Goliath and the Dragon
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La vendetta di Ercole better known as Goliath and the Dragon, is a 1960 Italian film starring Mark Forest and Broderick Crawford
. The identity of the title character was changed from Hercules to Goliath for release in the United States.
The film was distributed in North America by American International Pictures. This version, the most widely seen today, was produced by James H. Nicholson
and Samuel Z. Arkoff
, with Lee Kresel serving as dubbing director. This version was significantly re-edited and contains a stop-motion dragon sequence by Jim Danforth and Wah Chang, which was not part of the original release. This version was remastered and distributed by Something Weird Video.
Broderick Crawford
Broderick Crawford was an Academy Award-winning American stage, film, radio and TV actor, often cast in tough-guy roles and best known for his starring role in the television series "Highway Patrol."-Early life:...
. The identity of the title character was changed from Hercules to Goliath for release in the United States.
The film was distributed in North America by American International Pictures. This version, the most widely seen today, was produced by James H. Nicholson
James H. Nicholson
James Harvey Nicholson was an American film producer. He is best known as the co-founder, with Samuel Z. Arkoff, of American International Pictures.-Biography:...
and Samuel Z. Arkoff
Samuel Z. Arkoff
Samuel Zachary Arkoff was an American producer of B movies.-Life and career:Born in Fort Dodge, Iowa to a Russian Jewish family, Arkoff first studied to be a lawyer. Along with business partner James H. Nicholson and producer-director Roger Corman, he produced eighteen films...
, with Lee Kresel serving as dubbing director. This version was significantly re-edited and contains a stop-motion dragon sequence by Jim Danforth and Wah Chang, which was not part of the original release. This version was remastered and distributed by Something Weird Video.