The Italian 'Maciste' series, 1960-1965
A comprehensive list of pepla, taken from the definitive sword-and-sandal page by those most excellent folks at Wikipedia.
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- DirectorCarlo CampogallianiStarsMark ForestChelo AlonsoVira SilentiMaciste travels to Egypt, where he leads a revolt against an evil queen.Known as Maciste in the Valley of the Kings.
- DirectorAntonio LeonviolaStarsGordon MitchellChelo AlonsoVira SilentiStrongman Maciste must battle the one-eyed Cyclops monster that is ravaging the land of Sadok, while at the same time fending off the advances of the evil Queen Capys, who wants to do a little ravaging of her own.Known as Atlas in the Land of the Cyclops. Big and brawny Gordon Mitchell fits for the side of good in this engaging mythological epic.
- DirectorSergio CorbucciGiacomo GentilomoStarsGordon ScottLeonora RuffoJacques SernasGoliath must save the kidnapped women of his village from an evil zombie leader who needs their blood to feed his soldiers.Known as Goliath and the Vampires. Gordon Scott appears in what may be my all-time-favourite peplum in terms of sheer entertainment value.
- DirectorTanio BocciaStarsKirk MorrisCathia CaroLjubica OtasevicThe evil Queen Tenefi, who's usurped the throne of Memphis, demands that a steady supply of young women be sacrificed to the God of Fire inside the Mountain of Thunder. Maciste intervenes and saves from this sacrifice a village's women including the beautiful Antea. Maciste then becomes involved in an effort to restore to the throne of Memphis its rightful ruler, Prince Iram. To accomplish this task Maciste travels to Memphis but is betrayed by the silk merchant, Omnes. The Queen's soldiers capture Maciste and he's forced to undergo a Trial of Strength in which two teams of horses try to pull him apart. Impressed by his beauty and strength, the Queen calls an end to the Trial and then touches Maciste with her magic scepter which erases his memories and places him under her power. A female oracle then gives Antea a dart which, when fired into Maciste, will restore him to his senses. Antea sneaks into the Queen's palace, successfully uses the dart, but falls into the hands of the Queen who orders her to be sacrificed in the Mountain of Thunder. Maciste hears of this, enters the mountain, and rescues Antea just before the mountain explodes and puts an end to the reign of Queen Tenefi.Known as The Triumph of Maciste.
- DirectorRiccardo FredaStarsGordon ScottYôko TaniDante DiPaoloSam must rescue a beautiful Chinese princess from a marauding horde of warriors.Known as Samson and the Seven Miracles of the World. Globetrotting greatness as Gordon Scott stars in a far-eastern adventure.
- DirectorAntonio LeonviolaStarsMark ForestMoira OrfeiPaul WynterMaciste arranges for himself and his new friend Bangor to be captured by a mysterious band of white-clad marauders and taken to an underground city. There the two are forced to turn an enormous wheel along with other captives as part of a gold-and-diamonds mining operation. The underground city's queen, Halis Mosab, takes note of the handsome, muscular Maciste and chooses him to be her consort if he can meet such challenges as saving the kidnapped Princess Saliura from a gigantic ape. Maciste kills the ape and carries Saliura back to the aboveground world. The white-clad marauders can't follow them if it means being caught in the sunlight which instantly dissolves them. Maciste then returns to the underground city to save the other captives. Meanwhile, high priest Kahab informs his son, Katar, that their queen is not one of them but, unbeknownst to her, was kidnapped as a small child from the "world above." If Katar can marry her, their children can be "normal" and can live in the world of sunlight. Katar sees Maciste as his enemy and is pleased when the re-captured Maciste is now subjected to a test of strength which will not only kill him but also Bango and another captive named Loth who is in love with the Princess Saliura.Known as Mole Men vs the Son of Hercules.
- DirectorMario MattoliStarsKirk MorrisFrank GordonBice ValoriTwo boxing promoters travel via time machine back to the days of Hercules, who must save them from Genghis Khan and the Mongol Horde.Known as Maciste Against Hercules in the Vale of Woe. A somewhat ill-conceived comedy, but Kirk Morris plays Maciste.
- DirectorFernando CerchioStarsTotòNino TarantoSamson BurkeTotokamen is an entertainer and an illusionist who performs in various Egyptian nightclubs assisted by his manager, Tarantenkamen. Taking advantage of cheesy tricks, Totokamen pretends to be the son of the god Amun.
- DirectorRiccardo FredaStarsKirk MorrisHélène ChanelVira SilentiMaciste travels to Hell to find a witch and make her undo a curse she put on the surface world.Known as Maciste in Hell. Similar to Hercules in the Haunted World, and outstandingly atmospheric.
