Jul 21, 2011 hell is one of those things thats up for individual interpretation. The story is set in seventeenthcentury scotland, where maciste kirk morris does battle with a witch named martha gunt helene chanel and they both visit hell. It is a 1920s supernatural adventure even dante could be proud of. The mechanical man is a lot of fun, though and the film feels pretty complete, which is a minor miracle. The period and the location are different, but not the essence.
Replacing dantes protagonist is legendary muscleman maciste, played as usual by bartolomeo pagano. Aside from a few weak points and an ending that doesnt rise to the occasion, the rest is a visual masterpiece directed by maestro riccardo freda. No mans land is a 1931 german antiwar film directed by victor trivas. If you liked lugosi in the raven, youll love rathbone in this forgotten horror. Maciste, the leading character, was turned during the filming into an almost mute character as freda was very unhappy with the acting skills of the main actor kirk morris. Some people believe its a real place full of fire and brimstone, or its all made up, or its a state of mind. Straight to hell is a 1987 independent actioncomedy film directed by alex cox and starring sy richardson, joe strummer frontman of the clash, dick rude, and courtney love. Maciste allinferno article about maciste allinferno by. Read this faq about determining if something is pd. Maciste in hell 1925 tinted 65 minute madness of dr tube 1915 master of the house 1925 carl dreyer pal mocny czlowiek aka a strong man 1929 mod lyset asta nielsen pal napoleon 1927 5 12 hour version 4 dvdr pal. The ep contains fifteen songs, about 50 minutes in length.
Feature films, shorts, silent films and trailers are available for viewing and downloading. Maciste in hell 1926 features a character originally portrayed by actor bartolomeo pagano in the italian historical epic cabiria 1914. The following is a chronological list of every horror film ever made. Hell is one of those things thats up for individual interpretation. Maciste in hell, notable as the film which supposedly inspired federico fellini to become a director, does begin to feel padded and repetitive about 23rds of the way in. Maciste in hell is, suffice to say, a peplum masterpiece.
Miller, rob riggle, susan sarandon and danny mcbride. It was directed by aaron norris and written by ian rabin, anthony ridio and brent friedman. 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. I have further obliged the readers by hyperlinking the titles, so all you would have to do to view the film is click on the film title for instant access to its link, in lieu of scrolling through all the pages. Maciste is the most virtuous man on earth, which worries the devils to no end. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. View a list of all the feature films sorted by popularity. In hell is a 2003 american prison action film directed by ringo lam. Hell and back is a 2015 american stop motion adult animated fantasy comedy film directed by tom gianas and ross shuman and written by gianas, hugh sterbakov and zeb wells. At some point in the 1960s, a sound version of laurel and hardys double whoopee was dubbed with voices and sound effects. The film shows various literary and cinematographic influences.
It is the third and final collaboration between jeanclaude van damme and hong kong film director ringo lam. Sep 25, 2011 schwarzer organized saturn film that year and began production of such films himself. Unlike his predecessors, schwarzer conducted his business as a public company, advertising in local newspapers, motion picture trade journals and adding a logo to his films like any. Unfortunately, this film has been clumsily handled by the international distributors. It stars the voices of nick swardson, mila kunis, bob odenkirk, t. There are also too many scenes where mistaken identity is the key to the scare for example, someone in a big black cloak sneaks into a room accompanied by ominous music.
The film also features cameos by dennis hopper, grace jones, elvis costello, edward tudorpole, kathy burke, and jim jarmusch. See more ideas about epic movie, movie posters and hercules. The witchs curse was released in italy on april 11, 1962. I have decided that this is a good point to create a handy index. Band members of the pogues, amazulu, and the circle jerks are also. Finally, they get maciste down to hell but because hes so strong he fights all the devils single handedly. The name of maciste appears in a sentence in strabos geography book 8, chapter 3, section 21, in which he writes. Maciste alpino 1916 italian silent film with only italian intertitles. The 1931 recut of maciste in hell 1926 contains dubbed voices, music and sound fx. Maciste, no more a black slave, but an active and dynamic actor of the 1910s in torino. For films listed alphabetical, see alphabetical list of horror films. Buy maciste in hell movie posters from movie poster shop. Maciste in hell movie posters from movie poster shop. Maciste in hell manufactured on demand, widescreen on movies.
