stumbled on this Italian poster for the adult version of ALICE IN WONDERLAND from the 1970s. Ha! Even our cheesy, low-budget crap gets imported too, apparently. Different art than ours...something for Steve to enjoy...
EVIL LAUGH:
This is not my poster (hence the watermark), just an example. Picked it up cheap. I must have missed this in the 80s. Never heard of it--but kind of cool graphics.
BLOOD OF THE VAMPIRE (Italian):
I am not familiar with this movie at all...but it's an Italian seggittone (or something like that)...a 1F (or whatever would pass for a 1F if there were such a thing.)
And that's if for now. Very few poster shows left... Oh my stars!
Stay tuned!
CHEERS!
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