Ursus in the Land of Fire

1963 Italian film

Ursus in the Land of Fire

Directed by| Giorgio Simonelli
Written by| Marcello Ciorciolini
Luciano Martino
Produced by| Cine Italia Film
Starring| Ed Fury
Nando Tamberlani
Claudia Mori
Adriano Micantoni
Luciana Gilli
Cinematography| Luciano Trasatti
Edited by| Franco Fraticelli
Music by| Carlo Savina
Distributed by| Filmar

Release date

* August 1963 (1963-08)

Running time

| 91 minutes
Country| Italy
Language| Italian

Ursus in the Land of Fire (Italian: Ursus nella terra di fuoco), released directly to U.S. television as Son of Hercules in the Land of Fire, is a 1963 Italian peplum film directed by Giorgio Simonelli and starring Ed Fury as Ursus, and Adriano Micantoni as the evil usurper, Amilcare.[1][2][3]

## Plot

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The evil General Amilcare usurps the throne of King Lotar, after murdering him with the aid of the king's niece, Mila. He then destroys a nearby village, killing or enslaving the people, which causes local hero Ursus to intervene and combat the dictator. Ursus enters a gladiator tournament in disguise and challenges Amilcare's authority, but is caught and put to manual labour.

King Lotar's daughter, Diana, is still being held prisoner and calls upon the help of Ursus, who escapes and does battle with Amilcare in an underground volcanic cavern.

## Cast

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* Ed Fury as Ursus
* Claudia Mori as Mila
* Luciana Gilli as Princess Diana
* Adriano Micantoni as Amilcare/Hamilon
* Nando Tamberlani as Lotar
* Pietro Ceccarelli as Lero
* Giuseppe Addobbati as The Magistrate
* Tom Felleghy as The Official
* Diego Pozzetto
* Claudia Giannotti

## References

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1. ^ Michele Giordano. Giganti buoni. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877421835.
2. ^ Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari (2007). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 2007. ISBN 978-8884405036.
3. ^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.

## External links

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* Ursus in the Land of Fire at IMDb

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