Which epic 1960s film is unique in the sense that the only female featured in the entire film is a camel named Gladys?
"making the definition epic a matter of dispute, and raise questions as to whether it is a ""genre"" at all. As Roger Ebert put it, in his ""Great Movies"" article on ""Lawrence of Arabia"": The comedy film ""Monty Python and the Holy Grail"" had the joking tagline ""Makes ""Ben-Hur"" look like an epic."" The epic is among the oldest of film genres, with one early notable example being Giovanni Pastrone's ""Cabiria"", a three-hour silent film, about the Punic Wars, that laid the groundwork for the subsequent silent epics of D. W. Griffith. The genre reached a peak of popularity in"
"1960s were set in either classical Greece or even earlier (""Hercules,"" ""Ulysses,"" ""The Giant of Marathon"") or the later Roman period (""Ben Hur,"" ""The Magnificent Gladiator,"" ""Quo Vadis""). The only other films made during the peplum era to use a Hellenistic setting are ""Hannibal"" (1959), ""Revak the Rebel"" and ""Siege of Syracuse"" (both 1960). A Greek military hero named Darios (Rory Calhoun) visits his uncle Lissipu (George Rigaud) on the island of Rhodes in the year 280 BC. Rhodes has just finished constructing an enormous colossal statue of the god Apollo to guard its harbor and is planning an alliance"
"subtitled ""Esmeralda, lägrets stolthet"" ('Esmeralda, Pride of the Camp'). The Swedish premiere was at the Odeon, Stockholm, on 3 October 1917. Just a Girl (film) Just a Girl is a British silent motion picture of 1916 directed by Alexander Butler and starring Owen Nares, Daisy Burrell and Paul England. A romance, it was adapted by Harry Engholm from Charles Garvice's novel of the same title published in 1895. Esmeralda, an Australian heiress played by Daisy Burrell, is courted by Lord Trafford (Owen Nares), an English peer in need of money. However, she refuses him and marries the man she loves,"
"Just a Girl (film) Just a Girl is a British silent motion picture of 1916 directed by Alexander Butler and starring Owen Nares, Daisy Burrell and Paul England. A romance, it was adapted by Harry Engholm from Charles Garvice's novel of the same title published in 1895. Esmeralda, an Australian heiress played by Daisy Burrell, is courted by Lord Trafford (Owen Nares), an English peer in need of money. However, she refuses him and marries the man she loves, Norman Druce, a humble miner. The film was distributed in Sweden under the title ""Australiens vilda ros"" ('Australia's Wild Rose') and"
"Glory (1956 film) Glory is a 1956 musical film directed by David Butler. It stars Margaret O'Brien and Walter Brennan. Agnes Tilbee and granddaughter Clarabell are excited about their Fairwood Farm's new foal, which they name Glory, although because it's a filly, her chances of becoming a championship racehorse aren't great. The farm has financial difficulties. Clarabell is attracted to wealthy Chad Chadburn, who allows Glory to board and train at his stable. Chad is said to be engaged to Candy Trent, a rich snob whose fast car sometimes spooks the horses. Agnes can barely afford her feed bill, which"
"The Leech Woman The Leech Woman is a 1960 American horror film directed by Edward Dein. It was released theatrically in 1960 on a double bill with the British film ""The Brides of Dracula"". A mysterious old woman named Malla (Estelle Hemsley) who claims to have been brought to America 140 years ago by Arab slavers approaches endocrinologist Dr. Paul Talbot (Phillip Terry) and promises to reveal to him the secret of eternal youth. Following her back to Africa, he and his aging, unhappy wife June (Coleen Gray) witness a secret ceremony of the Nando tribe that utilizes orchid pollen"
"Theater 3000: 25th Anniversary Edition"" DVD set. The Leech Woman The Leech Woman is a 1960 American horror film directed by Edward Dein. It was released theatrically in 1960 on a double bill with the British film ""The Brides of Dracula"". A mysterious old woman named Malla (Estelle Hemsley) who claims to have been brought to America 140 years ago by Arab slavers approaches endocrinologist Dr. Paul Talbot (Phillip Terry) and promises to reveal to him the secret of eternal youth. Following her back to Africa, he and his aging, unhappy wife June (Coleen Gray) witness a secret ceremony of"
"The Triumph of Hercules The Triumph of Hercules, the 1964 film, was one of many Italian sword and sandal epics during the 1960s craze. Originally titled ""Il Trionfo di Ercole"", the film was directed by Alberto De Martino. Hercules was portrayed by Dan Vadis.<br> The film was released internationally as ""Hercules vs the Giant Warriors"", and also as ""Hercules and the Ten Avengers"". Hercules is called upon to fight seven golden giants summoned by the Dagger of Jae, sister of Juno (Hera), who dislikes Hercules ""for certain family reasons."" Hercules also fights to protect his princess love, but matters are"
