Samson and the treasure of the Incas
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Samson and the treasure of the Incas |
| Original title | Sansone e il tesoro degli Incas |
| Country of production | Italy , Germany , France |
| original language | Italian |
| Publishing year | 1964 |
| length | 93 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Piero Pierotti |
| script |
Arpad De Riso Piero Pierotti |
| production | Fortunato Misiano |
| music | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino |
| camera | Augusto Tiezzi |
| cut | Jolanda Benvenuti |
| occupation | |
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Samson and the Treasure of the Incas (original title: Sansone e il tesoro degli Incas ) is a 1964 Italian-German-French co-production film directed by Piero Pierotti, which mixes motifs from the antique film with those from a Western. In German-speaking countries it was released in cinemas on February 1, 1966; the shortened GDR television title is The Treasure of the Incas .
action
Alan Fox is falsely charged with the murder of Janet's father, old Nixon, and is taken to Silver City for trial. The stagecoach that carries him is ambushed on the way by the bandits led by Jerry Damon, who is also the actual killer of Nixon. Alan's old friend Samson, who thinks he is dead, sets out to avenge him and soon finds the trail of Damon, who meanwhile has the plan to unearth a fabulous Inca treasure hidden in the mountains. Samson and some friends manage to take out Damon's gang and find Alan alive; But they are all now captured by the Incas, who see their holy place desecrated, and are to be sacrificed.
Inca Princess Mysia, who has fallen in love with Alan, tries, disguised as a boy, to free the prisoners, but is caught and also sentenced to death by the high priest. Samson can bring the temple to collapse due to his outstanding physical strength and thus save the situation; Mysia will spend her life with Alan, Samson will marry Janet himself.
criticism
The lexicon of international film saw a “(e) infinite amalgamation of Wild West milieu and mythological costume film.” The dramaturgical blow “is not only due to the dramaturgical faulty construction, but also to the inability of the director Piero Pierotti; it's not even enough for him to have a credible fight. ", complained Georg Herzberg in the" Filmwoche ". Genre connoisseur Christian Keßler was rather amused: Alan Steel looks like a big, fat cuddly bear, whose face has not changed a single time during the entire film. Even the Protestant film observer doesn't think much of the film: “There isn't much to criticize about this conglomerate of an aberration of taste, apart from its three-penny magazine level. [...] Soon we will be presented with Hercules as Sioux chief and Maciste will be entrusted with agent roles. "
Remarks
The GDR television version changed the soundtrack and added archive pieces.
As an Italian-German-French co-production with the Austrian Toni Sailer in the lead role, who meets South American Incas in the American West, the film is truly international.
Web links
- Hercules and the Treasure of the Incas in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Samson and the Treasure of the Incas. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ quoted from Joe Hembus: Das Western-Lexikon. Munich 1995, p. 540
- ↑ Keßler: Welcome to Hell. 2001, p. 217
- ↑ Evangelischer Presseverband München, Review No. 52/1966