Ursus (also known as Mighty Ursus) is a 1961 Italian peplum film directed by Carlo Campogalliani. It was originally theatrically released in the US on a double bill with Jack, the Giant Killer (1962) before being sold to television in the U.S. The film was later released to American television retitled Ursus, Son of Hercules. First in the Ursus trilogy, followed by Ursus nella valle dei leoni (Italian release date: 21.12.1961; U.S. release as Ursus in the valley of the lions) and Ursus nella terra di fuoco (Italian release date: 08.1963; U.S. release as Ursus in the land of fire).

Plot

To defend his countrymen, the mighty Ursus goes off to war in a foreign land, a war that lasts several years. Victorious, he returns home planning to marry his fiancée Attea, only to learn that she had been kidnapped in his absence by a bizarre religious cult that inhabits a far off island. Ursus enlists the aid of a young blind slave girl, Doreide, whom he used to know as a child, and together they embark on a quest to locate and rescue his lost Attea. Unbeknownst to Ursus, Doreide is in love with him, but doesn't let Ursus know, since she feels he will only be happy if he is reunited with Attea.