Samson and the Slave Queen
| Samson and the Slave Queen | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Umberto Lenzi |
| Produced by | Fortunato Misiano[1] |
| Screenplay by |
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| Starring |
Pierre Brice Alan Steel |
| Music by | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino |
| Cinematography | Augusto Tiezzi[2] |
| Edited by | Jolanda Benvenuti[1] |
Production company |
Romana Film[3] |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes[1] |
| Country | Italy[3] |
| Language | English |
Samson and the Slave Queen (Italian: Zorro contro Maciste) is a 1963 Italian (peplum) directed by Umberto Lenzi.[4][5] It was originally made as a Zorro film in Italy, in which Zorro meets the fabled Maciste.
Cast
- Alan Steel as Maciste (Samson in the U.S. version)
- Pierre Brice as Zorro (Ramon in the U.S. version)
- Moira Orfei as Malva
- Maria Grazia Spina as Isabella
- Andrea Aureli as Rabek
- Andrea Scotti as Pedro
- Aldo Bufi Landi as Deikor
- Ignazio Balsamo as Joaquim
- Attilio Dottesio as General Saveria
- Loris Gizzi as Don Alvarez
- Nello Pazzafini as Rabek's Henchman
Release
Samson and the Slave Queens was released in Italy on 23 August 1963.[1] It was released in the United States on December 13, 1963.[1] It opened in New York on 4 March 1964.[2]
The Italian versions music is composed by Angelo Francesco Lavagnino while the American version of the film has a score by Les Baxter.[1]
Reception
In a contemporary review, Howard Thompson of The New York Times reviewed the film under the title of Samson and the Slave Queen, describing the film as an "old-fashioned, prettily colored and costumed and pleasingly mounted dud".[6] Thompson noted that there was no slave queen promised by the American title of the film.[6]
See also
References
Footnotes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 145.
- 1 2 "Samson and the Slave Queen". American Film Institute. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
- 1 2 Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 146.
- ↑ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia; Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN 8876055932.
- ↑ Marco Giusti. Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori, 2007. ISBN 8804572779.
- 1 2 Thompson, Howard (March 5, 1964). "Goliath and Samson". New York Times. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
Sources
- Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 1476662916.