"Only the Brave (1930 film) Only the Brave is a 1930 American Pre-Code Civil War drama film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Gary Cooper, Mary Brian, and Phillips Holmes. Written by Agnes Brand Leahy, Edward E. Paramore Jr., Keene Thompson, and Richard H. Digges Jr., the film is about a Union Army captain who travels into Confederate territory as a spy with false dispatches hoping to mislead the Confederate forces. His mission is complicated when he falls in love with a southern woman who comes to his aid. Produced by Hector Turnbull for Paramount Pictures, ""Only the Brave"" was"
"Gladiatrix The gladiatrix (plural ""gladiatrices"") is a modern term for the female equivalent of the gladiator of ancient Rome. Like their male counterparts, female gladiators fought each other, or wild animals, to entertain audiences at various games and festivals. Very little is known about them. They were almost certainly considered an exotic rarity by their audiences. Their existence is known only through a few accounts written by members of Rome's elite, and a very small number of inscriptions. Female gladiators rarely appear in Roman histories. When they do, they are ""exotic markers of exceptionally lavish spectacle"". In 66 AD, Nero"
"Chad arranges for her to win the horse back. Neighbors put up the entry fee for the Kentucky Derby so that Glory can be entered. Ned returns to train her, and Glory's surprising victory is a happy ending for all, including newly in love Clarabell and Chad. All songs written by M.K. Jerome (music) and Ted Koehler (lyrics). Glory (1956 film) Glory is a 1956 musical film directed by David Butler. It stars Margaret O'Brien and Walter Brennan. Agnes Tilbee and granddaughter Clarabell are excited about their Fairwood Farm's new foal, which they name Glory, although because it's a filly,"
"Elephant Walk Elephant Walk is a 1954 American drama film produced by Paramount Pictures, directed by William Dieterle, and starring Elizabeth Taylor, Dana Andrews, Peter Finch and Abraham Sofaer. It is based upon the novel ""Elephant Walk"" by ""Robert Standish"", the pseudonym of the English novelist Digby George Gerahty (1898–1981). With many sections filmed on location it features several true life insights into the operation of tea plantations and the tea-making process within factories. It also looks at native ceremonies and beliefs. Most of the story centres upon the Elephant Walk Bungalow and the production of Elephant Walk Tea. It"
"Hundra Hundra is a 1983 Italian-Spanish fantasy film directed by Matt Cimber and starring Laurene Landon. Hundra belongs to a tribe of Amazons. She is the only tribe member of her age who has never been with a man. She declares she would keep it like that. One day when she goes hunting, her tribe is outnumbered and slaughtered by barbarians. As the only survivor she travels to an old wise woman and asks her for advice, but to her surprise she is told she ought to become a mother in order to prevent the final extinction of the Amazons."
"The Virgin and the Gypsy (film) The Virgin and the Gypsy is a 1970 British drama film directed by Christopher Miles, based on the novella of the same name. It was screened at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival, but wasn't entered into the main competition. Based on a 1926 work by D.H. Lawrence, the film follows two sisters, Lucille and Yvette, who come to the English countryside for a vacation. Along the way, Yvette is interested in a gypsy who lives not far from her family's home. Slowly, Yvette becomes attracted to the gypsy, leading her to consider whether she"
"had previously used. Elephant Walk Elephant Walk is a 1954 American drama film produced by Paramount Pictures, directed by William Dieterle, and starring Elizabeth Taylor, Dana Andrews, Peter Finch and Abraham Sofaer. It is based upon the novel ""Elephant Walk"" by ""Robert Standish"", the pseudonym of the English novelist Digby George Gerahty (1898–1981). With many sections filmed on location it features several true life insights into the operation of tea plantations and the tea-making process within factories. It also looks at native ceremonies and beliefs. Most of the story centres upon the Elephant Walk Bungalow and the production of Elephant"
"The Queen of Spades (1960 film) The Queen of Spades () is a 1960 film adaptation of Tchaikovsky's opera ""The Queen of Spades"", based on the Aleksandr Pushkin short story of the same name, and directed by Roman Tikhomirov. The film, set in the 1820s, follows a man named Hermann, who has just returned from army service to Moscow. At the beginning of the film, he is in love with the beautiful young Liza - who is engaged to another - but soon he becomes fatally obsessed with learning the secret to a winning card combination from Liza's grandmother, the"
