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Goliath and the Vampires (1961)
"Maciste contro il vampiro" (original title)

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Goliath must save the kidnapped women of his village from an evil zombie leader who needs their blood to feed his soldiers.

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Cast

Cast overview:
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Leonora Ruffo ...
Guja
Jacques Sernas ...
Kurtik
Gianna Maria Canale ...
Astra
Rocco Vitolazzi ...
Ciro
Mario Feliciani ...
Sultan Abdul / Omar
Van Aikens ...
Amahil
Annabella Incontrera ...
Magda
Guido Celano ...
Kobrak, the Vampire
Emma Baron ...
Maciste's mother
Renato Terra ...
(as Renato Terra Caizzi)
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Raiders, attacking the village of Goliath and young Ciro, transport Goliath's girlfriend, Guja, to the island of Salmanak. Goliath and Ciro follow. Salmanak, nominally ruled by a Sultan, is actually controlled by the vampire, Kobrak. Kobrak has an ally in the villainous Astra, a beautiful woman who exerts influence on the weak-willed Sultan. Meanwhile Goliath allies with Kurtik, leader of the Blue Men. The Sultan's soldiers soon capture Goliath but he escapes, after rescuing Guja, and together the two flee to a cave in the desert. There they discover the waxed bodies of Kobrak's victims and reunite with Kurtik. Kobrak arrives, puts Goliath in a pit, encloses him in a bell, and tortures him with sound waves. Goliath survives, thanks to balls of wax in his ears provided by the repentant Astra, but Kobrak succeeds in turning himself into a replica of Goliath. The "bad" Goliath and the "good" Goliath battle. Virtue triumphs, Kobrak's victims are revived, Kurtik is installed as the new ... Written by dinky-4 of Minneapolis

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April 1964 (USA)  »

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Samson vs. the Vampires  »

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At the beginning of the film Maciste jumps into the sea holding an ax. When he is in mid-air he lets go of the ax which can clearly be seen dropping the water some meters away from him. In the next scene, underwater, the ax is back in his hand. See more »

Quotes

Kobrak, the Vampire: [to Maciste] Your brain will be destroyed by sound waves. Your strength is useless against them.
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Featured in Shiver & Shudder Show (2002) See more »

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MACISTE=GOLIATH=HERCULES=SAMSON=URSUS ETC
3 November 1999 | by (CARDIFF,WALES.) – See all my reviews

Most of the Italian sword and sandal epics of this era were about Maciste but the name was invariably changed to the name of a more famous legendary strongman in order to attract US audiences though I can hardly imagine that anyone interested enough to watch "GOLIATH AGAINST THE VAMPIRES" would choose not to if Maciste was billed in the title.Usually if it was either Steve Revees or Gordon Scott starring in these films at least you knew that you would be watching the best in the genre.Ex Tarzan Scott headlines this entry and it is a visually exciting and spectacular exploit made more interesting by the vampire angle.Other Scott movies of the era such as "SAMSON AND THE 7 MIRACLES OF THE WORLD" and "THE CONQUEST OF MYCENAE" (aka "HERCULES'S CHALLENGE")were equally as enjoyable.If these films were to make anything like an acceptable transition to video I feel sure they would be popular again.As it is most video copies are grainy and faded.As the versions that show up regularly on German satellite stations are generally of a pristine quality it is difficult to see why this should be the case.Someone out there should champion the cause of movies such as "GOLIATH AGAINST THE VAMPIRES";modern day audiences then could ignore the critics and discover there is much gold amongst the dross.


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