The Invincible Brothers Maciste | |
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Directed by | Roberto Mauri |
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Produced by | Domenico Seymandi |
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Cinematography | Romolo Garroni |
Edited by | Enzo Alabiso |
Production company | IFESA |
Distributed by | Variety Distribution |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | Italy |
The Invincible Brothers Maciste (Italian: Gli invincibili fratelli Maciste) is a 1964 Italian peplum film written and directed by Roberto Mauri.
Plot
Two Herculean warrior brothers battle to save their prince from the clutches of an evil queen, in a hidden world lurking behind a giant waterfall. The depraved queen practices mind-control and must force her slave population to continually turn a waterwheel lest their world come to an end.
Cast
- Richard Lloyd as Maciste The Old
- Claudie Lange as Queen Thaliade
- Tony Freeman as Maciste The Young
- Anthony Steffen as Prince Akim
- Ursula Davis as Jana
- Gia Sandri as Nice
Release
The Invincible Brothers Maciste was released theatrically in Italy on 18 December 1964. On its release in the United States, the film had a different running time of 92 minutes.
References
- ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 100.
- Michele Giordano. Giganti buoni. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877421835.
- Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari (2007). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 2007. ISBN 978-8884405036.
- Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
Bibliography
- Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476662916.
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