Hercules Against the Moon Men

Hercules Against the Moon Men (1964)

Maciste e la regina di Samar

Earth's mightiest man battles moon monsters!

Hercules is summoned to oppose the evil Queen Samara, who has allied herself with aliens and is sacrificing her own people in a bid to awaken a moon goddess.

Date of release
1964-06-27
TMDB
3.2 / 10 (35)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Adventure, Fantasy
Director
Giacomo Gentilomo
Collection
Hercules (Alan Steel) Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

Hercules Against the Moon Men is a 1964 Franco-Italian international co-production sword and sandal film. It was directed by Giacomo Gentilomo in his final film and stars Alan Steel and Jany Clair. The English version of the film runs for 90 minutes and is dubbed.

Production

In the original Italian-language version, the hero was not Hercules but Maciste, originally a hero in silent Italian cinema. Hercules Against the Moon Men "blends" elements from a number of mythologies: Roman, Greek, Ancient Egyptian and Cretan elements are all thrown in. Filming took place in Italy, primarily at the Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome and in Lazio, Italy.

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