This is also called "Warlord of Crete" and originally "Teseo Contro il Minotauro", a 1960 fantasy film. Directed by Silvio Amadio ("The Blacheville Monster"), and stars includes Bob Mathias, Rosanna Schiaffino and Alberto Lupo.
A king of Crete learns from his dying wife that they had twin daughters, but one was raised in the palace and the other given to villagers. The reason is to avoid sacrificing one of the girls to the monster called a minotaur that consumes human flesh, and is a curse on the city. The princess Phaedra isn't too pleased to find out she's got a long lost sister and plots to have her killed. Meanwhile, Prince Theseus of Athens locates an injured woman from a village under attack.
The actor Bob Mathias, who plays Theseus is an Olympian gold medalist of the decathlon. He was also in the Marines and a Californian Republican congressman. The film has a lot of nice glittering costumes and remarkable scenes. The plot itself diverts from the Greek myth about Theseus and the Minotaur a lot but this is a nice story. There are also mermaids and a sea goddess. The minotaur is the climax!
Yes this film has been reviewed by Blood Strawberry before (2 years ago) but I can appreciate the whole story much more instead of simply waiting for the monster to show up. I now rate this a 7/10.
Blood Strawberry
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