Hercules Against the Moon Men
Hercules battles Moon monsters in a dubbed sword-and-sandal film.
A 1964 Franco-Italian co-production, Hercules Against the Moon Men is a sword and sandal film.[1]
Quick Facts
- Director
- Giacomo Gentilomo
- Starring
- Alan Steel
- Jany Clair
- Anna Maria Polani
- Nando Tamberlani
- Released
- 27 June 1964, Italy
Facts from the source article.
Making and release
In the original Italian version the hero was Maciste, not Hercules.[2] The French title was Maciste contre les hommes de pierre.[3] English distributors renamed the hero Hercules because Maciste was unknown to American audiences.[3] Mythological components from Roman, Greek, Ancient Egyptian, and Cretan sources are combined in the film.[2]
Italy saw the film's debut on 27 June 1964.[4] Maciste e la regina di Samar* is the film's original Italian title.[3]
What the cited sources add
Film historian Gary Allen Smith described the film as a combination of peplum and science fiction.[5] Smith noted that the sequences in the Moon Men's mountain kingdom are filmed in sepia tone.[5] The film was shown on Mystery Science Theater 3000, becoming infamous for its "Deep Hurting" sandstorm sequence.[6] For more than five minutes of screen time, cast members wander aimlessly in a sandstorm, with no advancement of the plot.[6]
Following the "Rock Climbing" segment from an earlier movie, Dr. Forrester introduced the "Deep Hurting" concept.[6]
References
- Wikipedia, "Hercules Against the Moon Men" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kinnard Crnkovich 2017, p. 82 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Hercules Against the Moon Men" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Morford and Lenardon 1999, p. 589.; "Original print information: 'Hercules Against the Moon Men' (1965)." Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved: 14 May 2016. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Hercules Against the Moon Men" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Morford and Lenardon 1999, p. 589. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Hercules Against the Moon Men" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kinnard Crnkovich 2017, p. 82; Kinnard Crnkovich 2017, p. 82 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Hercules Against the Moon Men" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Smith 2009, p. 117. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Hercules Against the Moon Men" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Beaulieu 1996, p. 72. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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