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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)