Maciste travels to Hell to find a witch and make her undo a curse she put on the surface world.Maciste travels to Hell to find a witch and make her undo a curse she put on the surface world.Maciste travels to Hell to find a witch and make her undo a curse she put on the surface world.
Hélène Chanel
- Fania - la strega
- (as Helene Chanel)
Pietro Ceccarelli
- Golia
- (as Puccio Ceccarelli)
John Francis Lane
- Il cocchiere
- (as Francis Lane)
Cho Cha Lung
- Un mongolo
- (uncredited)
Neil Robinson
- Un abitante del villaggio
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn the previous Maciste film produced by Panda, Maciste turned up in China in order to use existing sets from another film. For this film, the writers have Maciste turn up, without explanation, in his customary boots and loincloth, in 17th-century Scotland.
- GoofsWhen Maciste begins to regain his memory and has flashbacks of an earlier adventure in China, he suddenly looks like Gordon Scott.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Shiver & Shudder Show (2002)
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Decent For What It Is
Maciste in Hell (1962)
** (out of 4)
As our movie begins, a witch is being burned to death but before she croaks she puts a curse on the town. A hundred years later a tree grows from that very spot and Maciste (Kirk Morris) must travel to Hell to find the witch and make her break the curse.
If you're expecting anything like the 1925 silent film then you're going to be disappointed as this Italian production is pretty much in the same vein as their Hercules pictures. In fact, you've basically got that same type of character doing the same type of things but the only difference here is that they throw in the Hell setting for some entertainment value.
Is this a good film? Well, I guess that'll depend on your feelings towards the genre. I'm not the biggest fan of the genre but I must admit that I found there to be some slightly entertaining things here including that Hell setting. There are some good scenes where the hero must battle a variety of things including a large snake and some bulls.
Performances are pretty much what you'd expect out of a film like this but I honestly didn't care too much for Kirk Morris in the lead. The film at least looks very good with some nice set design and director Riccardo Freda at least manages to keep the film moving at a nice pace.
** (out of 4)
As our movie begins, a witch is being burned to death but before she croaks she puts a curse on the town. A hundred years later a tree grows from that very spot and Maciste (Kirk Morris) must travel to Hell to find the witch and make her break the curse.
If you're expecting anything like the 1925 silent film then you're going to be disappointed as this Italian production is pretty much in the same vein as their Hercules pictures. In fact, you've basically got that same type of character doing the same type of things but the only difference here is that they throw in the Hell setting for some entertainment value.
Is this a good film? Well, I guess that'll depend on your feelings towards the genre. I'm not the biggest fan of the genre but I must admit that I found there to be some slightly entertaining things here including that Hell setting. There are some good scenes where the hero must battle a variety of things including a large snake and some bulls.
Performances are pretty much what you'd expect out of a film like this but I honestly didn't care too much for Kirk Morris in the lead. The film at least looks very good with some nice set design and director Riccardo Freda at least manages to keep the film moving at a nice pace.
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- Michael_Elliott
- Nov 14, 2017
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Maciste, der Rächer der Verdammten
- Filming locations
- Incir De Paolis Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy(studios, as De Paolis-I.N.C.I.R.)
- Production companies
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- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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