Goliath and the vampires, aka maciste contro il vampiro, us poster art, left. For television, monte hellman wrote, produced and directed about 15 minutes of new footage to get the film up to a marketable length including an absurd theme song as performed by the wonderful betsy jonesmoreland. Maciste contro il vampirogoliath and the island of vampiresmaciste vs. A young woman becomes intrigued by the mysterious deaths surrounding laura after a carriage accident outside the castle forces her to stay. Last year, archaeologists and news crews were all in a flutter over the discovery of a vampire grave in venice, italy.
Italian goliath film series 19601964 the italians used goliath as an action superhero in a series of biblical adventure films peplums in the early 1960s. This is a list of films that feature the greek divine hero hercules. The witchs curse is about maciste helping a young woman condemned to death because of an ancient curse laid on a village. This film, and virtually all of the swordandsandal movies, was filmed in widescreen, yet most of the relatively few such films that are available on dvd are pannedandscanned. He doesnt look greek or italian but he could play a conan type of. This quest has you traveling to the giovanni stronghold to obtain the ankaran sarcophagus, if they have it.
It was a divergence from the typical fantasies involving hercules, goliath, maciste, ursus or whatever the strongman was called for that particular minor epic. They become close friends until laura becomes convinced the spirit of carmilla is forcing her to kill. It just so happens that the giovanni are having a private reunion and nobody is getting into the mansion without an invitation. From hercules and maciste to the risefall roman empire flicks. Hercules, like samson, is also one of those dara singh films that shows most clearly the influence of the italian peplums. Gmv goliath and the vampires a legendary music video. Goliath and the vampires 1961 cast and crew moviefone. Watch black sunday 1960 full movie free online streaming.
What i find surprising is that i am still hearing people talk about this amazing historical find so long after the discovery. Mario bavas gothic cult classic stars barbara steele as a woman executed as a witch, but not before pronouncing a curse on her executors. Mark forrest, steve reeves, cameron mitchell, all the greats. Jun 30, 2015 high definition upload of le fatiche di ercole english. It is widely considered to be one of the top 100 greatest classic films of all time.
Goliath against the vampires gs 1964maciste contro gli uomini luna a. Continue reading tagged 1960s, english, italian, italy, peplum, vampire the vampires night orgy 1973. Both goliath and the vampires 1961 and goliath and the sins of babylon 1963. In their native italy they were referred too as peplapeplum. This is the 75 minute tv version of roger cormans and charles griffins goofy selfparody creature from the haunted sea. The films horror quotient continues when it is revealed that some of the kidnapped women folk are to be bled. Goliath must save the kidnapped women of his village from an evil zombie leader who needs their blood to feed his soldiers. Presumably, the studio altered the title because anglosaxon audiences remember goliath as more of a villain than a hero based on his notorious biblical exploits. It was released theatrically in the united states in april 1964. Duel of the titans 1961 the two gods of sword and sandal. Maciste and the queen of samar 1964invicibili fratelli maciste a.
Revenge of hercules international coproduction swordandsandal film starring mark forest and broderick crawford. Read on wikipedia edit history talk page print download pdf. Dieter heintz, wolfgang letsch, gerd monse, helmut jaudzims, hartmut schneider, frank krienke, jochen feldmann. To provide care for his dying sister he works as an assistant to a mysterious and dangerous man, but his desire to achieve something more takes him down a dark and risky path. Also known as city of the dead, horror hotel is a horror movie with a witchcraft theme. Jan 12, 2011 hercules, like samson, is also one of those dara singh films that shows most clearly the influence of the italian peplums. Its called goliath and the vampires, and it has got some extra weird stuff going on. Goliath 86x subtitles download movie and tv series.
