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==Overview==
==Overview==
Ursus, a minor character in ''[[Quo Vadis?]]'', has enjoyed an extraordinary success in the movies. Already in the 1920s there were several spin-offs with Ursus as protagonist.
In the 1960s, Ursus took a life of his own as protagonist of a series of 9 "peplum" movies, which projected the character out of his original setting.


==Performing Ursus (cinema & television)==
==Performing Ursus (cinema & television)==
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From 1912 to 1924 [[Bruto Castellani]] was [[Ursus]] in the two major cinematic versions of Quo Vadis? and several spin-off movies.
From 1912 to 1924 [[Bruto Castellani]] was [[Ursus]] in the two major cinematic versions of Quo Vadis? and several spin-off movies.


The Ursus saga of the 1960s is associated with American actor [[Ed Fury]] even though he was the protagonist of only 3 of the 9 films of the series.
[[Radomir Kovacevic]] and [[Rafal Kubacki]] are the interpreters of Ursus in the two most recent productions of "Quo Vadis?".


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| [[1951]] || [[Buddy Baer]] || [[(++) Quo Vadis (1951 LeRoy), feature film]] || USA ||
| [[1951]] || [[Buddy Baer]] || [[(++) Quo Vadis (1951 LeRoy), feature film]] || USA ||
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| [[1961]] || [[Ed Fury]] || [[Ursus (1961 Campogalliani), feature film]] || Italy ||
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| [[1961]] || [[Samson Burke]] || [[La vendetta di Ursus (The Vengeance of Ursus / 1961 Capuano), feature film]] || Italy ||
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| [[1961]] || [[Ed Fury]] || [[Ursus nella valle dei leoni (Valley of the Lions / 1961 Bragaglia), feature film]] || Italy ||
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| [[1961]] || [[Joe Robinson]] || [[Ursus e la ragazza tartara (Tartar Invasion / 1961 Del Grosso), feature film]] || Italy ||
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| [[1962]] || [[Dan Vadis]] || [[Ursus, il gladiatore ribelle (The Rebel Gladiators / 1962 Paolella), feature film]] || Italy ||
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| [[1963]] || [[Ed Fury]] || [[Ursus nella terra di fuoco (Ursus in the Land of Fire / 1963 Simonelli), feature film]] || Italy ||
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| [[1964]] || [[Reg Park]] || [[Ursus, il terrore dei kirghisi (Hercules, Prisoner of Evil / 1964 Margheriti), feature film]] || Italy ||
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| [[1964]] || [[Yann Larvor]] || [[Ercole, Sansone, Maciste e Ursus gli invincibili (Samson and the Mighty Challenge / 1964 Capitani), feature film]] || Italy ||
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| [[1964]] || [[Sergio Ciani]] || [[Gli invincibili tre (The Three Avengers / 1964 Parolini), feature film]] || Italy ||
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| [[1985]] || [[Radomir Kovacevic]] || [[Quo Vadis? (1985 Rossi), TV mini-series]] || Italy ||
| [[1985]] || [[Radomir Kovacevic]] || [[Quo Vadis? (1985 Rossi), TV mini-series]] || Italy ||

Latest revision as of 07:04, 5 August 2017

Works of cinema related to Ursus

<Fiction : Ursus (literature) -- Ursus (music) -- Ursus (art)>

Overview

Ursus, a minor character in Quo Vadis?, has enjoyed an extraordinary success in the movies. Already in the 1920s there were several spin-offs with Ursus as protagonist.

In the 1960s, Ursus took a life of his own as protagonist of a series of 9 "peplum" movies, which projected the character out of his original setting.

Performing Ursus (cinema & television)

From 1912 to 1924 Bruto Castellani was Ursus in the two major cinematic versions of Quo Vadis? and several spin-off movies.

The Ursus saga of the 1960s is associated with American actor Ed Fury even though he was the protagonist of only 3 of the 9 films of the series.

Radomir Kovacevic and Rafal Kubacki are the interpreters of Ursus in the two most recent productions of "Quo Vadis?".

Year Ursus Cinema / Television Country Notes
1901 ??? Quo Vadis? (1901 Zecca, Nonguet), short film France
1910 ??? Au temps des premiers chrétiens (In the Time of the First Christians / 1910 Calmettes), short film France
1910 ??? Dall'amore al martirio (From Love To Martyrdom / 1910 Cines), short film Italy
1912 Bruto Castellani Kri Kri e il 'Quo vadis?' (1912 Cines), short film Italy
1913 Bruto Castellani (++) Quo Vadis? (1913 Guazzoni), feature film Italy
1914 John Steppling When Ursus Threw the Bull (1914 Christie), short film USA
1919 Bruto Castellani Il toro selvaggio (1919 Zaccaria), feature film Italy
1922 Bruto Castellani Ursus (1922 Vanzi), feature film Italy
1924 Bruto Castellani Quo Vadis? (1924 D'Annunzio, Jacoby), feature film Italy-Germany
1951 Buddy Baer (++) Quo Vadis (1951 LeRoy), feature film USA
1961 Ed Fury Ursus (1961 Campogalliani), feature film Italy
1961 Samson Burke La vendetta di Ursus (The Vengeance of Ursus / 1961 Capuano), feature film Italy
1961 Ed Fury Ursus nella valle dei leoni (Valley of the Lions / 1961 Bragaglia), feature film Italy
1961 Joe Robinson Ursus e la ragazza tartara (Tartar Invasion / 1961 Del Grosso), feature film Italy
1962 Dan Vadis Ursus, il gladiatore ribelle (The Rebel Gladiators / 1962 Paolella), feature film Italy
1963 Ed Fury Ursus nella terra di fuoco (Ursus in the Land of Fire / 1963 Simonelli), feature film Italy
1964 Reg Park Ursus, il terrore dei kirghisi (Hercules, Prisoner of Evil / 1964 Margheriti), feature film Italy
1964 Yann Larvor Ercole, Sansone, Maciste e Ursus gli invincibili (Samson and the Mighty Challenge / 1964 Capitani), feature film Italy
1964 Sergio Ciani Gli invincibili tre (The Three Avengers / 1964 Parolini), feature film Italy
1985 Radomir Kovacevic Quo Vadis? (1985 Rossi), TV mini-series Italy
2001 Rafal Kubacki Quo Vadis? (2001 Kawalerowicz), feature film Poland

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