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Mole Men Against the Son of Hercules

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1961 | 94 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
A natural pick for anyone in the mood for a love story and fantasy fans. A good one for when you want to be swept off somewhere else. Shelve it next to Arabian Nights.
The mood
Warm and romantic.
The pace
Well paced, at 1 hr 34 min.
What might put you off
  • It's in Italian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Made in 1961: an older pace and style.
  • Skip it if you like your stories firmly grounded in the real world.

Maciste arranges for himself and his new friend Bangor to be captured by a mysterious band of white-clad marauders and taken to an underground city. There the two are forced to turn an enormous wheel along with other captives as part of a gold-and-diamonds mining operation. The underground city's queen, Halis Mosab, takes note of the handsome, muscular Maciste and chooses him to be her consort if he can meet such challenges as saving the kidnapped Princess Saliura from a gigantic ape. Maciste kills the ape and carries Saliura back to the aboveground world. The white-clad marauders can't follow them if it means being caught in the sunlight which instantly dissolves them. Maciste then returns to the underground city to save the other captives. Meanwhile, high priest Kahab informs his son, Katar, that their queen is not one of them but, unbeknownst to her, was kidnapped as a small child from the "world above." If Katar can marry her...

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 2K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Antonio Leonviola

  • Mark ForestMaciste, the Son of Hercules
  • Moira OrfeiQueen Halis Mosab
  • Paul WynterBango
  • Raffaella CarràPrincess Salirah
  • Gianni GarkoKathar - Kahab's Son
  • Enrico GloriKahab - the High Priest
  • Roberto MialiLoth
  • Nando TamberlaniKhur - King of Aran
  • Carla FoscariHenared
  • Rosalia Gavo