This is Mark Forests first movie which was originally titled VENDETTA DI ERCOLE, REVENGE OF HERCULES but was changed to GOLIATH AND THE DRAGON. Stop motion animation and a lively musical score brought this story to life and propelled it to a great box office run. The original story was about Hercules only wanting to return home to rest with his family. The DRAGON story has the hero battling all sorts of strange monsters and leading his armies to defend his city of Thebes. (the one in Greece). Mark Forest fell off a horse and broke his leg during filming so they had to shoot around him to complete the movie. Mark Forest then went on the make THE SON OF SAMSON (filmed in Egypt), which was another smash hit. Mark's real name is Lou Degni, a famous body builder and opera singer. This movie is well worth viewing again just for the monster scenes.
Review of Goliath and the Dragon
