Tuesday, February 10, 2015

ZORRO AGAINST MACISTE


Zorro contro Maciste – Italian title
Sansão e a Rainha Escrava – Brazilian title
Simson ja orjakuningatar – Finnish title
Maciste contre Zorro – French title
Maciste de barbare de Santa Cruz – French title
Zorro gegen Maciste – German title
Zorro, der schwarze racher – German title
Zorro gegen Maciste - Kampf der Unbesiegbaren – German title
Zorro enantion Masista – Greek title
A Máscara do Zorro - Portuguese title
El Zorro contra Maciste – Spanish title
Zorro Against Maciste – English title
The Invincible Masked Rider – English title
Samson and the Salve Queen – U.K. title
Samson and the Slave Queen – U.S.A. title

A 1963 Italian production [Romano Film (Rome)]
Producer: Fortunato Misiano
Director: Umberto Lenzi
Characters based on Maciste created by Gabriele D'Annunzio and Zorro created by Johnston McCulley
Story: Guido Malatesta, Umberto Lenzi
Screenplay: Guido Malatesta, Umberto Lenzi
Cinematography: Augusto Tiezzi [Eastmancolor, Totalscope]
Music: Angelo Francesco Lavagnino, Les Baxter (Leslie Baxter)
Running time: 92 minutes

Cast:
Ramon/Zorro – Pierre Brice (Pierre Louis Baron de Bris)
Maciste – Alan Steel (Sergio Ciani)
Malva - Moira Orfei
Isabella de Alazon, von Nogara - Maria Grazia Spina
Rabek - Andrea Aureli
Deikor - Aldo Buffilandi
Pedro - Andrea Scotti
Don Alvarez - Loris Gizzi
Carmencita - Rosy de Leo (Rosy De Leo)
Sadoch - Nazzareno Zamperla
General Saveria – Attilio Dottesio
Garcia de Higuera – Massimo Serato
Paco - Gianni Baghino (Giovanni Baghino)
Joaquin - Ignazio Balsamo
Don Manuel - Antonio Corevi
Gast – Amadeo Trilli
Rabek's Henchman – Nello Pazzafini (Giovanni Pazzafini)
With: Gaetano Scala, Franco De Simone, Sina Relli, Attilio Torelli

 
On the death of Philip II, king of Navarre, the princesses Malva and Isabella, his grandchildren, wait to find out which of them will succeed him as queen.  Malva, cruel and ambitious, sensing that the chosen one will be Isabella, tries to take possession of the will to replace it with a more favorable one to her, and to this end she hires Maciste entrusting the task to get hold of the box that contains it.  For her part, Isabella, sensing the maneuvering of her treacherous cousin, hires for the same purpose Zorro.  After various events the box is passed into the hands of Maciste, who, however, understanding that he is fighting for an unjust cause, avoids giving it to Malva.  Isabella is named to the throne while Maciste sets off to new adventures, Zorro become the groom of the new queen, because he is no other than her young lover.

 

4 comments:

  1. HE DESCUBIERTO QUE LA ESPOSA DE GEORGE MARTIN(FRANCISCO MARTINEZ CELEIRO), LA JAPONESA MILLONARIA MITSUKO MIYASHIKI DE MARTINEZ FALLECIO EL 9 DE ENERO DE 2012 A LOS 64 AÑOS, SUPONGO QUE DE ALGUNA MALA ENFERMEDAD.
    AMBOS TIENEN UN HIJO LLAMADO FERNANDO MAXIMILIANO MARTINEZ-MIYASHIKI.
    NO SE SI MARTIN Y ELLA ESTABAN TODAVIA CASADOS POR QUE SE HABLA DE OTRO HIJO MENOR, QUE YO CREO QUE PUEDA SER DE OTRA RELACCION.

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  2. Gracias Abel por la información sobre el fallecimiento de la esposa de George Martin ti.

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  3. Thanks Antonio! Portuguese title added to post.

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