If u find any movie with download link unavailable leave a comment under that movie i will reupload quick. The story itself falls a bit outside the usual sword and sandal era, taking place after the fall of rome and featuring a simple revenge tale that has reeves donning a fright mask and waging war against a horde of barbarians who have plundered his village and killed his father. Hercules and the moon men is about herc battling an evil queen in cahoots with the titular bad guys. Terrors house of horrors 1964peter cushing is death. Such influence is to be expected, since the popularity of italian sword and sandal films in india goes back to the silent era, when the original maciste films starring former dockworker bartolomeo pagano drew crowds in bombays theaters, and in fact had a formative. Italian bodybuilder sergio ciani plays hercules with his usual gusto. This film is best enjoyed as a representative of a time and place. Jan 29, 2015 the english title was hercules unchained. Goliath and the vampires 1sheet movie poster peplum. Goliath and the vampires 1961 by rarelust january 22, 2017 8. An undated probably early 1960s rerelease vintage theatrical folded italian twopanel known in italy as a 4 fogli movie poster 2p. Raiders abduct goliath s girlfriend julia leonora ruffo and take her to the island of salmanak. All true film fanatics who follow film history and the boom of the peplum era in the 1960s should be aware of this classic work of cinema.
Translation for vampire in the free englishitalian dictionary and many other italian translations. Italians contributed to the animated international debate that began on the nature of this phenomenon, which ultimately contributed to and inspired. The theatrical trailer for the 1961 dramatic film wild in the country, starring elvis presley, hope lange, tuesday weld and millie perkins. The women, including macistes fiancee guja, are carried off to salmanak, where dwells the lair of the blood drinking kobrak. The last man on earth 1964vincent price after atomic holocaust. With mark forest, marilu tolo, elisabetta fanti, robert hundar. Goliath and the barbarians goliath and the vampires. Goliath and the vampires 1961 the movie database tmdb. A handful of those 1960s films can be found at the internet archive. There are a number of references to the name in literature. Goliath gordon scott must save the kidnapped women of his village from an evil zombie leader who needs their blood to feed his soldiers.
He possessed amazing strength, and the films were similar in theme to their hercules and maciste movies. This film is the full screen english language version of kampf um rom, which is of lesser picture quality than the uncut widescreen german language version. The maciste brothers rl 1964 hercules, maciste, samson and ursus vs. Continue reading tagged 1960s, english, italian, italy, peplum, vampire payment in blood 1967. The name of maciste appears in a sentence in strabos geography book 8, chapter 3, section 21, in which he writes. Like when i wrote about cabiria last week, and discovered not only that the italian hero maciste originated in that film, but also that he was the star of over 50 more films, half in the silent period, the other half during just a few years in the early 1960s. Goliath and the vampires 1961 goliath and the island of vampires goliath and the vampires, maciste contro il vampiro watch online download subtitles player. Maciste fights for right and might against the wicked caesar. Monster magnet goliath and the vampires songillustration made with legendary. The vampire 19kalem film directed by robert vignola. Hercules against the moon men is the only one of the original peplums i saw in a theater unless you count jason and the argonauts as peplum. Goliath against the vampires giacomo gentilomo and, uncredited, sergio corbucci, 1961 12 due to the potential horror elements inherent in the title, i had been intrigued since childhood by a onepage still from this film in a large book about epics owned by my fathers showing gordon scott grappling with an unseen assailant.
This was an italian french coproduction and as with the italian spanish westerns of the late 1960s the first of such multiple country enterprises. Goliath and the vampires was released theatrically in italy as maciste control il vampiro on 21 august 1961. Contrary to what the trailer implies, the film was not a genuine musical, but did feature four songs. Goliath ii 1960 watch online download subtitles player. The internet archive is truly a place for discovery and learning. Goliath and the vampires is a 1961 italian peplum film directed by sergio corbucci and. Count karnstein sends for a doctor to help his sick daughter laura. Mind you, when american international released this 86minute eastman color epic, the hero was named goliath. Goliath and the vampires 1961 silver in a haystack. The coming years saw the release of possibly the most popular of these horror themed muscle movies, hercules in the haunted world 1962 from director mario bava. The name of the main character was changed from hercules to emilius known in the film s goliath for release in north america by american international pictures to. Lassedio di siracusa 1960 the siege of syracuse is a ambitious attempt to illustrate a era of historical importance, the second punic war 218201 b. European vampires april 21, 2012 whitney in italy, the vampire phenomenon took on a modern identity when a vampiric plague hit serbia and other lands in eastern europe in the 17th century.
