Maciste, the avenger of the pharaohs

Movie
German title	Maciste, the avenger of the pharaohs
Original title	Maciste nella valle dei re
Country of production	Italy , France , Yugoslavia
original language	Italian
Publishing year	1960
length	89 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Carlo Campogalliani
script	Oreste Biancoli ; Ennio De Concini
production	Luigi Carpentieri ; Ermanno Donati
music	Carlo Innocenzi
camera	Riccardo Pallottini
cut	Roberto Cinquini
occupation
	Mark Forest : Maciste; Chelo Alonso : Queen Smedes; Vira Silenti : Takaet; Angelo Zanolli : Pharaoh Kenamun; Federica Ranchi : Nefertiti; Carlo Tamberlani : Pharaoh Armiteo; Nino Musco : Senneka; Zvonimir Rogoz : Grand Vizier; Ignazio Dolce : merchant; Andrea Fantasia : Blacksmith; Petar Dobric : high priest;

Maciste, the avenger of the pharaohs (original title: Maciste nella valle dei re - Maciste in the Valley of the Kings ) is a mythological adventure film about the ancient muscle hero Maciste , directed by Carlo Campogalliani in 1960. The German-language premiere was on December 22nd of the year of creation.

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Kenamun is the son of the Pharaoh and designated heir to the throne. However, his stepmother, the wicked Smedes, has her husband murdered. One misfortune accumulates and, with the help of the villainous Grand Vizier, wants to hand over Egypt to her compatriots, the Persians, who want to take it over as a province. A magical chain that confuses the mind is used in Kenamun.

When Maciste was born out of the rocks in the desert, he immediately took the side of the oppressed people and wanted to help the rightful heir to the throne to his rights. He meets Smedes, resists their seduction skills and is therefore locked in an underground dungeon, from which he can soon free himself. Then he ensures that an Egyptian revolt leads to success, breaks the spell of the chain and drives the fleeing Smedes into the throats of hungry crocodiles.

criticism

“Mark Forest is about as charming in the role of Maciste as our old friend Fozzie Bear; Chelo Alonso (the one with the evil eye) makes a passable female villain. "

- Dictionary of fantasy films

"Against the backdrop of oriental splendor, the usual" muscle and sandals "spectacle."

- Lexicon of international film .

G. Ciaccio noted in the Rivista del Cinematografo of May 4, 1961: "In Cinemascope, Campogalliani presents a film with impressive crowd scenes which, as an adventurous spectacle, has the same advantages and the same problems as all films in this genre."

Remarks

The film grossed over 800 million lire in Italy .

In the US, the hero became Son of Samson .

Web links

Maciste, Avenger of the Pharaohs in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Ronald M. Hahn , Volker Jansen, Norbert Stresau : Lexicon of Fantasy Films. 650 films from 1900 to 1986 . Heyne, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-453-02273-4 , pp. 315-316.
↑ Maciste, the avenger of the pharaohs. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
↑ http://www.comingsoon.it/Film/Scheda/Trama/?key=20953&film=MACISTE-NELLA-VALLE-DEI-RE
^ Gian Piero Brunetta, Jeremy Parzen: The history of Italian cinema, 2009, p. 162

[1] Ronald M. Hahn , Volker Jansen, Norbert Stresau : Lexicon of Fantasy Films. 650 films from 1900 to 1986 . Heyne, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-453-02273-4 , pp. 315-316.

[2] Maciste, the avenger of the pharaohs. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .

[3] ttp://www.comingsoon.it/Film/Scheda/Trama/?key=20953&film=MACISTE-NELLA-VALLE-DEI-RE

[4] Gian Piero Brunetta, Jeremy Parzen: The history of Italian cinema, 2009, p. 162