''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
''Chinggis Khaan'' ͡ʃʰiŋɡɪs xaːŋbr />Mongol script: ''Chinggis Qa(gh)an/ Chinggis Khagan''
, birth_name = Temüjin
, successor = Tolui (as regent)Ögedei Khan
, spouse =
, issue =
, house = Borjigin
, ...
conquered the city of Tudela and took prisoner Bianca (
José Greci
José Greci (10 January 1941 – 1 June 2017) was an Italian film, television and stage actress.
Life and career
Born in Ferrara as Giuseppina Greci, the daughter of the journalist and television writer Luigi. In 1956 at just fifteen years old ...
), 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
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Mark Forest as Hercules/ Maciste
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Maria Grazia Spina as Ljuba
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Ken Clark as Sayan
*
José Greci
José Greci (10 January 1941 – 1 June 2017) was an Italian film, television and stage actress.
Life and career
Born in Ferrara as Giuseppina Greci, the daughter of the journalist and television writer Luigi. In 1956 at just fifteen years old ...
as Bianca
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Howard Ross as Susdal
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Nadir Moretti
The nadir (, ; ar, نظير, naẓīr, counterpart) is the direction pointing directly ''below'' a particular location; that is, it is one of two vertical directions at a specified location, orthogonal to a horizontal flat surface.
The direct ...
as Kin Khan
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Tullio Altamura as Osvaldo
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Bianca Doria as Raja
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Giuseppe Addobbati as The King
Release
''Hercules Against the Mongols'' was released in Italy on 29 November 1963.
References
Sources
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External links
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''Hercules Against the Mongols''at
Variety Distribution
1963 films
Films directed by Domenico Paolella
Films scored by Carlo Savina
Peplum films
1960s adventure films
Maciste films
Films set in the Mongol Empire
Sword and sandal films
1960s Italian films
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