Maciste alla corte del Gran Khan
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Original US film poster by Reynold Brown
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| Directed by | Riccardo Freda |
| Produced by | Luigi Carpentieri Ermanno Donati Salvatore Bilitteri (US) |
| Written by | Oreste Biancoli Duccio Tessari |
| Starring | Gordon Scott Yoko Tani |
| Music by | Carlo Innocenzi Les Baxter (US version) |
| Cinematography | Riccardo Pallottini |
| Edited by | Ornella Micheli |
| Distributed by | American International Pictures (US) |
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Release dates
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Italy 31 October 1961 USA December 1962 |
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Running time
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95 min (Italy) 80 min (USA) |
| Country | Italy |
Maciste alla corte del Gran Khan also known as Samson and the Seven Miracles of the World and Maciste at the Court of the Great Khan is a 1961 Italian/French international co-production starring Gordon Scott. The film reused the sets, extras and Yoko Tani as a princess from Marco Polo (1961) and Freda's The Mongols (1961). The film was distributed in North America by American International Pictures who changed the identity of the title character from Maciste to Samson. AIP released the film as a double feature with Warriors Five.
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Plot
In his eternal wandering Maciste finds himself in 13th Century China rescuing a Chinese prince and princess from the Tartars and leading the Chinese into a revolt against them.
Cast
- Gordon Scott - Maciste / Samson
- Yoko Tani - Princess Lei-ling
- Hélène Chanel - Kiutai
- Dante Di Paolo - Bayan
- Gabriele Antonini - Prince Cho
- Leonardo Severini - Garak
The Seven Miracles
AIP released the film as Samson and the Seven Miracles. The miracles were-
1) The Man Made Earthquake
2) The Chariot of Death
3) The Rock of Freedom
4) The Tree of Mystery
5) The Bell of Truth
6) The Golden Tiger
7) The Living Dead
Quotes
“My task here is finished. Destiny brought me here. Now I must go wherever there is a fight between right and wrong” – Maciste.[1]
Reception
This film has been evaluated as being among director Riccardo Freda's "better" contributions to the peplum genre. [2]
Biography
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References
External links
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