---
title: 'Ursus (1961)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Carlo Campogalliani'
released: '1961-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 95
countries:
  - 'Italy'
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/ursus-1961'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055577/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Ursus (1961)

1961 · 95 min · Italy, Spain


## Synopsis

Ursus is a 1961 Italian peplum film directed by Carlo Campogalliani. It was originally theatrically released in the US on a double bill with Jack, the Giant Killer (1962) before being sold to television in the U.S. The film was later released to American television retitled Ursus, Son of Hercules. First in the Ursus trilogy, followed by Ursus nella valle dei leoni and Ursus nella terra di fuoco.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Carlo Campogalliani](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-campogalliani)
- **Screenplay:** [Giuliano Carnimeo](https://cinepixo.com/people/giuliano-carnimeo), [Sergio Sollima](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergio-sollima), [Giuseppe Mangione](https://cinepixo.com/people/giuseppe-mangione)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Roman Vlad](https://cinepixo.com/people/roman-vlad)
- **Producer:** [Italo Zingarelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/italo-zingarelli)

## Cast

- [Ed Fury](https://cinepixo.com/people/ed-fury)
- [Soledad Miranda](https://cinepixo.com/people/soledad-miranda)
- [María Luisa Merlo](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-luisa-merlo)
- [Nino Fuscagni](https://cinepixo.com/people/nino-fuscagni)
- [Tomás Blanco](https://cinepixo.com/people/tomas-blanco)
- [Rufino Inglés](https://cinepixo.com/people/rufino-ingles)
- [Rafael Luis Calvo](https://cinepixo.com/people/rafael-luis-calvo)
- [Manuel Gil](https://cinepixo.com/people/manuel-gil)
- [Luis Prendes](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-prendes)
- [Roberto Camardiel](https://cinepixo.com/people/roberto-camardiel)
- [Mariangela Giordano](https://cinepixo.com/people/mariangela-giordano)
- [Cristina Gajoni](https://cinepixo.com/people/cristina-gajoni)
- [Moira Orfei](https://cinepixo.com/people/moira-orfei)
- [Mario Scaccia](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-scaccia)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/ursus-1961
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