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Mark Forest
Lou Degni (January 6, 1933 – January 7, 2022), known professionally as Mark Forest, was an American actor, opera singer and bodybuilder — widely known as the protagonist in a series of 1960s sword and sandal or ''peplum'' movies — including his recurring role as Maciste. Life and career Born Lorenzo Louis (Lou) Degni in Brooklyn, NY, Forest was a third generation Italian-American; his grandparents were from Naples. He began bodybuilding at 13, subsequently opening his own gym in Long Island. A talent scout saw his picture and invited him to Hollywood to audition for the role of Tarzan. Though he did not get the part, he became a member of the musclemen troupe in Mae West's Las Vegas stage show. During this time he entered numerous weightlifting competitions, winning the title of "Mr. Muscle Beach" in Venice, California. After the worldwide success of ''Hercules,'' he became the second American actor recruited by Italian producers (after Steve Reeves), and was signe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, behind New York County (Manhattan). Brooklyn is also New York City's most populous borough,2010 Gazetteer for New York State . Retrieved September 18, 2016. with 2,736,074 residents in 2020. Named after the Dutch village of Breukelen, Brooklyn is located on the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aprile Millo
Aprile Millo (born April 14, 1958) is an American operatic soprano who is known for her interpretations of the works of Giuseppe Verdi. Although she has performed at many of the world's leading opera houses and with many orchestras and ensembles internationally, Millo has spent much of her career appearing in productions at the Metropolitan Opera. Background and early career Aprile Millo was born in New York City, the daughter of two opera singers, tenor Giovanni Millo (John Hamill) and soprano Margherita Girosi. Millo became interested in music at an early age and received her musical education primarily from her parents. After graduating from Hollywood High School in Los Angeles in 1976 she was invited to join the San Diego Opera Center as an apprentice, where she took part in the inaugural program and where as a member she sang the High Priestess in ''Aida''. In several European trips she won several singing competitions including first prize in the Concorso Internazionale di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1933 Births
Events January * January 11 – Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independence, against the wishes of U.S. President Herbert Hoover. * January 28 – "Pakistan Declaration": Choudhry Rahmat Ali publishes (in Cambridge, UK) a pamphlet entitled ''Now or Never; Are We to Live or Perish Forever?'', in which he calls for the creation of a Muslim state in northwest India that he calls " Pakstan"; this influences the Pakistan Movement. * January 30 ** National Socialist German Workers Party leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg. ** Édouard Daladier forms a government in France in succession to Joseph Paul-Boncour. He is succeeded on October 26 by Albert Sarraut and on November 26 by Camille Chautemps. February * February 1 – Adolf Hitler gives his "Proclamation to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Magnificent Gladiator
''The Magnificent Gladiator'' ( it, Il magnifico gladiatore) is a 1964 Italian sword-and-sandal film written and directed by Alfonso Brescia. Plot Attalus (or anachronistically "Hercules" in the English version) is captured by Roman soldiers on the frontier during the reign of Gallienus (AD 253-268). Attalus is brought back to Rome and forced to fight in the arena as a gladiator, but once there, he becomes embroiled in a plot to overthrow the emperor. Cast *Mark Forest as Attalus *Marilù Tolo as Velida *Paolo Gozlino as Zullo *Jolanda Modio as Clea * Franco Cobianchi as Gallienus *Oreste Lionello as Drusius *Nazzareno Zamperla as Horatius *Fedele Gentile as Arminius *Giulio Tomei *Renato Montalbano Release ''The Magnificent Gladiator'' was released in Italy on 31 December 1964. See also * List of historical drama films * Gallienus usurpers The Gallienus usurpers were the usurpers who claimed imperial power during the reign of Gallienus (253–268, the first part of which he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hercules Against The Sons Of The Sun
''Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun'' ( it, Ercole contro i figli del sole, es, Hércules contra los hijos del Sol, also known as ''Hercules Vs. the Sons of the Sun'') is a 1964 Italian-Spanish peplum film written and directed by Osvaldo Civirani. Cast *Mark Forest as Hercules * Anna Maria Pace as Yamira * Giuliano Gemma as Maytha *Giulio Donnini as the High Priest *Franco Fantasia as King Ata Hualpa * Angela Rhu as the Queen *Assia Zezon as the Handmaiden *Audrey Anderson as the Dancing Girl *Rosalba Neri as the Queen (uncredited) Reception A review in the ''Monthly Film Bulletin ''The Monthly Film Bulletin'' was a periodical of the British Film Institute published monthly from February 1934 to April 1991, when it merged with ''Sight & Sound''. It reviewed all films on release in the United Kingdom, including those with a ...'' described the film as a "decorative film" that was "often pleasant to watch, with attractive outdoor locations featuring the most viridian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lion Of Thebes
''The Lion of Thebes'' ( it, Il leone di Tebe, french: Hélène, reine de Troie) is a ''peplum'' film written and directed by Giorgio Ferroni. Plot When the Greek army conquers Troy, Helen is exiled from her city. Her loyal guard Arion and Helene ends up shipwrecked on the shores of Egypt, they meet a caravan in the desert and escape from them to Thebes. In the Egyptian city, the Pharaoh Ramses falls in love with Helen, and this ends up making her numerous enemies during her stay in Egypt. She ends up being blamed for the assassination of Ramses, and its up to Arion to save her from those who wish to harm her. Cast * Mark Forest as Arion * Yvonne Furneaux as Helen of Troy * Massimo Serato as Tutmes * Pierre Cressoy as Ramses * Alberto Lupo as Menelao * Nerio Bernardi as Xesostus * Rosalba Neri as Nais * Carlo Tamberlani as Amenofis * Nello Pazzafini as Gaor * Tullio Altamura as Elnà * Enzo Fiermonte as Tutmès' henchman Production The film was shot at the De Paolis stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hercules Against The Barbarians
