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Maciste (film subject)

Maciste (Italian pronunciation: [maˈtʃiste]) is one of the oldest recurring characters of cinema, created by Gabriele d'Annunzio and Giovanni Pastrone.

He is usually depicted as a Hercules-like figure, utilizing his massive strength to achieve heroic feats that ordinary men cannot.

As a character, Maciste had two distinct moments in the spotlight. The first was in the Italian silent movie period, in which the original Maciste from Cabiria, the muscular actor Bartolomeo Pagano, starred in a series of at least 26 sequels over the period from 1915 through 1926. Then decades later, (following on the heels of the success of the two 1950s Steve Reeves "Hercules" films) Maciste was revived by Italian filmmakers for a series of 25 sound films (all made between 1960 and 1965). Many of the 1960s Italian movies featuring Maciste were retitled in other countries, substituting more popular names in the titles (such as Hercules, Goliath or Samson).

The silent film series (in chronological order)

• Cabiria (1914) introduced the Maciste character
• Maciste (1915) aka "Marvelous Maciste, the Giant of Cabiria"
• Maciste bersagliere ("Maciste the Ranger", 1916)
• Maciste alpino (1916) aka "Maciste The Warrior"
• Maciste atleta ("Maciste the Athlete", 1917)
• Maciste medium ("Maciste the Clairvoyant", 1917)
• Maciste poliziotto ("Maciste the Detective", 1917)
• Maciste turista ("Maciste the Tourist", 1917)
• Maciste sonnambulo ("Maciste the Sleepwalker", 1918)
• Il Testamento di Maciste ("Maciste's Last Will and Testament", 1919)
• Il Viaggio di Maciste ("Maciste's Journey", 1919)
• Maciste I ("Maciste the First", 1919)
• Maciste contro la morte ("Maciste vs Death", 1919)
• Maciste innamorato ("Maciste in Love", 1919)
• Maciste salvato dalle acque ("Maciste, Rescued from the Waters", 1920)
• La Rivincita di Maciste ("The Revenge of Maciste", 1921)
• Maciste in vacanza ("Maciste on Vacation", 1921)
• Maciste e la figlia del re della Plata ("Maciste and the Silver King's Daughter", 1922)
• Maciste und die Javanerin ("Maciste and the Javanese", 1922)
• Maciste contro Maciste ("Maciste vs Maciste", 1923)
• Maciste und die chinesische truhe ("Maciste and the Chinese Chest", 1923)
• Maciste e il nipote di America ("Maciste's American Nephew", 1924)
• Maciste imperatore ("Emperor Maciste", 1924)
• Maciste contro lo sceicco ("Maciste vs the Sheik", 1925)
• Maciste all'inferno ("Maciste in Hell", 1925)
• Maciste nella gabbia dei leoni ("Maciste in the Lion's Cage", 1926)
• il gigante delle dolomiti ("The Giant of the Dolomites", 1927)

The 1960s film series (in chronological order)

• Maciste nella valle dei re / Maciste in the Valley of the Kings (Son of Samson, 1960) a.k.a. Maciste the Mighty, aka Maciste the Giant, starring Mark Forest & Chelo Alonso
• Maciste nella terra dei ciclopi / Maciste in the Land of the Cyclops (Atlas in the Land of the Cyclops, 1961) starring Gordon Mitchell & Chelo Alonso
• Maciste contro il vampiro / Maciste Vs. the Vampire (Goliath and the Vampires, 1961) starring Gordon Scott
• Il trionfo di Maciste / The Triumph of Maciste (Triumph of the Son of Hercules, 1961) starring Kirk Morris
• Maciste alla corte del gran khan / Maciste at the Court of the Great Khan (Samson and the Seven Miracles of the World, 1961) starring Gordon Scott
• Maciste, l'uomo più forte del mondo / Maciste, the Strongest Man in the World (Mole Men vs the Son of Hercules, 1961) starring Mark Forest
• Maciste contro Ercole nella valle dei guai / Maciste Against Hercules in the Vale of Woe (Hercules in the Vale of Woe, 1961) starring Kirk Morris as Maciste
• Totò contro Maciste / Toto vs. Maciste (No American title, 1962) starring Samson Burke; this was a comedy satirizing the peplum genre (part of the Italian "Toto" film series) and was never distributed in the USA; it is apparently not available in English
• Maciste all'inferno / Maciste in Hell (The Witch's Curse, 1962) starring Kirk Morris
• Maciste contro lo sceicco / Maciste Against the Sheik (Samson Against the Sheik, 1962) starring Ed Fury
• Maciste, il gladiatore più forte del mondo / Maciste, the World's Strongest Gladiator (Colossus of the Arena, 1962) starring Mark Forest
• Maciste contro i mostri / Maciste Against the Monsters (Fire Monsters Against the Son of Hercules, 1962) starring Reg Lewis
• Maciste contro i cacciatori di teste / Maciste Against the Headhunters (Colossus and the Headhunters, 1962) starring Kirk Morris
• Maciste, l'eroe più grande del mondo / Maciste, the World's Greatest Hero (Goliath and the Sins of Babylon, 1963) starring Mark Forest
• Zorro contro Maciste / Zorro Against Maciste (Samson and the Slave Queen, 1963) starring Alan Steel
• Maciste contro i mongoli / Maciste Against the Mongols (Hercules Against the Mongols, 1963) starring Mark Forest
• Maciste nell'inferno di Gengis Khan / Maciste in Genghis Khan's Hell (Hercules Against the Barbarians, 1963) starring Mark Forest
• Maciste alla corte dello zar / Maciste at the Court of the Czar (Atlas Against The Czar, 1964) starring Kirk Morris (a.k.a. Samson vs. the Giant King)
• Maciste, gladiatore di Sparta / Maciste, Gladiator of Sparta (The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules, 1964) starring Mark Forest
• Maciste nelle miniere de re salomone / Maciste in King Solomon's Mines (Samson in King Solomon's Mines, 1964) starring Reg Park
• Maciste e la regina de Samar / Maciste and the Queen of Samar (Hercules Against the Moon Men, 1964) starring Alan Steel
• La valle dell'eco tonante / Valley of the Thundering Echo (Hercules of the Desert, 1964) starring Kirk Morris, a.k.a. Desert Raiders, a.k.a. in France as Maciste and the Women of the Valley
• Ercole, Sansone, Maciste e Ursus: gli invincibili / Hercules, Samson, Maciste and Ursus: The Invincibles (Samson and His Mighty Challenge, 1964) starring Renato Rossini as Maciste (a.k.a. Combate dei Gigantes or Le Grand Defi)
• Gli invincibili fratelli Maciste / The Invincible Maciste Brothers (The Invincible Brothers Maciste, 1964) a.k.a. The Invincible Gladiators, starring Richard Lloyd as Maciste
• Maciste il Vendicatore dei Mayas / Maciste, Avenger of the Mayans (has no American title, 1965) (This Maciste film was made up almost entirely of re-edited stock footage from two older Maciste films, Maciste contro i mostri and Maciste contro i cacciatori di teste, so Maciste switches from Kirk Morris to Reg Lewis in various scenes; this movie is very scarce since it was never distributed in the US and is not available in English.)