ANTHAR THE INVINCIBLE 1964 (TUBI)

I caught this Antonio Margheriti directed muscle popper on TUBI in a beautiful widescreen print. I had previously seen this in a washed out cropped print entitled "Devils Of The Desert vs. The nSone Of Hercules".

Kirk Morris is Anthar, a super strongman who fights an evil ruler named Ganor (Mario Feliciani). Ganor murders Sandor who happens to be the Sultan of Baghdad in order to gain power.

Anthar gets mixed up with this power grab when he rescues a woman running from her would be captors. She is Princess Soraya (Michele Girardon). Before you know it everyone is captured by the evil Ganor and it looks bad for every kingdom he wants to conquer.

This is a pretty standard sword and sandal film, but it is entertaining and I have to admit seeing it like it should be seen was a revalation. I wish all of these kinds of movies were remastered, but alas there has only been a handful.

This movie does have tons of action and adventure and Margheriti does his usual good job with the material. If you're a fan of this genre you may want to see this film in all it's beauty and color.