Atlas (1961)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1961
Running Times: 79m
Length:
Format: 35mm/Vistascope
Colour Format: Technicolor
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound: mono

DIRECTION

Director: Roger Corman

CREW

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Beacon Films Inc
Producer: Roger Corman
Associate Producer/Production Manager: Charles B. Griffith

SCRIPT
Script: Charles B. Griffith

DIRECTION
Assistant Directors: Charles B. Griffith, Henry Yatron

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Basil Maros

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Michael Luciano

MUSIC
Music: Ronald Stein

SOUND
Sound Recordist: Allen Hershey
Sound Editors: Jack Woods, Martin Greco, Marvin Walowitz

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Wardrobe Supervisor: Barbara Comeau

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Property Master: Edward Hunnicutt

LOCATIONS
Locations: Athens, Greece
Location Manager: Tasso Denegris

CAST

Michael Forest (Atlas)
Barboura Morris (Candia)
Frank Wolff (Proximates the Tyrant)
Walter Maslow (Garnis)
Andreas Filippides (King Telektos)
Christos Exarchos (Prince Indros)
Theodoros Dimitrief (General Gallus)
Miranda Kounelaki (Arione)
James Carleton
Roger Corman, Charles B. Griffith, Dick Miller (Greek soldier)
Sascha Dario (prima ballerina
Robert Hudson
William Jolley
Jean Moore
Charles Stirling
Kent Whitley

AVAILABILITY

USA
Theatrical Distributors: The Filmgroup Inc
Video Distributors: Horizon Entertainment

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Finland
Rating: K-12

TIMELINE

1961
May
Day Unknown: USA – theatrical release

1964
March
20: Finland – theatrical release

POSTER TAGS

Feared by Every Man, Desired by Every Woman!

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Atlas il trionfatore di Atene - Italian title

REFERENCES

BOOKS

I Was a Monster Movie Maker pp.44-60 (Jefferson NC: McFarland and Co (2001) ISBN: 0786410000)
interview with Michael Forest (by Tom Weaver)

KEYWORDS

gladiators

Last Updated: 3 January, 2010