Hellbound is a 1994 supernatural thriller film starring chuck norris, calvin levels and christopher neame. Maciste in hell movie poster 27 x 40 inches 69cm x. With kirk morris, helene chanel, vira silenti, angelo zanolli. Hell is a city is one of the great british cult classics a 1960 cop thriller, it starred stanley baker and billie whitelaw, and was directed by val quatermass guest.
The screenplay by joseph jackson and maude fulton is based on a play by houston branch a copy is held in the library of congress collection. One of these devils revolts against satan, and end up kicking him off the cliff of. Safe in hell pictures and photo gallery check out just released safe in hell pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes pictures archive. See the full list of maciste in hell cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. It features the best cinematic representation of the swirling chaos of hell ive ever seen, complete w demons and lost souls. I have decided that this is a good point to create a handy index. Sep 25, 2011 schwarzer organized saturn film that year and began production of such films himself. Herculeanlike figure finds himself immersed a civil war inside hell. The metamorphosis of maciste in italian silent cinema jstor. The most viewed of all maciste films was made during this time, maciste in hell, which was shot in 1924 but held from general release until 1926 due to censorship issues. Wellman and starring dorothy mackaill and donald cook, with featured performances by morgan wallace, ralf harolde, nina mae mckinney, clarence muse, and noble johnson. Here pagano as maciste is a virtuous man of the 19th century who is confronted by the devil appearing in his snidley whiplash persona in.
Feb, 2016 posters and images from the 1961 film maciste nella terra dei ciclopi. Maciste alpino itala film, 1916 estratto 1 on vimeo. A pillar of virtue, maciste incurs the wrath of pluto, king of the underworld, who dispatches several lesser demons to earth, where they attempt. The total of films posted to this thread stands at 206. Maciste in hell 1962, is a 1960 italian movie directed by riccardo freda. From hell is a 2001 american slasher film directed by the hughes brothers and written by terry hayes and rafael yglesias. Unfortunately, this film has been clumsily handled by the international distributors. The film stars johnny depp as frederick abberline, the lead investigator of the murders, and heather graham as mary kelly, a prostitute targeted by the ripper. The film shows various literary and cinematographic influences. May 28, 2015 maciste allinferno is an ep by gojira. The album was recorded live while a projection of the movie maciste all inferno 1926 was running at the. The film, which was drawn by ub iwerks, follows satan and the other devils happenings in hell. Hell on film, a list of films by hollie horror letterboxd.
Freshen up your watchlist with prime videos latest roster of streaming movies and tv shows. No mans land is a 1931 german antiwar film directed by victor trivas. Although maciste in hell shares a title with a 1962 swordandsandal film, theres little in common between the two. Saturn film was the first native film production company based in austria. Witchs curse the aka maciste allinferno aka maciste in. With bartolomeo pagano, umberto guarracino, mario saio, franz sala. Maciste allinferno article about maciste allinferno by. Jul 21, 2011 hell is one of those things thats up for individual interpretation. The first was in the italian silent movie period, in which the original maciste from cabiria, the muscular actor bartolomeo pagano, starred in a series of at least 26 sequels over the period from 1915 through 1926. Maciste in hell movie poster 27 x 40 inches 69cm x 102cm 1931 italian kirk morrishelene chanelvira silentiandrea bosic. Maciste nella gabbia dei leoni maciste in the lions cage is a 1926 italian silent adventure film directed by guido brignone for the cinespittaluga studio. Buy maciste in hell movie posters from movie poster shop. Depp gives a typically strong performance, though from hell is often predictable and it sometimes feels as if the plot is simply a vehicle to get from one horrific murder scene to the next. While roman polanskis film ultimately lampoons the occult, that ninth gate to hell does make an appearance.
As a character, maciste had two distinct moments in the spotlight. His grandparents house on his fathers side can be found just outside rimini in gambettola, this is the countryside farmstead in a famous sequence from the film 8 schools fellini went to primary school in via brighenti 38 and the gym in via tempio malatestiano now 24. Maciste in hell manufactured on demand, widescreen on movies. Federico fellini mentioned maciste allinferno as his earliest film memory. Hells bells is a 1929 animated short film which was directed by walt disney and was distributed into cinemas by the film company columbia pictures, who would also distribute other walt disney films, such as winter. Jacqueline reich traces the racial, class, and national transformations undergone by this italian strongman from african slave in cabiria 1914, his first film, to bourgeois gentleman, to alpine soldier of the great war, to colonial officer in italys. It is a 1920s supernatural adventure even dante could be proud of. A copy is held in the library of congress collection. Some people believe its a real place full of fire and brimstone, or its all made up, or its a state of mind. Replacing dantes protagonist is legendary muscleman maciste, played as usual by bartolomeo pagano.
Maciste, the leading character, was turned during the filming into an almost mute character as freda was very unhappy with the acting skills of the main actor kirk morris. The album was recorded live while a projection of the movie maciste allinferno 1925 was running at the rock school barbey, bordeaux, france, on 29 may, 2003. May 30, 2017 federico fellini claimed that maciste allinferno 1926 was the first movie he remembered seeing as a child. Maciste allinferno maciste in hell 1931 rotten tomatoes. He is featured throughout the history of the cinema of italy from the 1910s to the mid1960s he is usually depicted as a herculeslike figure, utilizing his massive strength to achieve heroic feats that ordinary men cannot. I have further obliged the readers by hyperlinking the titles, so all you would have to do to view the film is click on the film title for instant access to. Complete with canted angles, a darkly carnivalesque set piece, and oodles of slowburning suspense. Throughout the silent era 27 films starring pagano before 1927, and again in the. The witchs curse was released in italy on april 11, 1962. In hell is a 2003 american prison action film directed by ringo lam. At the peak of his career, in 1922, hartau suddenly died. Hell s bells is a 1929 animated short film which was directed by walt disney and was distributed into cinemas by the film company columbia pictures, who would also distribute other walt disney films, such as winter. Italian film star bartolomeo paganos maciste played a key role in his nations narratives of identity during world war i and after. Federico fellini claimed that maciste allinferno 1926 was the first movie he remembered seeing as a child.
