The Giant of Marathon (1959) 1of8

A Greek soldier leads the fight against an invading Persian army

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• 1950's
• 1960's

[jcbear]

Wish they had shown the wrestling match with Steeve Reeves and alan Steel from start to finish !!!

[LVSWTZ]

@gjc82071 Sorry lol! only three of were in the same cecil b demille Then Ten Comanments. no kurt douglas

[Burnz2much]

@somerzeze I bought this in a 16 movie set in walmart for 3 dollars, 15 other similar movie classics came with it. Score! lol

[gjc82071]

@LVSWTZ "Meanwhile charlton heston, yul brynner, kurt douglas, and woody stroode. Three of them being in the same movie A cecil b demille MOVIE LOL". 3 of my favorite actors, in the same movie, & I've never heard of it??? Which movie was it?

[LVSWTZ]

@ronwelker8 yep! Victor Mature did a great job but still looked very unpolished no muscle shape at all. But reeves would've been perfect. The stupidity of hollywood wanting a muscleman too loose muscle to play a muscleman. Meanwhile charlton heston, yul brynner, kurt douglas, and woody stroode. Three of them being in the same movie A cecil b demille MOVIE LOL all were muscled and sculpted especially stroode who had a Mr Universe level physique ridiculous

[ronwelker8]

@LVSWTZ we will never know how steve reeve's career would have changed if cecil b demille had make him the star of SAMSON AND DELILAH ALREADY IN 1949 instead of making steve reeves wait for his big hercules role in 1958 or 1959.. 1949 Hollywood producers did not think the pyublic was ready to see a man as muscular and chiselled as steve reeves and millions of people were excited with the not chiselled looks of Victor Mature who had to lost weight too for the role of samson

[LVSWTZ]

he would've been the Perfect Superman.

[LVSWTZ]

@ronwelker8 Which is stupid because samson was (like Hercules) was giant of man the strongest on earth. Hollywood is foolish

[bugisami]

@MrAugustus88 Miltiades argued his way out of a death sentence and eventually became a general. You can't beat Ancient Greece for bizarre stories like this. Just look at the strange life of Alcibiades. Greek democracy was very volatile...and outright dangerous. The generals of a victorious naval battle were executed because they failed to pick up survivors. The public (who voted on it) soon regretted the decision and turned on the prosecutors, who fled the country. LOL.

[MrAugustus88]

Miltiades himself was a ruthless dictator, he also slaughtered the Parians funny he should talk about democracy.