''Samson Against the Sheik'' ( it, Maciste contro lo sceicco, also known as ''Maciste Against the Sheik'') is a
1962 Italian
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peplum film
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directed by
Domenico Paolella
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Born in Foggia, between 1933 and 1935 Paolella won several contests for amateur directors; in the same years he started working as a journ ...
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In the late 1500s, forces of the Duke of Malaga topple the Sacred Obelisk in the North African city of Melida before they're defeated by the local Sheik. The Shiek's men then sail to Spain and kidnap the Duke's daughter, Isabella. Antonio, who loves Isabella, now travels to Melida with his friend, Maciste, to rescue her as well as her imprisoned father. They're soon captured and Maciste is forced to single-handedly re-erect the fallen obelisk before he and Antonio make their escape. The two men then seek to finish rescuing Isabella and restoring her father to his dukedom.
Cast
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Ed Fury
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Biography
Born in Long Island, New York, Fury mo ...
: Samson/Maciste
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Erno Crisa
Erno Crisa (10 March 1914 – 4 April 1968) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1944 and 1968. His last film was the spaghetti western ''Sugar Colt''.
Partial filmography
* ''Croisières sidérales'' (1942) ...
: Sheik
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Gisella Arden: Isabella
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Mara Berni
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Life and career
Born in Brunate, Como as Mara Bernasconi, Berni debuted on stage as a child actress with the "Compagnia dei Piccoli" directed by Wanda Petr ...
: Zuleima
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Giuseppe Addobbati
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: Duke of Malaga
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Anna Ranalli: Consuelo
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Piero Lulli
Piero Lulli (1 February 1923 – 23 June 1991) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 111 films between 1942 and 1977. He was the brother of actor Folco Lulli.
Selected filmography
* ''A Pilot Returns'' (1942) - De Santis
* '' Love Stor ...
: Ramiro
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Massimo Carocci
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Given name:
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*Massimo Ago ...
: Antonio
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Carlo Pisacane
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: Alì
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Bruno Scipioni
Bruno Scipioni (29 July 1934 – 5 December 2019) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Biography
Born in Rome, Scipioni graduated in accountancy and then, in 1958, he attended the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. He started his film car ...
: Luis
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Nazzareno Zamperla
Nazzareno Zamperla (25 April 1937 – 19 March 2020) was an Italian actor and stuntman.
Career
Born in Treviso into a circus family, Zamperla came to Rome in 1949 and worked primarily in the 1950s and 1960s as a stunt performer. His focus was on ...
: Fighter (uncredited)
See also
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Maciste against the Sheik
''Maciste against the Sheik'' (Italian:''Maciste contro lo sceicco'') is a 1926 Italian silent adventure film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Bartolomeo Pagano, Franz Sala and Felice Minotti. It was part of the long-running Maciste serie ...
'' (1926)
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1962 films
Films directed by Domenico Paolella
Films scored by Carlo Savina
Peplum films
1962 adventure films
Maciste films
Remakes of Italian films
Sound film remakes of silent films
Sword and sandal films
1960s Italian-language films
1960s Italian films
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