The Invincible Brothers Maciste
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Directed by | Roberto Mauri |
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Produced by | Domenico Seymandi[1] |
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Cinematography | Romolo Garroni[1] |
Edited by | Enzo Alabiso[1] |
Production company | IFESA[1] |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | Italy[1] |
The Invincible Brothers Maciste (Italian: Gli invincibili fratelli Maciste) is a 1964 Italian peplum film written and directed by Roberto Mauri.[2][3][4]
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.[1] On its release in the United States, the film had a different running time of 92 minutes.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 100.
- ^ Michele Giordano. Giganti buoni. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877421835.
- ^ Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 2007. ISBN 8884405033.
- ^ 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.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1964 films
- 1960s fantasy adventure films
- Italian fantasy adventure films
- Peplum films
- Italian films
- Maciste films
- Films directed by Roberto Mauri
- Sword and sandal films
- Films with screenplays by Edoardo Mulargia
- 1960s Italian film stubs
- Adventure film stubs