Maciste contro i Mongoli (1963)

User Rating:

4.5/10   

Director:

Domenico Paolella

Writers:

Alessandro Ferraù (screenplay)
Luciano Martino (screenplay)

Release Date:

29 November 1963 (Italy)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Drama

Plot:

Though Genghis Khan eventually sought peace with the West, his death in 1227 AD puts into power his three war-like sons: Sayan...

Plot Keywords:

Hercules | Genghis Khan | Prisoners | Brothers | Slaves

Cast

Mark Forest	...	Maciste
José Greci	...	Bianca de Tuleda
Maria Grazia Spina	...	Ljuba
Ken Clark	...	Sayan
Howard Ross	...	Susdal (as Renato Rossini)
Nadir Moretti	...	Kin Khan (as Nadir Baltimore)
Tullio Altamura	...	Osvaldo
Bianca Doria	...	Raja
Fedele Gentile	...	Bernard
Loris Loddi	...	Alessio
Giuseppe Addobbati	...	The King (as John MacDouglas)
Bruno Scipioni
Renato Terra	...	Karikan

Also Known As:

Hercules Against the Mongols (USA) (TV title)

Runtime:

USA:90 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Incir De Paolis Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Alta Vista

Cheap DVD version

I purchased a dollar DVD, with a double feature purportedly of Hercules and the Princess of Troy and Herculese Prisoner of Evil. The latter turns out not to resemble its description on the box, nor the description under that title in its IMDb listing, but is in fact this movie here, Maciste contro i Mongoli. The title and credit sequence are missing, the movie beginning with a female voice-over and the funeral pyre of Genghis Khan. The references to the WHITE MAN noted by another reviewer were also not apparent. The faded Eastmancolor print lacks all yellow tones, so everything is red or green, making "Hercules" a shiny red fellow. Since it is clearly stated in the first minute to be the thirteenth century, and "Hercules" himself claims to be a Christian, it would make as much sense to call the character Tarzan. There is an inordinate amount of carrying large objects, especially logs and battering rams, with which people are poked or knocked down. The freudian implications of that, along with the bulging bosoms of "Hercules," are disturbing. I was impressed by what elaborate sets, props and costumes, and how many extras, could be summoned for such an otherwise cheesy movie. I am not sure it was worth my fifty cents, but I am glad I didn't pay two bucks to rent it. The DVD claims to be from the Family Value Collection, but is otherwise unlabeled as to its place of origin. It does say it was Digitally Remastered though.