Son of Samson (1960)

Maciste travels to Egypt, where he leads a revolt against an evil queen.

Director:

Carlo Campogalliani

Writers:

Oreste Biancoli (story and screenplay), Ennio De Concini (story and screenplay)

Stars:

Mark Forest, Chelo Alonso, Vira Silenti

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Mark Forest	...	Maciste (as Mark Forrest)
Chelo Alonso	...	Queen Smedes
Vira Silenti	...	Tekaet
Angelo Zanolli	...	Pharaoh Kenamun
Federica Ranchi	...	Nofret
Carlo Tamberlani	...	Pharaoh Armiteo I
Nino Musco	...	Senneka the Camel Driver
Zvonimir Rogoz	...	Grand Visir
Ignazio Dolce	...	Tradesman
Andrea Fantasia	...	Blacksmith
Petar Dobric	...	High Priest

Storyline

During the Persian rule over Egypt (circa 525-480 B.C.), the young prince Kenamon uses to wander about, and mixing with the poor people. Once, he finds himself in a life threatening situation, and is saved by a strong man, Maciste. In another occasion, he sees a beautiful girl, Nofret, and falls in love with her. He talks with his father the Pharaoh Amirteo I, about being much impressed with the hunger and miserable living conditions of the people. His father decides to raise an army against the Persians, but his beautiful but cunning wife Smedes, godmother of Kenamon and allied of the Persian Gran Visir, kills him before he acts. Once on the throne of Pharaoh, Kenamon is drugged with a substance prepared by Smedes, and loses his will-power. Meanwhile, Nofret is about to be sold as slave. Maciste becomes the leader of the people's revolt, and is acclaimed at the the local games. Maciste gets Nofret free, manages not to fall under Smedes' love filters, and gathers and leads a ...

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Plot Keywords:

persian | pharaoh | egypt | guard | slave | 

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Taglines:

It's beyond belief!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

Italy France Yugoslavia

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

24 November 1960 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Son of Samson

Filming Locations:

Interstudio, Rome, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Panda Societa per L'Industria Cinematografica, Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique (CICC), Gallus Films

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Italian censorship visa #33422 of November 19, 1960.

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Quotes

Queen Smedes: Feed him to the crocodiles.

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Connections

Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-In Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 7 (2002)

User Reviews

Great sets bad production!!

Could be a good time to Maciste if the producers adjust some ridiculous scenes along the picture,the screenplay is terrible to start and the plot is lack of creativity apart all this,the greatest sets ever done weren't enough this time,also my copy from VHS was dubbed to english version became worst the whole thing,l'm a great fan of those semi-gods of greek mitology,have a lot of good movies of Hercules,Sansom,Goliah and Maciste,they are amazing characters who deserves a appropiate good productions to make those magnificents movies,further Chelo alonso overcame all this mess and share us your glorious beauty!!!

Resume:

First watch: 1986 / How many: 2 / Source: TV-DVD-R / Rating: 4.5