''Maciste, the Avenger of the Mayans'' ( it, Maciste il vendicatore dei Maya) is a 1965 Italian film directed by

Guido Malatesta Guido Malatesta (1919 – 14 June 1970), born in Gallarate, Italy, was a film director and screenwriter. He began working as a professional journalist. After he moved to Rome, he was drawn to cinema, as creator of treatments, then scriptwriter ...

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Production

''Maciste, the Avenger of the Mayans'' combines footage from two previous films: ''

Fire Monsters Against the Son of Hercules ''Fire Monsters Against the Son of Hercules'' ( it, Maciste contro i mostri) is a 1962 film directed by Guido Malatesta that was filmed in Yugoslavia and Italy. Plot summary Set in the Ice Age, a nomadic tribe of sun worshippers reach an area t ...

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Colossus and the Headhunters ''Colossus and the Headhunters'' ( it, Maciste contro i cacciatori di teste, lit=Maciste against the head-hunters), is a 1963 Italian ''peplum'' film written and directed by Guido Malatesta, and starring Kirk Morris. Plot The heroic Maciste arr ...

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Release

''Maciste, the Avengers of the Mayans'' was released as ''Maciste il vendicatore dei Maya'' in Italy on 26 May 1965.

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