The themes of hell, satan, and other demonic entities as a source of entertainment have always been met with controversy. Johnny depps jack the ripper detective uncovers a plot that will rip the empire to pieces in a film that puts history through the shredder. It features the best cinematic representation of the swirling chaos of hell ive ever seen, complete w demons and lost souls. Oct 19, 2015 italian film star bartolomeo paganos maciste played a key role in his nations narratives of identity during world war i and after. A soft core british scifi film that tries to spoof james bond at the same time. Italian film star bartolomeo paganos maciste played a key role in his nations narratives of identity during world war i and after. Maciste allinferno maciste in hell 1931 rotten tomatoes. The album was recorded live while a projection of the movie maciste allinferno 1925 was running at the rock school barbey, bordeaux, france, on 29 may, 2003. Chronological list of horror films horror film wiki fandom. There are a number of references to the name in literature. Logo, outros dois herois musculosos da antiguidade, ursus e maciste, serao envolvidos na intriga. Edition discs price new from used from vhs tape jan 01, 2002 please retry 1 related video shorts 0 upload your video.
The film was released october 2, 2015, by freestyle releasing. The english language versions were severely cut, rendering some scenes inexplicable. Jacqueline reich traces the racial, class, and national transformations undergone by this italian strongman from african slave in cabiria 1914, his first film, to bourgeois gentleman, to alpine soldier of the great war, to colonial officer in. Hellbound is a 1994 supernatural thriller film starring chuck norris, calvin levels and christopher neame. Maciste allinferno 1926 maciste in hell a cinema history. Depp gives a typically strong performance, though from hell is often predictable and it sometimes feels as if the plot is simply a vehicle to get from one horrific murder scene to the next. While roman polanskis film ultimately lampoons the occult, that ninth gate to hell does make an appearance. Maciste in hell 1962 a muscular warrior kirk morris embarks on a quest to break a witchs helene chanel curse. Community content is available under ccbysa unless otherwise noted.
On 14 december 2010, an extended cut of the film, titled straight to hell returns, was released on dvd, featuring additional footage and digitally enhanced. He is featured throughout the history of the cinema of italy from the 1910s to the mid1960s he is usually depicted as a herculeslike figure, utilizing his massive strength to achieve heroic feats that ordinary men cannot. The total of films posted to this thread stands at 206. The title was changed to maciste in hell to the witchs curse and sold as a horror movie instead of the swordandsandal flick it was, the unconventional setting notwithstanding. Jacqueline reich traces the racial, class, and national transformations undergone by this italian strongman from african slave in cabiria 1914, his first film, to bourgeois gentleman, to alpine soldier of the great war, to colonial officer in italys. Maciste in hell certainly has had its share after having met its audiences with images of scantly clad women, devils, demons, and even what i believe to be one of the first decapitions to be portrayed on film. The film is referred as an interpretation of mythology cum the gothic horror genre. Filming of safe in hell began in midseptember 1931, under the working titles of lady from new orleans and lost lady, and was completed a month later, on october 18. See the full list of maciste in hell cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to maciste in hell. The devil takes maciste down to hell in an attempt to corrupt and ruin his morality. Vintage exploitation films filmography page 11 your.
Then decades later, following on the heels of the success of the two 1950s steve reeves hercules. The film was released directtodvd in the united states on november 25, 2003. Maciste allinferno movie religion, spiritualism, and occult maciste in hell 1962, is a 1960 italian movie directed by riccardo freda. So they send their best inducer up to earth to get him into trouble and they have a tough time managing it. Saturn film was the first native film production company based in austria. Maciste in hell manufactured on demand, widescreen on. Maciste in hell is one of my favorite silent films. Maciste in hell 1962, is a 1960 italian movie directed by riccardo freda. A pillar of virtue, maciste incurs the wrath of pluto, king of the underworld, who dispatches several lesser demons to earth, where they attempt to goad our hero into committing a mortal sin.
The itala film studios first lead role for the gentle giant maciste original name bartolomeo pagano, who stole the scene to the leaders and the princesses in cabiria. Maciste manages to remove a curse, and love conquers all. Murnau faust mixed with the adventure hero genre and you got an idea of. Maciste in hell 1926 master of the house 1925 moulin rouge 1929 the mystery of the eiffel tower 1927. Arpad deriso story and screenplay, giovanni scolaro story and screenplay as nino scolaro. But theres still plenty of action, gorgeous color tinting, and stopmotion effects that are still effective. Title movie release year running time genre director country format. Robin hawdon, james robertson justice, yutte stensgard. Hercules, sansao, maciste e ursus, os invenciveis 1972 filmow. Buy maciste in hell dvd manufactured on demand, widescreen at. Here pagano as maciste is a virtuous man of the 19th century who is confronted by the devil appearing in his snidley whiplash persona in an attempt to sway him to hellish actions. With bartolomeo pagano, umberto guarracino, mario saio, franz sala.