Italy, 1961
94m
35mm film, Eastmancolor, 2.35:1, Totalscope
mono, Italian
An Italian fantasy film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia using the name C. Ludovico Bragaglia.
Plot Summary
Evil dictator Ajak overthrows the rulers of a neighbouring kingdom and the soon to be defeated King Annurius has his son Ursus smuggled out to a place of safety and is raised by wild lions. As a grown man, and endowed with super strength, Ursus joins a rebellion to overthrow Ajak.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: C. Ludovico Bragaglia [real name: Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia]
A Cine Italia Film S.p.A. Roma production: Cine Italia Film S.p.A
Production Manager: Giuseppe Fatigati
Production Supervisor: Fernando Cinquini
Written by: Giuseppe Mangione, Alessandro Continenza
Story by: Giuseppe Mangione
Assistant Director: Guglielmo Ambrosi, Ruggero Deodato
Script Supervisor: Elsa Carnevali
Director of Photography: Tino Santoni
Camera Operator: Giovanni Bergamini
Editor: Renato Cinquini
Music: Riz Ortolani
Sound: Pietro Ortolani, Raffaele Dal Monte
Costumes: G. Carlo Salimbeni
Casa D’Arte “Firenze” di Peruzzi: Costumes by
Make-up: Romolo De Martino
Art Director: Romano Paxuell Berti
Set Decorator: Luigi Gigante
Production Secretary: Paolo Scagnoli, Alessandro Scoccia
Cast
Ed Fury [Ursus]
Moira Orfei [Diar]
Alberto Lupo [Ajak]
Mary Marlon [Annia]
Giacomo Furia
Michèle Malaspina
Maria Angela Giordano
Orlando Orfei
Elena Forte
Gérard Herter
Andrea Scotti
Gianni Solaro
Serafino Fuscagni
Aldo Barberito
Giancarlo Maestri
Edoardo Torricella
Lucia Modugno
Alternative Titles
Arslanlar Arslanı – Turkey
Maciste dans la vallée des lions – France
O Oursos stin koilada ton leonton – Greece
Ursus Arslanlar Krali – Turkey
Ursus blodiga hämnd – Sweden
Ursus en el valle de los leones – Mexico, Spain
Ursus i Løvernes Dal – Denmark
Ursus im Tal der Löwen – West Germany
Ursus in the Valley of the Lions – UK
Ursus leijonien laaksossa – Finland
Ursus no Vale dos Leões – Brazil, Portugal
Valley of the Lions – USA
獅子王の逆襲 – Japan
References
Periodicals
- La Cinématographie Française no.1984 (6 October 1962) p.16
- The Daily Cinema no.8744 (1 April 1963) p.5
- Film-Echo/Filmwoche no.81 (10 October 1962) p.9
- Kine Weekly no.2896 (4 Apr 1963) p.14
- Monthly Film Bulletin vol.30 no.352 (May 1963) p.70
Books
- Epic Films (2nd edition) by Gary Allen Smith pp.269-270 – illustrated credits, review
- Feature Films, 1960-1969: A Filmography of English-language and Major Foreign-language United States Releases by Harris M. Lentz III p.500
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.516
