Films Related To Ursus
Ursus was a super-human pseudo-Biblical/Roman character who was used as the hero in a series of Italian films made in the 1960s.
There were a total of 9 Italian sword-and-sandal films that featured Ursus as the main character, as follows:
- Ursus (aka Mighty Ursus, aka Ursus, Son of Hercules) 1961 (starring Ed Fury)
- La Vendetta di Ursus (The Revenge of Ursus) 1961 (starring Samson Burke)
- Ursus Nella Valle dei Leoni (Ursus in the Valley of the Lions, aka Valley of the Lions) 1961 (starring Ed Fury)
- Ursus e la Ragazza Tartara (Ursus and the Tartar Princess, aka Ursus and the Tartar Girl, aka The Tartar Invasion) 1962 (starring Joe Robinson)
- Ursus Nella Terra di Fuoco (Ursus in the Land of Fire, aka Son of Hercules in the Land of Fire) 1963 (starring Ed Fury)
- Ursus il Gladiatore Rebelle (Ursus, the Rebel Gladiator, aka The Rebel Gladiators) 1963 (starring Dan Vadis)
- Ursus il Terrore dei Kirghisi (Ursus, the Terror of the Kirghiz, aka Hercules, Prisoner of Evil) 1964 (starring Reg Park)
- Ercole, Sansone, Maciste e Ursus, gli invincibili (Hercules, Samson, Maciste and Ursus: The Invincibles, aka Samson and the Mighty Challenge, aka Combate dei gigantes) 1964 (this was a satire/ comedy poking fun at the sword-and-sandal genre, and starred Yan Larvor as Ursus)
- Gli Invincibili Tre (The Invincible Three, aka The Three Invincibles, aka Three Avengers) 1964 (Ursus was the lead hero in this film, played by Alan Steel.)
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