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Hercules Against the Barbarians
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'Hercules Against the Barbarians' is a 1964 Italian 'peplum' film directed by Domenico Paolella.Poppi Giordano
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
* Jos Greci as Arminia
* Ken Clark as Kubilai
* Gloria Milland as Arias
* Roldano Lupi as Genghis Khan
* Howard Ross as Gason
* Mirko Ellis as King Vladimir
* Bruno Scipioni
Release
'Hercules Against the Barbarians' was released in Italy on 16 April 1964.
Reception
Film critic Howard Hughes objected a lack of "logic and history".Hughes
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