Triumph of Maciste
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Triumph of Maciste

7.0 / 10 1961 1h 27mNR Italian
DramaActionAdventure

Storyline

The evil Queen Tenefi demands that a steady supply of young women be sacrificed to the God of Fire. 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.

Cast & Crew

Kirk Morris

Kirk Morris

Maciste

Lead
Cathia Caro

Cathia Caro

Antea

LB

Liuba Bodina

Queen Tenefi

Aldo Bufi Landi

Aldo Bufi Landi

Themail

Carla Calò

Carla Calò

maga Yalis

Cesare Fantoni

Cesare Fantoni

Agadon

Giulio Donnini

Giulio Donnini

Omnes

Attilio Dottesio

Attilio Dottesio

Arsinoe

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tanio Boccia's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Triumph of Maciste is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker