Emperor Maciste

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Emperor Maciste
Directed by Guido Brignone
Written by Pier Angelo Mazzolotti
Starring Bartolomeo Pagano
Domenico Gambino
Franz Sala
Cinematography Massimo Terzano
Production
company
Fert Film
Distributed by Societa Anonima Stefano Pittaluga
Release dates
November 1924
Running time
70 minutes
Country Italy
Language Silent
Italian intertitles

Emperor Maciste (Italian:Maciste imperatore) is a 1924 Italian silent adventure film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Bartolomeo Pagano, Domenico Gambino and Franz Sala. It was part of the peplum series of silent films featuring the strongman Maciste. The character of Maciste increasingly came to resemble Benito Mussolini, in this case striking Fascistic poses and defending order against criminal and dishonest elements.[1]

Cast

References

  1. Gundle p.44

Bibliography

  • Gundle, Stephen. Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stardom in Fascist Italy. Berghahn Books, 2013.
  • Moliterno, Gino. Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2008.
  • Ricci, Steven. Cinema and Fascism: Italian Film and Society, 1922–1943. University of California Press, 2008.

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