Maciste in the hands of the tyrant
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Maciste in the hands of the tyrant |
| Original title | Maciste alla corte del Gran Khan |
| Country of production | Italy , France |
| original language | Italian |
| Publishing year | 1961 |
| length | 96 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Riccardo Freda |
| script |
Duccio Tessari Oreste Biancoli |
| production |
Ermanno Donati Luigi Carpentieri for Panda Cinematografica |
| music | Carlo Innocenzi |
| camera |
Riccardo Pallottini Stelvio Massi |
| cut | Ornella Micheli |
| occupation | |
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Maciste in the power of the tyrant (original title: Maciste alla corte des Gran Khan ) is an Italian adventure film with mythological elements that Riccardo Freda directed in 1961. The film, also shown as The Wild Hordes of Genghis Khan , was released in German cinemas on March 23, 1962. One video title was Maciste - The Rock Born
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In order to be able to withstand the onslaught of the Tartars, the Chinese Emperor Wung calls on the Great Khan of the Mongols and his troops to help. However, he insidiously murdered him and proclaimed himself ruler of the kingdom of heaven . Then he tries to kill the rightful heirs to the throne, Prince Tai Sung and Princess Li Ling; Maciste appears, however, who rushes to the aid of the distressed. The muscular hero allies himself with the rebel leader Chu, who is fighting against the despot.
After events surging back and forth - this is how the Khan succeeds in capturing the princess and killing the prince - Maciste, supported by the young bayan, is able to use his extraordinary strength to trigger an earthquake in which the soldiers of the Great Khan are affected to be killed. After the Khan himself is eliminated, Li Ling can marry the brave Chu; both now take the place of the emperor's successors.
criticism
- Ronald M. Hahn / Volker Jansen and Norbert Stresau comment in their dictionary of fantasy films on the earthquake scene: “This scene will be remembered by everyone who has seen it. Even the most hardened trash fans lay neighing on the floor at the time (1962) and note a "refreshing (but involuntary) humor of the actors" .
- Segnalazione cinematografiche point to impressive backdrops, splendid costumes, good color photography and poor representations.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ movie in ofdb
- ↑ 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 , p. 318.
- ↑ Vol. 50, 1961