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Mole Men Against the Son of Hercules

1961 · 94 min Adventure Fantasy Romance
5.5 / 10 · TMDB

Maciste arranges for himself and his new friend Bangor to be captured by a mysterious band of white-clad marauders and taken to an underground city. There the two are forced to turn an enormous wheel along with other captives as part of a gold-and-diamonds mining operation. The underground city's queen, Halis Mosab, takes note of the handsome, muscular Maciste and chooses him to be her consort if he can meet such challenges as saving the kidnapped Princess Saliura from a gigantic ape. Maciste kills the ape and carries Saliura back to the aboveground world. The white-clad marauders can't follow them if it means being caught in the sunlight which instantly dissolves them. Maciste then returns to the underground city to save the other captives. Meanwhile, high priest Kahab informs his son, Katar, that their queen is not one of them but, unbeknownst to her, was kidnapped as a small child from the "world above." If Katar can marry her...

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Original Title Maciste, l'uomo più forte del mondo
Year 1961
Country Italy
Genre Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Director Antonio Leonviola
Runtime 94 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.5/10 (9 votes)

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The film constructs a straightforward adventure narrative, relying on the mythological stature of its hero and the stark contrast between the sunlit world and a gloomy subterranean kingdom. It employs simple yet effective fantasy elements like light-phobic creatures and a giant ape.

Those who tire of overly complex plots will find a brisk, earnest spectacle where valor triumphs over sorcery and muscle solves every dilemma. What lingers after is the charm of an unpretentious, almost fairy-tale performance about strength and nobility — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Antonio Leonviola

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