"Thor and the Amazon Women Thor and the Amazon Women (Italian: Le gladiatrici) is a 1963 Italian / Yugoslavian sword and sandal film directed by Antonio Leonviola. The film is also known as The Amazon Women (United Kingdom censored version) and Women Gladiators in the United Kingdom. A civilization of women warriors is ruled by the evil Black Queen who has subjugated the men in her land. Thor and his friend Ubaratutu live in a distant village with a young blonde woman named Tamar and her young brother Homolke. Tamar’s father was the king of a seaside village who had"
"1959. The film is recognised by American Film Institute in these lists: The Inn of the Sixth Happiness The Inn of the Sixth Happiness is a 1958 DeLuxe Color 20th Century Fox CinemaScope film based on the true story of Gladys Aylward, a tenacious British maid, who became a missionary in China during the tumultuous years leading up to the Second World War. Directed by Mark Robson, who received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director, the film stars Ingrid Bergman as Aylward and Curt Jürgens as her love interest, Captain Lin Nan, a Chinese officer with a"
"'If Only' Jim 'If Only' Jim is a 1920 American silent western film directed by Jacques Jaccard and starring Harry Carey. The film is based on Philip Verrill Mighel's 1904 novel ""Bruvver Jim's Baby"". It is not known whether the film currently survives, and it may be a lost film. There is a villain (Charles Brinley), who's after Jim Golden's (Harry Carey) gold, and a nice post mistress (Carol Holloway), who is willing to become both wife and mother. Universal surrounded their veteran western star, Harry Carey, with a fine supporting cast in this film, including former serial queen Carol"
"out of five and described the film as ""a painfully laugh-free vehicle for the usually talented stars of TV's ""Smack The Pony"""". Gladiatress Gladiatress is a 2004 British comedy film, starring Sally Phillips, Fiona Allen and Doon Mackichan. It is partly a spoof of 2000's ""Gladiator"". Three unlikely heroines Worthaboutapig (Sally Phillips), Dwyfuc (Doon Mackichan) and Smirgut the Fierce (Fiona Allen) set out to thwart a Roman invasion and save Celtic Britain. It was filmed at various locations in the UK between 11 November and 23 December 2002. Filming locations included the Bourne Woods and Frensham Ponds near Farnham in"
"The King and Four Queens The King and Four Queens is a 1956 DeLuxe Color American Western adventure comedy/mystery film starring Clark Gable and Eleanor Parker in CinemaScope. Directed by Raoul Walsh, the film is based on a story written by Margaret Fitts, who also wrote the screenplay along with Richard Alan Simmons. This film was the first (and last) project from Clark Gable's own production company, GABCO. The story involves a middle-aged cowboy adventurer (Clark Gable) who learns that a stolen fortune remains buried on a ranch that serves as home to four gorgeous young widows and their battle-axe"
"Challenge of the Gladiator Challenge of the Gladiator () is a 1965 Italian peplum film directed by Domenico Paolella. Treacherous Roman senator Lucius Quintilius plans a secret journey into Thrace to recover a legendary treasure. He is accompanied by his daughter Livia posing as a Christian slave girl, his cruel henchman Commodio, and Terenzius, an ex-gladiator and Nero look-alike who fools the local Thracians into believing he is the real Emperor. But Lucius's plans are thwarted by Spartacus and his band of rebels who succeed in capturing the treasure for Thrace. When news arrives from Rome that the real Nero"
"Hercules Unchained Hercules Unchained (, ""Hercules and the Queen of Lydia"") is a 1959 Italian-French epic fantasy feature film starring Steve Reeves and Sylva Koscina in a story about two warring brothers and Hercules' tribulations in the court of Queen Omphale. The film is the sequel to the Reeves vehicle ""Hercules"" (1958) and marks Reeves' second - and last - appearance as Hercules. The film's screenplay, loosely based upon various Greek myths and dramas, was written by Ennio De Concini and Pietro Francisci with Francisci directing and Bruno Vailati and Ferruccio De Martino producing the film. While travelling, Hercules is"
"Liane, Jungle Goddess Liane, Jungle Goddess (German Liane, das Mädchen aus dem Urwald) is a 1956 West German film directed by Eduard von Borsody. A German expedition is in the jungles somewhere in Africa doing an unidentified mission there. During this mission, Thoren (Hardy Krüger) is attacked and captured by the local natives called the Botos. Before they can kill him at their village, the Botos then notice the arrival of a long-haired, topless wild woman (Marion Michael) wearing only three necklaces and a loincloth made of beads, shells, and some feathers. The wild woman communicates with the Botos to"
"burlesque."" Ray Harryhausen did the squirrel and crocodile sequences in the film. The oldest Harryhausen model still existing that was made for the film is the squirrel from ""Gulliver"", obtained from a taxidermist by Harryhausen. The original armatured model of the crocodile used in the film was mysteriously lost. The 3 Worlds of Gulliver The 3 Worlds of Gulliver is a 1960 Eastmancolor Columbia Pictures fantasy film loosely based upon the 18th century Irish novel ""Gulliver's Travels"" by Jonathan Swift. The film stars Kerwin Mathews as the title character, June Thorburn as his fiancée Elizabeth, and child actress Sherry Alberoni"
