The Giant of Marathon

The Giant of Marathon
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Ennio De Concini
  • Augusto Frassinetti
  • Bruno Vailati
Based onAn idea
by Alberto Barsanti and Raffaello Pacini
Produced byBruno Vailati
Starring
CinematographyMario Bava
Edited byMario Serandrei
Music byRoberto Nicolosi
Color processEastmancolor
Production
companies
  • Titanus
  • Galatea Film
  • Lux Compagnie Cinematographique de France
  • Societe Cinematographique Lyre
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates
  • 3 December 1959 (1959-12-03) (Italy)
  • 11 May 1960 (1960-05-11) (USA)
Running time
84 minutes
Countries
  • Italy
  • France
LanguagesItalian
English

The Giant of Marathon (Italian: La battaglia di Maratona) is a 1959 international co-production sword and sandal film, loosely based on the Battle of Marathon. It was directed by Jacques Tourneur and Mario Bava. It starred Steve Reeves as Phillipides. The film was a co-production between Italy's Titanus and Galatea Film and France's Lux Compagnie Cinematographique de France and Societe Cinematographique Lyre.