Maciste contro i mostri (1962)

Wandering strongman Maxxus comes upon two warring tribes, the Sun worshipers and the Moon worshipers. He saves the leader of the Sun tribe from a sea monster, then later on when the Moon ... See full summary »

Director:

Guido Malatesta

Writers:

Arpad DeRiso (story and screenplay), Guido Malatesta (story and screenplay)

Stars:

Reg Lewis, Margaret Lee, Luciano Marin

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Reg Lewis	...	Maciste / Maxus / Germanicus
Margaret Lee	...	Moah
Luciano Marin	...	Aydar of the Sun People
Andrea Aureli	...	Rhia
Birgit Bergen	...	Agmir - Nude Blonde
Nello Pazzafini	...	Chief of the Cave People
Maria Kent	...	Agmin - Nab's Girlfriend
Fulvia Gasser	...	Girl of the Sun People
Rocco Spataro	...	Dorak
Domenico Maggio	...	Man of the Sun People (as Mimmo Maggio)
Nando Angelini	...	Man of the Cave People
Nino Milano	...	Man of the Sun People
Ivan Pengow	...	Agur
Tanja Snidersic	...	Girl of the Sun People
Demeter Bitenc	...	Dorak, Father of Aydar (as Dander Bitenc)

Storyline

Wandering strongman Maxxus comes upon two warring tribes, the Sun worshipers and the Moon worshipers. He saves the leader of the Sun tribe from a sea monster, then later on when the Moon tribe attacks and kidnaps the Sun tribe's women, they call upon Maxxus for help.

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Plot Keywords:

tribe | man versus monster | strangulation | impalement | torture | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Italy Yugoslavia

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

25 April 1962 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Fire Monsters Against the Son of Hercules

Filming Locations:

Incir De Paolis Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Euro International Film (EIA),Caserbib

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min 76 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Italian censorship visa #37356 issued April 17, 1962.

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Quotes

Moah: Are you looking for something?
Maciste - U.S. version: Maxus: Yes, I'm looking for trouble.

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Alternate Versions

Embassy Pictures included this among a group of sword and sandal/mythological muscleman epics they put into a U.S. television syndication package called "The Sons of Hercules." The title was changed to "Fire Monsters Against the Son of Hercules." The beginning and ending scores were replaced with a theme song titled "The Sons of Hercules" which was used on all of the films in this syndication package. Some lines of the English dubbed dialog was replaced (using another actor) so that Maxus refers to himself as being a "son of Hercules." After the opening credits, a shot of clouds was inserted and a narrator would explain that the main character in each of the films was a "son of Hercules."

User Reviews

Maciste In The Ice Age

This particular peplum is a prehistoric item as Maciste goes back to the caveman era and helps out one tribe which has been dislocated by the Ice Age to settle on some new lands. It seems as though the other tribe that was there before isn't happy about these late arrivals hunting in their forests and want them removed.

Bodybuilder Reg Lewis of Mae West's review plays the legendary Maciste here. He's got to deal with all kinds of prehistoric beasts including a multi-headed hydra. One thing I swear I can't understand is how Maciste avoids pneumonia when he insists on going in his usual loincloth while everyone else is bundled up in animal skins. But his body is what the movie-going public is paying to see.

Nothing here you haven't seen in One Million BC and a few hundred other successors.