The strongest under the sun

Movie
German title	The strongest under the sun
Original title	Maciste l'eroe più grande del mondo
Country of production	Italy
original language	Italian
Publishing year	1963
length	99 (German v. 93) minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Michele Lupo
script	Roberto Gianviti Francesco Scardamaglia
production	Elio Scardamaglia for Leone Film
music	Francesco De Masi
camera	Guglielmo Mancori
cut	Alberto Gallitti
occupation
Mark Forest : Maciste / Marcellus José Greci : Kelima / Rezia Giuliano Gemma : Xandros Erno Crisa : Morakeb Mimmo Palmara : Alceus Livio Lorenzon : Evandrus Piero Lulli : Pergasus Paul Muller : Rukas, King of Cafaus Eleonora Bianchi : sacrificial girl Jacques Herlin : Phoenician Merchant Alfio Caltabiano : Meneos Arnaldo Fabrizio : Goliath Ugo Sasso : father of a sacrificial girl Harold Bradley : Servant

The strongest of the Sun (AKA: Maciste l'eroe più grande del mondo ) is an Italian sword and sandal film , the Michele Lupo 1963 staged. On April 3, 1964, the film had its premiere in German-speaking countries. On television the title was preceded by a " Maciste ".

action

The formerly happy and prosperous kingdom of Udor is starving under the knuckle of the powerful neighboring state of Cafaus, which only guarantees peace in Udor against the annual delivery of 24 virgins for sacrificial purposes. The incredibly strong Maciste allies with a group of local rebels in order to put a stop to the ruler of Udors, the puppet of Cafaus, King Pergasus. After that has been successful, you also arm yourself against the powerful neighboring country.

criticism

The Monthly Film Bulletin was liked: “Four heroes for the price of one ... plus a splendidly played villain. [...] The directing performance is imitative, but praiseworthy fast. ”The Italian Segnalazioni Cinematografiche considered the“ pseudo-historical colossal film ”( lexicon of international film ) to be“ imaginative with little technical effort, varying the patterns of mythological films and not without a certain charm. "

Remarks

The film grossed 300 million lire in Italy .

In the German version, Maciste became Marcellus and the kingdom of Udor became the kingdom of Nefer.

Web links

• The strongest of the sun in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• The film at comingsoon

Individual evidence

1. ↑ quoted from the dictionary of fantasy films. Munich 1986, p. 474
2. ↑ The strongest under the sun. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .  
3. ↑ Vol. LIV, 1963
4. ^ Dizionario del Cinema Italiano, I film Vol. 3. Gremese 1992, p. 306