Evil king Praximedes convinces superhero Atlas to fight for him, but Atlas eventually sees the king's true nature and turns against him.
Production
Shot in Greece on leftover sets from a bigger film Corman never made.
Acting
Michael Forest: bodybuilder who learned acting is harder than lifting.
Direction
Corman's 12-day miracle—every corner cut becomes accidental art.
Director
Roger Corman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Corman shot this in Greece partly because he could use Dr. Cyclops sets already built there, then invented a whole mythological epic to justify them.
This flopped so hard it killed Corman's brief peplum phase, sending him back to American horror where he belonged. Cinema history thanks Atlas.
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