Set in the 4th century, it follows the start of the Barbarian invasions and deals with one group that attacks a village and destroys anything that is there. One man, Emiliano, is left, and he swears revenge and wages a one man war against the evil tribes. He also is helped by the survivors and Landa, the daughter of the tribal leader.
Loosely based around the Lombard invasion of Italy in AD 568, Goliath and the Barbarian is a lively peplum starring the king of the genre, Steve Reeves, and as expected his muscles bulge as he swears revenge on the barbarian who slayed his father, and hence he goes around wearing a cat mask, clobbering any barbarian in sight. He isn't renowned for his acting but he's always sincere in his role, and there's a standout scene where he has to go through a test to prove he isn't the cat man, and that's by withstanding the pull into some arrows and keeping the two horses tearing him apart. He passes, but it's obvious that's prove he's the cat man! But he's let go, much to the chagrin of one barbarian.
As the daughter of a barbarian grand duke, Chelo Alonso almost steals the thunder from mr Reeves- she wears lightweight costumes and dances over swords and falls in love with Goliath, who she meets in the wood after her horse gets set in a trap. Bruce Cabot as the king of the barbarians and Livio Lorenzon as a champion brute leer with villainous relish. It's not the best Steve Reeves film, but it's entertaining enough and has good production values, is well mounted, has enough spectacle to keep fans happy. This is the kind of film Manowar watch for inspiration before recording their albums!
Loosely based around the Lombard invasion of Italy in AD 568, Goliath and the Barbarian is a lively peplum starring the king of the genre, Steve Reeves, and as expected his muscles bulge as he swears revenge on the barbarian who slayed his father, and hence he goes around wearing a cat mask, clobbering any barbarian in sight. He isn't renowned for his acting but he's always sincere in his role, and there's a standout scene where he has to go through a test to prove he isn't the cat man, and that's by withstanding the pull into some arrows and keeping the two horses tearing him apart. He passes, but it's obvious that's prove he's the cat man! But he's let go, much to the chagrin of one barbarian.
As the daughter of a barbarian grand duke, Chelo Alonso almost steals the thunder from mr Reeves- she wears lightweight costumes and dances over swords and falls in love with Goliath, who she meets in the wood after her horse gets set in a trap. Bruce Cabot as the king of the barbarians and Livio Lorenzon as a champion brute leer with villainous relish. It's not the best Steve Reeves film, but it's entertaining enough and has good production values, is well mounted, has enough spectacle to keep fans happy. This is the kind of film Manowar watch for inspiration before recording their albums!