The Invincible Brothers Maciste
1964 film by Roberto Mauri
The Invincible Brothers Maciste (Italian: Gli invincibili fratelli Maciste) is a 1964 Italian peplum film written and directed by Roberto Mauri.
Plot
Two Herculean warrior brothers battle to save their prince from the clutches of an evil queen, in a hidden world lurking behind a giant waterfall. The depraved queen practices mind-control and must force her slave population to continually turn a waterwheel lest their world come to an end.
Cast
Richard Lloyd as Maciste The Old
Claudie Lange as Queen Thaliade
Tony Freeman as Maciste The Young
Anthony Steffen as Prince Akim
Ursula Davis as Jana
Gia Sandri as Nice
Release
The Invincible Brothers Maciste was released theatrically in Italy on 18 December 1964. On its release in the United States, the film had a different running time of 92 minutes.
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