---
title: 'The Giant of Marathon (1959)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jacques Tourneur'
released: '1959-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 84
genres:
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-giant-of-marathon-1959'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052604/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Giant of Marathon (1959)

1959 · 84 min · Adventure · France, Italy


## Synopsis

The Giant of Marathon is a 1959 international co-production sword and sandal film, loosely based on the Battle of Marathon. It was directed by Jacques Tourneur and Mario Bava. It starred Steve Reeves as Phillipides. The film was a co-production between Italy's Titanus and Galatea Film and France's Lux Compagnie Cinematographique de France and Societe Cinematographique Lyre.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jacques Tourneur](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-tourneur), [Mario Bava](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-bava)
- **Director of Photography:** [Mario Bava](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-bava)
- **Screenplay:** [Bruno Vailati](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-vailati), [Ennio de Concini](https://cinepixo.com/people/ennio-de-concini), [Augusto Frassineti](https://cinepixo.com/people/augusto-frassineti)
- **Producer:** [Bruno Vailati](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-vailati)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Roberto Nicolosi](https://cinepixo.com/people/roberto-nicolosi)
- **Editor:** [Mario Serandrei](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-serandrei)

## Cast

- [Fortunato Arena](https://cinepixo.com/people/fortunato-arena)
- [Ivo Garrani](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivo-garrani) as Creuso
- [Carlo Lombardi](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-lombardi)
- [Roger Tréville](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-treville)
- [Daniele Vargas](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniele-vargas) as Darius I
- [Daniela Rocca](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniela-rocca) as Charis
- [Gian Paolo Rosmino](https://cinepixo.com/people/gian-paolo-rosmino)
- [Steve Reeves](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-reeves) as Pheidippides
- [Alberto Lupo](https://cinepixo.com/people/alberto-lupo) as Miltiades
- [Walter Grant](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-grant)
- [Mylène Demongeot](https://cinepixo.com/people/mylene-demongeot) as Andromeda, Creuso's daughter
- [Ignazio Balsamo](https://cinepixo.com/people/ignazio-balsamo)
- [Alan Steel](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-steel) as Euros
- [Franco Fantasia](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-fantasia)
- [Sergio Fantoni](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergio-fantoni) as Theocritus

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