Maciste contro i mostri (1962)

Director:

Guido Malatesta

Writers:

Arpad DeRiso (writer)
Guido Malatesta (writer)

Release Date:

25 April 1962 (Italy)

Genre:

Fantasy

Plot:

Wandering strongman Maxxus comes upon two warring tribes, the Sun worshipers and the Moon worshipers...

Plot Keywords:

Tribe | Giant Monster | Beefcake | Gods | Volcano

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Reg Lewis	...	Maciste - U.S. version: Maxus
Margaret Lee	...	Moah
Luciano Marin	...	Idar son of Dorak
Andrea Aureli	...	Rhia
Birgit Bergen	...	Agmir - Nude Blonde
Nello Pazzafini	...	Fuwan - Stud
Miria Kent	...	Woman of the Sun
Fulvia Gasser	...	Woman of the Sun
Rocco Spataro	...	Dorak
Ivan Pengow	...	Gamel the Fire Keeper
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nando Angelini
L. Brown
Mimmo Maggio
Nino Milano
Alfredo Zammi

Also Known As:

Colossus of the Stone Age (UK)
Fire Monsters Against the Son of Hercules (USA) (TV title)

Runtime:

USA:82 min | Italy:82 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

E.U.R. Cinematografica

Quotes:

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

At least the theme song is catchy.

But that still doesn't make up for the rest of the film. The American TV title is "Fire Monsters Against the Son of Hercules" but there aren't very many monsters in the film. Oh sure, there's a couple throughout, but it's more about 2 warring tribes than anything else. Perhaps there were more monsters in the Italian release, or if they were only really a sub-plot to the main action. You'll like the theme song if nothing else.