"A Tiger Walks A Tiger Walks is a 1964 family drama film directed by Norman Tokar and starring Vera Miles and Brian Keith. Based on a novel of the same name by Ian Niall, it was produced by Walt Disney Productions. It was Indian actor Sabu's last film, released only a few months after his death. A mistreated Bengal tiger named Raja escapes from a traveling circus, and hides in the woods surrounding the small town of Scotia. The new arrival starts a panic, and the townsfolk want Raja killed with the exception of Julie Williams (played by Pamela Franklin),"
"and booted from the Army. Brown tracks down Givens to restore honor to his name. The Saga of Hemp Brown The Saga of Hemp Brown is a 1958 American CinemaScope Eastmancolor Western film directed by Richard Carlson and starring Rory Calhoun, Beverly Garland and John Larch. A U.S. cavalry officer, Hemp Brown (Rory Calhoun), runs into some serious trouble when the party of civilians and troops he's bringing to a nearby Army fort is ambushed. A woman is killed during the gunfight, and money is stolen by the bandits. The leader of the gang, Jed Givens (John Larch), is an"
"reminds us only of the times he has used both better."" The film currently holds a 27% on Rotten Tomatoes. The Serpent's Egg (film) The Serpent's Egg is a 1977 American-West German drama film directed by Ingmar Bergman and starring David Carradine and Liv Ullmann. The story is set in 1920s Berlin and features English and German dialogue. It was Bergman's only Hollywood film. The title is taken from a line spoken by Brutus in Shakespeare's ""Julius Caesar"": ""And therefore think him as a serpent's egg / Which hatch'd, would, as his kind grow mischievous; / And kill him in"
"wants to have a mundane life or a romance with someone her family may not accept. The Virgin and the Gypsy (film) The Virgin and the Gypsy is a 1970 British drama film directed by Christopher Miles, based on the novella of the same name. It was screened at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival, but wasn't entered into the main competition. Based on a 1926 work by D.H. Lawrence, the film follows two sisters, Lucille and Yvette, who come to the English countryside for a vacation. Along the way, Yvette is interested in a gypsy who lives not far from"
"and Variety. ""Over the Hill"" grossed $87,672 at the box office in Australia. Over the Hill (1992 film) Over the Hill is a 1992 Australian drama film directed by George T. Miller and starring Olympia Dukakis and Sigrid Thornton. The film was based on Canadian writer and publisher Gladys Taylor's 1984 book ""Alone in the Australian Outback"", a memoir of her 1977 driving trip in Australia. The memoir was adapted by Australian screenwriter Robert Caswell. Alma can't stand to have one more birthday without seeing her estranged daughter, Elizabeth, who lives in Sydney, Australia. But Alma doesn't fit into her"
"Only the Valiant Only the Valiant, also known as Fort Invincible, is a 1951 Western film produced by William Cagney (younger brother of James Cagney), directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Gregory Peck, Barbara Payton, and Ward Bond. The screenplay was written by Edmund H. North and Harry Brown, based on the 1943 novel of the same name by Charles Marquis Warren. Gregory Peck, in a role he considered a low point of his career, plays Captain Richard Lance, a by-the-book West Point graduate who is not very popular with the men under his command. Following the American Civil War,"
"Calgary Stampede"" survives in several film archives. The Calgary Stampede The Calgary Stampede is a 1925 American silent western film directed by Herbert Blaché and starring Hoot Gibson. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Riding all across Canada to compete in rodeo events, Dan Malloy (Gibson) enters the big one, the Calgary Stampede in Calgary, Alberta and wins with a spectacular ""Roman"" style ride, standing on two galloping horses at the same time. Jean La Farge (Faunce), the father of the lovely Marie (Faire), does not like Marie's new choice of companion, so when the father ends up"
"Atlas in the Land of the Cyclops Atlas in the Land of the Cyclops (Italian: ""Maciste nella terra dei ciclopi"") is a 1961 Italian film starring Gordon Mitchell and Chelo Alonso. Queen Capys is doomed to a life of slavery by the Powers of Darkness until the last descendant of Ulysses is put to death to please the Cyclops. This is almost accomplished in a raid on a village by the Queen's soldiers where a descendant of Ulysses is killed and his wife enslaved; however, their infant son is taken away to be protected by Maciste. ""Atlas Against the Cyclops"""