Maciste against the Sheik

Maciste against the Sheik (Italian: Maciste contro lo sceicco) is a 1926 Italian silent adventure film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Bartolomeo Pagano, Franz Sala and Felice Minotti. It was part of the long-running Maciste series of Peplum films.

Maciste against the Sheik
Directed by	Mario Camerini
Written by	Mario Camerini
Starring	Bartolomeo Pagano Franz Sala Felice Minotti
Cinematography	Anchise Brizzi
Production company	Fert Film
Distributed by	Societa Anonima Stefano Pittaluga
Release date	February 1926 (1926-02)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	Italy
Languages	Silent Italian intertitles

Plot

At one point Maciste takes part in an underwater fight with a shark.

Cast

• Bartolomeo Pagano as Maciste
• Franz Sala
• Felice Minotti
• Cecyl Tryan
• Rita D'Harcourt
• Arnold Kent
• Alex Bernard
• Oreste Grandi
• Armand Pouget
• Mario Saio
• F.M. Costa
• Michele Mikailoff

See also

• Samson Against the Sheik (1962)

Bibliography

• Brunetta, Gian Piero. The History of Italian Cinema: A Guide to Italian Film from Its Origins to the Twenty-first Century. Princeton University Press, 2009.
• Gundle, Stephen. Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stardom in Fascist Italy. Berghahn Books, 2013.
• Ricci, Steven. Cinema and Fascism: Italian Film and Society, 1922–1943. University of California Press, 2008.

External links

• Maciste against the Sheik at IMDb