Brad Harris shows his mettle in 79 AD: THE DESTRUCTION OF HERCULANEUM (1962)
Even when a PEPLUM movie doesn't have a super strong Hero in it, like 79 AD, it doesn't mean it can't have a boatload of PEPLUM clichés in them, like Feats of Strength. The Superhuman Hero throwing or tossing a boulder is a familiar cliché but this movie doesn't have a super strong Hero. I recently posted a clip of Gordon Scott in GLADIATOR OF ROME with such a scene. The character Brad Harris plays is strong but he's more a regular man. So, in this case, he and his fellow friends all helped in pushing these boulders over the cliff. Voila! Feat of Strength, of sorts. I love it when PEPLUM movies are resourceful such as this.
