Maciste in battle with the pirate king

Movie
German title	Maciste in battle with the pirate king
Original title	Maciste contro lo sceicco
Country of production	Italy
original language	Italian
Publishing year	1962
length	100 (German version 92) minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Domenico Paolella
script	Domenico Paolella Gian Paolo Calegari Alessandro Ferraù Sergio Sollima
production	Alberto Manca for Compagnia Italiani Grandi Film
music	Carlo Savina
camera	Carlo Bellero
cut	Giacinto Solito
occupation
Ed Fury : Maciste Erno Crisa : Sheikh Abd El Kader Gisella Arden : Isabella Piero Lulli : Don Ramiro di Mendoza Massimo Carocci : Antonio Giuseppe Addobbati : Duke of Malaga (as John McDouglas ) Adriano Micantoni : Don Alvarez de Malaga Carlo Pisacane : Alì Mara Berni : Zuleima Carl Latimer : Selim Anna Ranalli : Consuelo

Maciste in the fight with the pirate king (OT: Maciste contro lo sceicco ) is an Italian adventure film with mythological elements, which Domenico Paolella directed at the height of such films in 1962. On March 1, 1963, the film, also called Maciste and the Pirate King , was shown in German-language cinemas.

content

In about 16./17. Century: The soldiers of the Duke of Málaga grind the sacred obelisk of Melida before being defeated by the people of Sheikh Abd El Kader. The sheikh then has the Duke's pretty daughter, Isabelle, arrested in Spain and imprisoned her to marry her and blackmail her into taking over the kingdom of Malaga from her father, who has now also been imprisoned. Isabella's fiancé, the young officer Antonio, calls on Maciste's help, with whom he travels to Melida, breaks into the prison and as a result has to endure numerous dangerous situations. You are also captured; Maciste has to erect the obelisk on his own and can manage his and Antonio's escape. After numerous further fighting, the liberation, the punishment of evil, the return and the wedding of the two young people succeed.

criticism

Ronald M. Hahn / Volker Jansen, Norbert Stresau note that ( although born in the dark of prehistoric times, our muscular hero is up to mischief this time in the 17th century ) the title character decides a tussle in a tried and tested way (...). Pirate king? Ho ho! The lexicon of international film gives a brief verdict : Colorful pseudo-historical drama .

• The mixture of fantasy stories and ring inserts in such films has a loyal following who is not bothered by the naive story and the lack of expression of the actors. In this show, too, unpretentiousness is part of the essence of the film. (C. Cobast in Image et Son , 163 / June 1963.)

Web links

• Maciste fighting the pirate king in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Lexikon des Fantasyfilms, Munich 1985, pp. 316/7
2. ↑ Maciste in battle with the pirate king. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed June 18, 2017 .  
3. ↑ quoted from comingsoon about the film (Italian)