The Giant of Marathon
Original title: La battaglia di Maratona
1959 · 1 h 30 min
Jacques TourneurCast
Steve Reeves 
Mylène Demongeot 
Sergio Fantoni 
Alberto Lupo 
Daniele Vargas Gianni Loti
Plot
A Greek soldier, Phidippides, fights against the Persian invasion and runs to bring the news of victory.
Sinekatalog’s take
Jacques Tourneur's peplum, La battaglia di Maratona, with Steve Reeves and Mylène Demongeot, is a decent, colorful sword-and-sandal film.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 5.1 / 10 (1,243 votes)
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