The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules

The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules
The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules
Directed by	Mario Caiano
Screenplay by	Mario Amendola; Alfonso Brecia]; Albert Valentin;
Story by	Mario Amendola; Alfonso Brecia; Albert Valentin;
Starring	Mark Forest; Marilu Tolo; Elisabetta Fanti; Robert Hundar;
Cinematography	Pier Ludovico Pavoni
Edited by	Nella Nannuzzi
Music by	Carlo Franci
Release date	26 March 1964 (Italy);
Running time	103 minutes
Countries	Italy; France;

The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules (Italian: Maciste, gladiatore di Sparta) is a 1964 peplum film directed by Mario Caiano and starring Mark Forest and Marilù Tolo.^[3]^[4]

Plot

The hero Maciste suffers with the Christians the persecution from the Roman Empire. He, as a Spartan gladiator, falls in love with a young Christian and must save her from his condemnation in the arena. Maciste makes a desperate attempt to save the Christians. He will have to win monsters and gladiators to get the victory and stay with his beloved.

Cast

Mark Forest as Maciste
Marilù Tolo as Olympia
Elisabeth Fanty as Livia
Robert Hundar as Zefatius
Giuseppe Addobbati as Marcellus
Franco Cobianchi as Vitellius
Ferruccio Amendola as Dammatius
Jacques Stany as Epialtus

Release

The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules was released in Italy on March 26, 1964.^[2] It was released on home video by Something Weird Video.^[2]

References

^ "Recherche transversale dans les collections". Bifi.fr. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 172.
^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876055487.
^ Paolo Mereghetti (2010). Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 978-8860736260.

Bibliography

Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476662916.

External links

The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules at IMDb

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[1] "Recherche transversale dans les collections". Bifi.fr. Retrieved September 24, 2018.

[FOOTNOTEKinnardCrnkovich2017172-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 172.

[3] Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876055487.

[Mereghetti-4] Paolo Mereghetti (2010). Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 978-8860736260.

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