Mark Forest, as Kindar, and Rosalba Neri in KINDAR THE INVULNERABLE (1965)
I give this movie a 9 out 10. The first time I saw it was 'meh' but then there were things which drew me back to it, like the stunning locations. Mind you, this was the old public domain print, which is almost unwatchable. When I saw it in its original widescreen, colourful format, I realized my first impression was really incorrect and now it's one of my favourites PEPLUM movies ever. Mark Forest's films are very solid, even the goofy GOLIATH AND THE DRAGON (1960) but this one is extra good. There's so much going for it. One of the best things about it is having Mark and Rosalba together. Well, they're not love interests. The role played by Dea Flowers is Kindar's love interest. Rosalba pines for Kindar but she's a bad girl so of course she can't have him. But their chemistry in this movie really works. The also worked together in THE LION OF THEBES (1964) but there were no sparks between the two. In my opinion, the casting of this pair in this film is almost as good as Steve Reeves as Hercules and Sylva Koscina as Iole in HERCULES (1958). Oddly enough, since Rosalba is a bad girl, she's also paired with Mimmo Palmara, who's the villain, and their pairing also works. There is a HD print in my collection but it's not full HD.