But theres still plenty of action, gorgeous color tinting, and stopmotion effects that are still effective. The film was released directtodvd in the united states on november 25, 2003. Maciste in hell 1962 a muscular warrior kirk morris embarks on a quest to break a witchs helene chanel curse. Hell is one of those things thats up for individual interpretation. The album was recorded live while a projection of the movie maciste all inferno 1926 was running at the rock school barbey, bordeaux, france, on 29 may. Oct 19, 2015 italian film star bartolomeo paganos maciste played a key role in his nations narratives of identity during world war i and after. Maciste in hell movie posters from movie poster shop. Hercules, sansao, maciste e ursus, os invenciveis 1972 filmow. Maciste manages to remove a curse, and love conquers all. Logo, outros dois herois musculosos da antiguidade, ursus e maciste, serao envolvidos na intriga. It is a series of vignettes told in reverse chronological order, as we trace back to patient zero, the original person to spread the plague, caused by a flying blob from outer space and, yes there is a reference to the blob 1958. It was directed by aaron norris and written by ian rabin, anthony ridio and brent friedman. Schools fellini went to primary school in via brighenti 38 and the gym in via tempio malatestiano now 24. A pillar of virtue, maciste incurs the wrath of pluto, king of the underworld, who dispatches several lesser demons to earth, where they attempt to goad our hero into committing a mortal sin.
Buy maciste in hell dvd manufactured on demand, widescreen at. Maciste aka hercules travels to hell to find a witch and make her undo a curse she put on the surface world. Films with actual, visual depictions of hellunderworld. Here pagano as maciste is a virtuous man of the 19th century who is confronted by the devil appearing in his snidley whiplash persona in an attempt to sway him to hellish actions.
Maciste allinferno 1926 maciste in hell a cinema history. The title was changed to maciste in hell to the witchs curse and sold as a horror movie instead of the swordandsandal flick it was, the unconventional setting notwithstanding. It was part of the popular maciste series of films starring bartolomeo pagano as the strongman maciste. Unlike his predecessors, schwarzer conducted his business as a public company, advertising in local newspapers, motion picture trade journals and adding a logo to his films like any. Maciste travels to hell to find a witch and make her undo a curse she put on the surface world. Maciste contro ercole nella valle dei guai maciste against hercules in the vale of woe 1962, com frank gordon como maciste. The ep contains fifteen songs, about 50 minutes in length. Key moments in ovidian film history part ii ovid on screen. The film is referred as an interpretation of mythology cum the gothic horror genre. Maciste allinferno maciste in hell, guido brignone, fertpittaluga, 1926.
Il trionfo di maciste the triumph of maciste 1962, com kirk morris. From hell was theatrically released in the united states on october 19, 2001, by 20th century fox. No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to maciste in hell. The english language versions were severely cut, rendering some scenes inexplicable. There are a number of references to the name in literature. The devil takes maciste down to hell in an attempt to corrupt and ruin his morality. Then decades later, following on the heels of the success of the two 1950s steve reeves hercules films maciste. Maciste in hell manufactured on demand, widescreen on. The name of maciste appears in a sentence in strabos geography book 8, chapter 3, section 21, in which he writes. Guido brignone 6 december 1886 6 march 1959 was an italian film director and actor. It is loosely based on the graphic novel from hell by alan moore and eddie campbell about the jack the ripper murders. The screenplay by joseph jackson and maude fulton is based on a play by houston branch.
Maciste in hell is one of my favorite silent films. There are also too many scenes where mistaken identity is the key to the scare for example, someone in a big black cloak sneaks into a room accompanied by ominous music, but it turns out not to be the. The story is set in seventeenthcentury scotland, where maciste kirk morris does battle with a witch named martha gunt helene chanel and they both visit hell. Maciste allinferno maciste in hell 1962, com kirk morris. Maciste in hell, notable as the film which supposedly inspired federico fellini to become a director, does begin to feel padded and repetitive about 23rds of the way in. Nattens engel seth rogens hilary for charity please feel free to make suggestions. Did the poet really contemplate a complete film on the subject rather than an experiment with film technology. Johnny depps jack the ripper detective uncovers a plot that will rip the empire to pieces in a film that puts history through the shredder. Maciste in hell 1926 features a character originally portrayed by actor bartolomeo pagano in the italian historical epic cabiria 1914. They see the fires of tartarus, finding themselves in the innermost circle of hell. Safe in hell is a 1931 american precode thriller film directed by william a. Maciste allinferno movie religion, spiritualism, and occult maciste in hell 1962, is a 1960 italian movie directed by riccardo freda. A companion list to heaven on film, because without one, the other does not exist. Witchs curse the aka maciste allinferno aka maciste in hell 1962 maciste travels to hell to find a witch and make her undo a curse she put on the surface world.
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