Fire Monsters Against the Son of Hercules
- Reg Lewis: Maxus / Maciste
- Luciano Marin: Aidar
- Margaret Lee: Moah
- Andrea Aureli: Fuan
- Birgit Bergen: Raja
- Nello Pazzafini:
- Miria Kent:
- Fulvia Gasser:
- Rocco Spataro:
Germanicus in the Underworld ( Original title: Maciste contro i mostri ) is a mythological adventure film with fantasy elements, the Guido Malatesta in 1962 staged. The film was in Germany on June 14, 1963 its premiere. A re- publication title was Fuans barbarian hordes. The time to the emergence of torn by the critics film is considered a classic of trash film.
Action
In olden times is a nameless people whose youthful leader Aidar is, threatened by a fire dinosaurs and rescued by Maxus. Shortly afterwards, the group is ambushed Aidars cavemen at the wedding of Fuans and most of them killed; the women are kidnapped and extinguished the fire. Again, helps Maxus and moves to the people who remained Fuans -, where all sorts of dangers are to survive. In the cave landscape, live in Fuan and his clan, to fights, intrigues and manages the liberation of the sacrificial death provided abducted women develop. After further complications and dinosaurs phenomena, an earthquake actually ended the unequal struggle in favor of Maxus ' who has done with his body forces have been incredible.
Background
The hero of the film is, very different depending on the version: In the original title, it is Maciste, the German title of Germanicus, in the German dubbed version Maxus. The U.S. television showed this film as part of the Sons of Hercules series.
In the rod details of the film there is also Bruno Mattei; he was responsible for the sound editor.
A sociological study notes that the film has a latent racism already in the cinematic description of the group to Fuan - in contrast to the Aidars - care: You 'll mapped as " dark ", dressed only in rags, living in caves and their appearance will backed by jungle music.
Criticism
"The only thing worth seeing in this bungling is the pouts of absolutely untalented Jungmimin Margaret Lee. "
"The whole thing seems like a joke, but as not very funny. The impression comes to mind, as if the third-class night clubs of Rome, at least for the female members of both tribes have been scoured. Your " cultic " dances are pitiful. "