Maciste contro il vampiro les baxter goliath and the vampires 1961 tonights saturday night special is a sword and sandal film that could actually also be considered a monster movie. Goliath and the vampires american international, 1964. During the 1950s and 1960s, a series of films featuring hercules were produced in italy. The last roman full screen english language version 1968. Last roman, the full screen english language version 1968 quantity.
In fact, goliath and the vampires was his first role after the tarzan films. With mark forest, jose greci, giuliano gemma, erno crisa. Adolphe menjou, martha scott, pola negri, dennis okeefe, billie burke, walter kingsford, barton. Total escapism goliath and the vampires 1961 by the telltale mind on april 3, 2015 2 comments goliath and the vampires is just one of the names that this film has had including maciste contro il vampiro, but no matter what you call the film, it is. Italy in the 1960s was the source of a tremendous amount of films trying to mimic various hollywood genres. Italian composer angelo francesco lavagnino permeates hercules against the moon men director giacomo gentilomos aboveaverage, but predictable spear and sandal saga goliath and the vampires, starring musclebound gordon scott as the legendary champion, with a. A super creepy twilight doll, which was created to play the part of a young renesmee in the fifth installment of the twilight films, was just too eerie to put onthe night desks insight. Like when i wrote about cabiria last week, and discovered not only that the italian hero maciste originated in that film, but also that he was the star.
A goliath and the barbarians theatrical version in its original aspect ratio. The brides mother is swindled out of her money and the grooms father cooks up a scheme to make things right. Movies like goliath and the vampires 1961 the icebox murders 1982 trespassers 2006 4bia 2008 devil story 1985 full movie a neckless beauty 1966 blood of the vampire 1958 vampire junction 2001 mirrors 2 2010 tales from the dark 1 20 on the verge of death 1973. Helga began her career as a dancer and acrobat in circus performances in portugal. Maciste and the queen of samar 1964 invicibili fratelli maciste a. Goliath and the barbarians goliath and the vampires double feature goliath and the barbarians. See more ideas about epic movie, movie posters and hercules. Gorgeously svelte and classy redhead stunner helga line was born as helga lina stern on july 14th, 1932 in berlin, germany.
Aug 31, 2011 steve reeves stars as hercules a heroic,muscular figure in ancient greece who begins his 12 labors,saves a princess and joins jason and the argonauts. Hercules and the masked rider 1964 starring alan steel note. Sylvia koscina was now back as hercules wife iole and the film tells about their adventures in lydia and how that countries queen wants hercules for her own. Hes captured a few times, escapes a few times, and meets allies in the form of the blue men, good guys who want to. I saw it in the early 70s cobilled with, of all things, mill of the stone women. Goliath, who possesses incredible strength, swears revenge on them, for they killed his mother and captured his fiance. Ok pair of early 60s italian made, englishdubbed swordandsandal flicks. Goliath battles for the freedom of the babylonian people. Vampires vs italians xpost rtumblr if you follow any of the above links, please respect the rules of reddit and dont vote in the other threads. Goliath and the vampires 1961 rare movie collector.
Goliath and the vampires 1961 gordon scott, leonora ruffo. Watch black sunday 1960 full movie free online streaming tubi. The maciste brothers rl 1964hercules, maciste, samson and ursus vs. Hercules an italian epic fantasy feature film released in italy in 1958 based upon the hercules. Gordon scott, leonora ruffo, jacques sernas, gianna maria canale movie quality. Goliath and the vampires 1961 gordon scott italian locandina. Seddok, lerede di satana is a 1963 blackandwhite italian horrorscience fiction film directed by anton giulio majano and starring alberto lupo. Hope one day someone will release the original version in italian. You can find out more about horror hotel at a passion for horror.
Rare and classic swords and sandals full movies youtube. An odd pairing, but it was nice to see both films on the big screen. Jun 29, 2018 hercules against the moon men is the only one of the original peplums i saw in a theater unless you count jason and the argonauts as peplum. Maciste contro il vampiro, 1961 widescreen picture english language directed by sergio corbucci, italy gordon scott is a fearless gladiator fighting a mind controlling vampire whos been turning women into slaves.