THE THIEF OF BAGDAD

a.k.a Il Ladro di Bagdad (original title)

Italy, 1961

Starring Steve Reeves, Arturo Dominici & Giorgia Moll

Directed by Arthur Lubin & Bruno Vailati

Embassy (Greece); Fullscreen; English language with greek subtitles

Good arabian fantasy. Reeves is perhaps not the most believable arab in the world, but his good as always. Plays a lot like a peplum, of course.

GORDON, THE BLACK PIRATE

a.k.a Gordon, Il Pirata Nero (original title); Black Pirate; Pirate Warrior; Rage of the Buccaneers (USA); The Black Buccaneer (UK)

Italy, 1961

Starring Vincent Price, Ricardo Montalban & Liana Orfei

Directed by Mario Costa

Standard Video (Greece); Slightly letterboxed; English language with greek subtitles

One of the best pirate yarns Italy had to offer. With the always enjoyable Vincent Price as the slightly effeminate villian.

THE EXECUTIONER OF THE SEAS

a.k.a Il Giustiziere dei Mari (original title); Avenger of the Seven Seas (USA)

Italy, 1961

Starring Richard Harrison, Michèle Mercier & Paul Muller

Directed by Domenico Paolella

Techno Films (Sweden); Letterboxed; English language with swedish subtitles

MASTER OF THE WORLD

a.k.a Fångarna på Albatross (Sweden video title)

USA, 1961

Starring Vincent Price, Hery Hull, Charles Bronson & Mary Webster

Directed by William Witney

Wahlters Video (Sweden); Fullscreen; English language with swedish subtitles

ATLAS

USA, 1961

Starring Michael Forest, Barbara Morris & Frank Wolff

Directed by Roger Corman

Video For Pleasure (Holland); Letterboxed; English language with dutch subtitles

Ultra-rare promo (?) release. No labels on tape but it should be an original. Only color+lbx print I know of this cheap, fun peplum (the only "real" US-made peplum).

CONQUERORS OF MARACAIBO

a.k.a Il Conquistatore di Maracabo (original title); Piranangrepp (Sweden video title)

Italy / Spain, 1961

Starring Hans von Brosody, Helga Liné, Carlo Tamberlani, Brigitte Corey & Conrad Andersen

Directed by Eugenio Martín, 1961

Breien Film (Sweden); Fullscreen; English language with swedish subtitles

THE QUEEN OF THE PIRATES

a.k.a La Venere dei Pirati (original title); Queen of Pirates (greek video title)

Italy, 1961

Starring Gianna Maria Canale, Massimo Serato, Paul Muller, Scilla Gabel & Moira Orfei

Directed by Mario Costa

Orginal Video (Greece); Fullscreen; English language with greek subtitles

Fun pirate flick by adventure expert Costa.

QUEEN OF THE TARTARS

a.k.a La Regina dei Tartari (original title); The Huns (USA)

Italy, 1961

Starring Chelo Alonso, Jaques Sernas, Mario Petri & Folco Lulli

Directed by Sergio Grieco

Delta Video (Holland); Widescreen; English language with dutch subtitles

Another highly entertaining peplum that hardly ever gets mentioned. In many ways this feels like a forerunner to the cycle of dumb sword and sorcery that ruled the 80s.