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Very inaccurate series but extremely fun to watch! The premise of the series unfolds mainly in ancient Greece and Italy (but also in other ancient sites), adapting Greek and Roman mythology to its needs. Lucy Lowell starred as the homonymous character. Created by writer and director Robert Tapert, it continued the story of Xena that first appeared in three episodes of the earlier Hercules television series.

#Old telugu movies list 1960 tv#

Xena: Warrior Princess (1995-2001 TV Series)Ī famous spin-off of the previous mention, Xena was another popular television series based in Greek mythology. With Kevin Sorbo as Hercules, the story follows the hero and his sidekick Iolaus in the world of ancient Greece, as they try to save villagers from monsters or evil warlords, avoiding at the same time the whims of the vengeful Goddess Hera.ĩ. The powerful Greek demi-god hero was the inspiration for one of the most popular television shows in the world in the late 90s.

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995-1999 TV Series) With the famous soprano Maria Calls starring, Pasolini successfully adapts the famous Greek tragic play by Euripides.Ĩ. Enraged, Medea plots revenge against Jason and his new wife, with tragic events following. After returning to his land as a hero, Jason abandons Medea and marries instead a Corinthian princess. This famous adaptation of Jason and the Argonauts myth focuses on the sorceress Medea, who helped Jason in his quest and was promised by him to be his wife.

Life ends where it started.”Īnother gem from Pier Paolo Pasolini. We watch as the three sisters of fate weave our hero’s life thread, mumbling: “I have arrived. His father abandons the baby in a desert and is rescued by another couple. A boy is born in a Milan village in the 1930s. This Italian film by Pier Paolo Pasolini is an adaptation of the homonymous Greek tragedy written by Sophocles. The final result garnered a Best Film Award at the 1962 Cannes Film Festival as well as an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Film in 1963. A black and white film with music by Mikis Theodorakis and powerful acting, with Irene Papas in the lead role as Electra. Two years before Zorba's worldwide success, Michael Cacoyannis created one of the finest tragedy transfers to the big screen, with his 1967's 'Electra'. Together they will implement their murderous plan. The opportunity presents itself when she meets Oreste's brother again. This famous adaptation of the tragic play by Sophocles was brought up in the silver screen with the amazing Irene Papas as Antigone.Įlectra is waiting for the right opportunity to avenge the death of her father, Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, who was murdered by his wife, Clytemnestra, and her lover Aegisthus. The new king, Creon, denies proper burial to one brother, causing the heroine of the story, Antigone, to defy the king’s orders and bury him herself. The clash between Eteocles and Polynices, the two sons of the late King Oedipus, who were claiming the throne of the Seven-tailed Thebes, results in the death of both.

#Old telugu movies list 1960 movie#

A whole lot of confusing myths together but the more famous heroes the more popular the movie will be, right? Next year, in 1959, a sequel to this movie would follow with Steve Reeves staring again as Hercules, named Hercules Unchained (original title: “Ercole e la regina di Lidia”). The Italians were fascinated by the cinematic depictions of supernatural beings, heroes and Greek mythology! In 1958, in 'Le fatiche di Ercole' (The Labors of Hercules), directed by Pietro Franziski, bodybuilder Steve Reeves incarnates a Hercules who demolishes temples and falls in love with the beautiful princess Iole, during a delectable Argonaut campaign! The movie is based more on the myth of Jason and the Argonauts rather than the Labors of Hercules, but has the Greek demi-god in the leading role. A French movie set in Paris, based on one of the most epic love stories of all time and presented in a poetic way… the recipe for a wonderful movie! Not unjustly, it is considered one of the best artistic films of all time. Armed with the power of love, Orpheus travels to the Underworld in an effort to save his love Eurydice from an unjust death. This French film (original title “Orphée”) by Jean Cocteau is set in modern Paris and it is a variation of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.

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mythical proportions came from Germany, with Manfred Noah's 'Helena' (1924), totaling 204 minutes! Many of Germany's silent movie stars and comedians had resurrected the capture of beautiful Helen and the fall of Troy, yielding an honorable aesthetic result! The movie had been surrendered to oblivion until its recent restoration by the Munich Film Museum.