''Hercules Against the Barbarians'' ( it, Maciste nell'inferno di Gengis Khan, lit=Maciste in Genghis Khan's Hell) is a 1964 Italian ''peplum'' film directed by Domenico Paolella. When the Mongols invade Europe, they are defeated at Krakow for the first time after many victories. Kubilai (Ken Clark), the responsible commander, asks his emperor Genghis Khan for a second chance. Kubilai has two ideas how to avoid another defeat. First, he wants to eliminate Maciste (aka Hercules in the American dubbed version), the hero of the Polish people, played by Mark Forest. And then, Kubilai holds a prisoner who reveals an important secret: the princess and future queen of Poland lives in a village under false identity. The Mongols want to capture her, but of course, Maciste is a guardian to any maiden in distress... Cast * Mark Forest as Hercules / Maciste * José Greci as Arminia * Ken Clark as Kubilai * Gloria Milland as Arias * Roldano Lupi as Genghis Khan * Howard Ross as Gason * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Terror Of Rome Against The Son Of Hercules
''The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules'' ( it, Maciste, gladiatore di Sparta) is a 1964 peplum film directed by Mario Caiano and starring Mark Forest and Marilù Tolo. Plot The hero Maciste suffers with the Christians the persecution from the Roman Empire. He, as a Spartan gladiator, falls in love with a young Christian and must save her from his condemnation in the arena. Maciste makes a desperate attempt to save the Christians. He will have to win monsters and gladiators to get the victory and stay with his beloved. Cast * Mark Forest as Maciste * Marilù Tolo as Olympia * Elisabeth Fanty as Livia * Robert Hundar as Zefatius * Giuseppe Addobbati as Marcellus * Franco Cobianchi as Vitellius * Ferruccio Amendola as Dammatius * Jacques Stany as Epialtus See also * List of Italian films of 1964 Following is a sortable list of films produced in Italy in 1964. See also *1964 in film *1964 in Italian television References Footnotes Sources * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hercules Against The Mongols
''Hercules Against the Mongols'' ( it, Maciste contro i mongoli, lit=Maciste Against the Mongols) is a 1963 Italian '' ''peplum'' film directed by Domenico Paolella. Plot The heirs of Genghis Khan conquered the city of Tudela and took prisoner Bianca (José Greci), the daughter of the king. Hercules (Maciste (Mark Forest) in the original version of the film) is sent to the rescue. Though Genghis Khan eventually sought peace with the West, his death in 1227 AD puts into power his three war-like sons: Sayan, Susdal, and Kin Khan. These sons quickly overrun the city of Tuleda and take prisoner Princess Bianca, though young Prince Alessio escapes. Hercules comes to the rescue of Bianca, winning her freedom in a tournament in exchange for becoming a slave himself. Forces from the West soon come to re-take Tuleda and Hercules -- freed from his bonds -- helps to dispatch Genghis Khan's three sons while again saving Bianca and reuniting her with her young brother. Cast * Mark Forest a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goliath And The Sins Of Babylon
''Goliath and the Sins of Babylon'' ( it, Maciste l'eroe più grande del mondo) is a 1963 peplum film directed by Michele Lupo. at The film was released in the US by as a double feature with '' |
Colossus Of The Arena
''Colossus of the Arena'' ( it, Maciste il gladiatore più forte del mondo, also known as ''Death on the Arena'') is a 1962 Italian peplum film directed by Michele Lupo and starred by Mark Forest. Plot A powerful man posing as a gladiator in Rome's fourth century discovers a plan to put the beautiful Queen in prison, which he thwarts by exposing a sinister duke as a traitor. Cast *Mark Forest as Maciste/Colossus *Scilla Gabel as Talima *José Greci as Resia * Germano Longo as Ligonius *Erno Crisa as Oniris *Dan Vadis as Sidone *Harold Bradley as Tuco *Carlo Pisacane as oste *Vittorio Sanipoli as Slavo * Alfio Caltabiano as Psychios * Sal Borgese Sal Borgese (born 5 March 1937, in Rome) is an Italian film actor. He is sometimes credited as Salvatore Borghese or Mark Trevor. He is noted for extensive work in the Italian film industry from the 1960s to present day, and for his work as a s ... as Gladiator References External links https://www.imdb.com/title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mole Men Against The Son Of Hercules
''Mole Men Against the Son of Hercules'' ( it, Maciste, l'uomo più forte del mondo/ ''Maciste, the Strongest Man in the World'') is a 1961 Italian '' peplum'' film directed by Antonio Leonviola and starring Mark Forest. Plot summary The young Princess Saliura has been captured by a fierce cave-dwelling people. Maciste and his friend Bangor, in whose care she was left, allow themselves to be also captured and imprisoned. They find themselves in a series of deep caverns, occupied by a race of mutant white-haired albino people. They are living under an ancient curse, by which they cannot emerge onto the surface, except by moonlight, and sunlight is deadly to them. They worship the goddess of the moon. The 'mole men', led by Halis Mosab, a tyrannical and bloodthirsty non-albino queen, are using the captured people as slaves to operate their diamond mining operations. Saliura is assisted in an escape and is taken to sanctuary with the Guardians of the Sacred Waterfall. But she is be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
