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Goliath and the Vampires

Original title: Maciste contro il vampiro
  • 19611961
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 31m
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5.6/10
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Maciste contro il vampiro (1961)
  • Adventure
  • Fantasy
  • Horror
Goliath must save the kidnapped women of his village from an evil zombie leader who needs their blood to feed his soldiers.Goliath must save the kidnapped women of his village from an evil zombie leader who needs their blood to feed his soldiers.Goliath must save the kidnapped women of his village from an evil zombie leader who needs their blood to feed his soldiers.
IMDb RATING
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362
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  • Directors
    • Sergio Corbucci
    • Giacomo Gentilomo
  • Writers
    • Sergio Corbucci
    • Duccio Tessari
  • Stars
    • Gordon Scott
    • Leonora Ruffo
    • Jacques Sernas
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  • Directors
    • Sergio Corbucci
    • Giacomo Gentilomo
  • Writers
    • Sergio Corbucci
    • Duccio Tessari
  • Stars
    • Gordon Scott
    • Leonora Ruffo
    • Jacques Sernas
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    • 20User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
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    Gordon Scott in Maciste contro il vampiro (1961)
    Gianna Maria Canale and Leonora Ruffo in Maciste contro il vampiro (1961)
    Maciste contro il vampiro (1961)
    Gordon Scott and Jacques Sernas in Maciste contro il vampiro (1961)
    Gordon Scott in Maciste contro il vampiro (1961)
    Leonora Ruffo in Maciste contro il vampiro (1961)
    Gordon Scott in Maciste contro il vampiro (1961)
    Maciste contro il vampiro (1961)
    Maciste contro il vampiro (1961)
    Maciste contro il vampiro (1961)
    Maciste contro il vampiro (1961)
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    Gordon Scott
    Gordon Scott
    • Maciste (Goliath)as Maciste (Goliath)
    Leonora Ruffo
    Leonora Ruffo
    • Gujaas Guja
    Jacques Sernas
    Jacques Sernas
    • Kurtikas Kurtik
    Gianna Maria Canale
    Gianna Maria Canale
    • Astraas Astra
    Rocco Vidolazzi
    • Ciroas Ciro
    • (as Rocco Vitolazzi)
    Mario Feliciani
    Mario Feliciani
    • Sultan Abdulas Sultan Abdul…
    Vanoye Aikens
    • Amahilas Amahil
    • (as Van Aikens)
    Annabella Incontrera
    Annabella Incontrera
    • Magdaas Magda
    Guido Celano
    Guido Celano
    • Kobrak, the Vampireas Kobrak, the Vampire
    Emma Baron
    Emma Baron
    • Maciste's motheras Maciste's mother
    Renato Terra
    Renato Terra
      • Directors
        • Sergio Corbucci
        • Giacomo Gentilomo
      • Writers
        • Sergio Corbucci
        • Duccio Tessari
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      • Trivia
        This was the first of the Italian sword and sandal/mythological muscleman movie for Gordon Scott.
      • Goofs
        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.
      • Quotes

        Kobrak, the Vampire: [to Maciste] Your brain will be destroyed by sound waves. Your strength is useless against them.

      • Connections
        Edited into Dusk to Dawn Drive-in Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 9 (2002)

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      7/10
      Seen on Pittsburgh's Chiller Theater in 1968
      1961's "Goliath and the Vampires" marked the transitional period when Gordon Scott left the Tarzan series (six films) for the Italian 'peplum' series, which began with the 1957 "Hercules," featuring Steve Reeves in the title role. The connection is made even clearer by the sultry presence of "Hercules" actress Gianna Maria Canale, here cast as the evil one's consort, quite an edge over Leonora Ruffo, just as lifeless in similar hapless heroine mode in Mario Bava's "Hercules in the Haunted World," which followed this release in Italy by three months, boasting a villain essayed by Christopher Lee. While not as fanciful as the masterful Bava's take, this remains one of the finest examples of the muscleman entries, the barrel chested Scott already a veteran actor capable of greater emotion than most, and an excellent man of action performing his own stunts (called 'Maciste' in the original Italian version). The opening raid on Goliath's village features an arrow through the eye, and the women kidnapped to supply blood for a fiendish creature known as Kobrak, the sole 'vampire' on display, more a hideous sorcerer who appears transparent at will, at other times corporeal when slashing its victims' throats. In fact, there are no guarantees for any of the good guys save Goliath, and no obvious comic relief (unlike one painful character in Bava's feature), making for a stronger dramatic take filled with plentiful action. Pittsburgh's Chiller Theater aired this title on three occasions, offering up other peplums like Gordon Mitchell's "The Giant of Metropolis" and John Drew Barrymore's "War of the Zombies."
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      • Release date
        • April 1964 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • Italy
      • Language
        • Italian
      • Also known as
        • Samson vs. the Vampires
      • Production company
        • Ambrosiana Cinematografica
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 31 minutes
      • Aspect ratio
        • 2.35 : 1

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