Hercules Against the Barbarians

Hercules Against the Barbarians
Hercules Against the Barbarians
Directed by	Domenico Paolella
Screenplay by	Domenico Paolella; Alessandro Ferrau; Luciano Martino;
Story by	Domenico Paolella; Alessandro Ferrau;
Produced by	Jacopo Comin; Felice Felicioni;
Starring	Mark Forest; Jose Greci; Ken Clark; Gloria Milland; Howard Ross;
Cinematography	Raffaele Masciochi
Edited by	Otello Colangeli
Music by	Giuseppe Piccillo
Production; company	Jonia Film
Release date	16 April 1964 (Italy);
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Italy

Hercules Against the Barbarians (Italian: Maciste nell'inferno di Gengis Khan, lit. 'Maciste in Genghis Khan's Hell') is a 1964 Italian peplum film directed by Domenico Paolella.^[2]^{[page needed]} ^[3]^{[page needed]}

When the Mongols invade Europe, they are defeated at Krakow for the first time after many victories. Kubilai (Ken Clark), the responsible commander, asks his emperor Genghis Khan for a second chance. Kubilai has two ideas how to avoid another defeat. First, he wants to eliminate Maciste (aka Hercules in the American dubbed version), the hero of the Polish people, played by Mark Forest. And then, Kubilai holds a prisoner who reveals an important secret: the princess and future queen of Poland lives in a village under false identity. The Mongols want to capture her, but of course, Maciste is a guardian to any maiden in distress...

Cast[]

Mark Forest as Hercules / Maciste
José Greci as Arminia
Ken Clark as Kubilai
Gloria Milland as Arias
Roldano Lupi as Genghis Khan
Howard Ross as Gason
Mirko Ellis as King Vladimir
Bruno Scipioni

Release[]

Hercules Against the Barbarians was released in Italy on 16 April 1964.^[1]

Reception[]

Film critic Howard Hughes objected a lack of "logic and history".^[4]^{[page needed]}

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 81.
^ Poppi
^ Giordano
^ Hughes

Bibliography[]

Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476662916.
Poppi, Roberto; Lancia, Enrico; Pecorari, Mario (1992). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Rome: Gremese Editore. ISBN 8876055932.
Giordano, Michele (1998). Giganti buoni. Rome: Gremese Editore. ISBN 8877421835.
Hughes, Howard (2011). Cinema Italiano - The Complete Guide From Classics To Cult. London - New York: I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84885-608-0.

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[FOOTNOTEKinnardCrnkovich201781-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 81.

[2] Poppi

[3] Giordano

[4] Hughes

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