- DirectorDomenico PaolellaStarsEd FuryErno CrisaGisella ArdenIn the late 1500s, forces of the Duke of Malaga topple the Sacred Obelisk in the North African city of Melida before they're defeated by the local Sheik. The Shiek's men then sail to Spain and kidnap the Duke's daughter, Isabella. Antonio, who loves Isabella, now travels to Melida with his friend, Maciste, to rescue her as well as her imprisoned father. They're soon captured and Maciste is forced to single-handedly re-erect the fallen obelisk before he and Antonio make their escape. The two men then seek to finish rescuing Isabella and restoring her father to his dukedom.
- DirectorMichele LupoStarsMark ForestScilla GabelJon ChevronA powerful man posing as a gladiator in Rome's fourth century discovers a plan to put the beautiful Queen in prison, which he thwarts by exposing a sinister duke as a traitor.
- DirectorGuido MalatestaStarsReg LewisMargaret LeeLuciano MarinWandering 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.Known as Fire Monsters Against the Son of Hercules. Reg Lewis in a slice of sublime entertainment.
- DirectorGuido MalatestaStarsKirk MorrisLaura BrownDemeter BitencMaciste and his people flee their volcano-ravaged island. They end up caught in between two warring tribes.Kirk Morris battles a stone age tribe in this cheap, much lampooned, but most importantly fun, adventure.
- DirectorMichele LupoStarsMark ForestJosé GreciGiuliano GemmaGoliath battles for the freedom of the Babylonian people.
- DirectorUmberto LenziStarsPierre BriceSergio CianiMoira OrfeiThe king of Nogara dies, leaving behind a will naming one of his nieces as his successor. Will it be blonde and virtuous Isabella or evil, dark-haired Malva? Each woman relies on a hero to locate the will. Malva hires the bare-chested strongman Samson while Isabella relies on the masked El Toro (a.k.a. Zorro) even though her heart belongs to the mild-mannered poet, Ramon. Malva's ruthless desire for the throne soon alienates Samson and he and El Toro then team up to bring about a proper resolution to the Nogara succession. Meanwhile, Isabella learns El Toto's true identity, an identity which both surprises and pleases her.
- DirectorDomenico PaolellaStarsMark ForestJosé GreciMaria Grazia SpinaThough Genghis Khan eventually sought peace with the West, his death in 1227 AD puts into power his three war-like sons: Sayan, Susdal, and Kin Khan. These sons quickly overrun the city of Tuleda and take prisoner Princess Bianca, though young Prince Alessio escapes. Hercules comes to the rescue of Bianca, winning her freedom in a tournament in exchange for becoming a slave himself. Forces from the West soon come to re-take Tuleda and Hercules -- freed from his bonds -- helps to dispatch Genghis Khan's three sons while again saving Bianca and reuniting her with her young brother.
- DirectorDomenico PaolellaStarsMark ForestJosé GreciKen ClarkThe 12th century... Failing to overrun Cracow, Genghis Khan kidnaps the beautiful heir to the throne. But Hercules saves her and defeats Khan's throne. In HD.Known as Maciste in Genghis Khan's Hell.
- DirectorTanio BocciaStarsKirk MorrisMassimo SeratoOmbretta ColliThe czar Nicolas sends a secret mission of experts to find a hidden treasure. But at the same time he prepares a group of mercenaries who should kill the members of the mission after their return.Known as Atlas Against the Czar. Kirk Morris returns for a lively adventure tinged with exoticism.
- DirectorMario CaianoStarsMark ForestMarilù ToloElisabetta FantiMaciste fights for right and might against the wicked Caesar.Known as Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules.
- DirectorPiero RegnoliStarsReg ParkWandisa GuidaBruno PiergentiliMaciste is captured and forced to work as a slave in an African mine.
- DirectorGiacomo GentilomoStarsSergio CianiJany ClairAnna Maria PolaniHercules is summoned to oppose the evil Queen Samara, who has allied herself with aliens and is sacrificing her own people in a bid to awaken a moon goddess.Wonderful sci-fi nonsense with Alan Steel as the eponymous hero.
- DirectorTanio BocciaStarsKirk MorrisHélène ChanelAlberto FarneseA fabulous land of green pastures is protected from invasion by the mysterious Valley of the Thundering Echo. Queen Farida draws together the desert tribes to conquer the land, even though a prophecy has promised the land to the Gameli tribe. The Gameli journey to the Silver Temple, where the High Priest summons the legendary Maciste from the mountain rock to defeat their enemies and guide them to their promised land.Kirk Morris once more in a cheapo Arabian adventure.
- DirectorGiorgio CapitaniStarsSergio CianiHoward RossNadir MorettiFour muscular heroes fight the evil ruler of an oppressed people.A mighty team-up for four invincible heroes, Maciste among them.
- DirectorRoberto MauriStarsIloosh KhoshabeMario NovelliClaudie LangeTwo Hercules sized brothers try to save their prince from the clutches of an evil queen.Cheap, even by the low standards of the genre, and lacking star presence.
- DirectorGuido MalatestaStarsKirk MorrisBarbara LoyLuciano MarinHercules fights for the Mayans.Known as Maciste, Avenger of the Mayans. The rarest of all Maciste movies, with stock footage featuring predominantly.