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Plot Summary:
A superhero battles lizard men and other monsters that are terrorizing the countryside.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 212
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 80 min
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The Invincible Maciste Brothers (1964)
Plot Summary:
Peplum movie from 1964.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 64
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min
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The Bacchantes (1961)
Plot Summary:
The god Dionysus decides to pay a visit to the city of Thebes. Dionysus wants to be the worshiped by the masses, but the kingdom is suffering a horrific drought and the king Pentheus wants instead to sacrifice a virgin to the God Demeter.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 143
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: grindhouse
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The Seven Tasks of Ali Baba (1962)
Plot Summary:
A wizard summons Ali Baba to transport a sacred crown to a nearby country. An evil ruler has taken over the land, and the crown is needed to free the people from his influence.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 43
Genere: Adventure
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min
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The Conqueror of Atlantis (1965)
Plot Summary:
Curious noises in the Arabian desert signal an attack by bizarre phantom-like raiders of gold who are in search of their Queen. A relocated Hercules (KIRK MORRIS of The Witch's Curse) arrives on the scene and sets off to find a kidnapped Nomad princess. He follows her abductors past the Mountain of the Dead, through the City of the Phantoms, to a mysterious castle which turn out to be Atlantis. As if all this wasn't strange enough, Hercules will encounter gold-painted, blue body stocking-wearing, reanimated dead guys; female guards (who are killed if they taste the love of a man); a dying evil queen and her Ming the Merciless wanna-be sorcerer-scientist; and a torturous climax.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 116
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Italy, Egypt
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: homoerotic
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Maciste In King Solomon's Mines (1964)
Plot Summary:
Maciste is captured and forced to work as a slave in an African mine.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 179
Genere: Action
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: campy
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Mole Men Against the Son of Hercules (1961)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 371
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: homoerotic, campy, cult film
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Ali Baba and the Seven Saracens (1964)
Plot Summary:
A rebel leader returns to his city for a final confrontation with the evil king he is fighting. However, he finds himself attracted to the king's beautiful niece.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 154
Genere: Action, Adventure, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 94 min
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The Ten Gladiators (1963)
Plot Summary:
Roccia and a band of fellow gladiators join forces with a patrician named Glaucus Valerius to replace Nero, (and his evil henchman, Tigelinus), with a new emperor: Servius Galba. During the course of this bloody struggle, the gladiators lose their mentor and trainer - Resius - and then must rescue Lidia, Resius' beautiful niece, from death on the cross.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 126
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: campy
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Seven from Thebes (1964)
Plot Summary:
The city of Thebes has come under the cruel domination of Sparta. Diomedes and several of his friends strive to throw off the Spartan yoke even while Diomedes romances Dorida, daughter of the Theban governor who's collaborating with Sparta.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 33
Genere: Drama, Action
Country: Italy, France, Yugoslavia
Duration: 105 min
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Goliath and the Sins of Babylon (1963)
Plot Summary:
Goliath battles for the freedom of the Babylonian people.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 287
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: biblical, psychotronic, homoerotic, campy
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The Tyrant of Lydia Against the Son of Hercules (1963)
Plot Summary:
Italian sword & sandal thrills as the son of Hercules is pitted against an evil king and his wretched followers.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 134
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: campy
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Gladiator of Rome (1962)
Plot Summary:
A warrior protecting a slave girl, who is really a princess, winds up as a gladiator in the Roman arenas.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 166
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: campy
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Sansone contro il corsaro nero (1964)
Plot Summary:
aka Hercules and the Black Pirates. Brave and noble Samson fights pirates as a soldier in the royal army. He wants to marry lovely fair maiden Rosita, but her haughty governor father disapproves. Meanwhile, the cunning and duplicitous Rodrigo Sanchez joins forces with the wicked Black Pirate to thwart Samson.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 123
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: campy
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The Rebel Gladiators (1962)
Plot Summary:
In order to persuade the Emperor to spare his village, the mighty Ursus is forced to fight the greatest gladiator in Rome in the Roman Arena.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 74
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: campy
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The Seven Magnificent Gladiators (1983)
Plot Summary:
A bandit leader endowed with supernatural powers by his sorceress mother makes yearly raids on a peasant village. However, the women of the village come into possession of a magic sword, and go in search of a hero who is able to wield it and save their village from the evil bandit.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 587
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Italy
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: fantasy adventure, grindhouse, independent film, fable
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The Two Gladiators (1964)
Plot Summary:
The twins of the recently departed Marcus Aurelius fight it out to see who will become emperor of Rome.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 171
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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Devil of the Desert Against the Son of Hercules (1964)
Plot Summary:
The daughter of a noble man is sold into slavery, only to be later rescued by the film's hero. Repackaged from an original Sword-and-Sandal italian film.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 289
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy, War
Country: Italy, Spain, France
Duration: 95 min
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Hercules Against the Barbarians (1964)
Plot Summary:
The eternal Hercules in this film has gone way beyond his usual time and place in ancient Greece and is now helping Poland free itself of Mongol invaders in the 12th century. Mark Forest is the star of this peplum epic, Hercules Against The Barbarians.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 211
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, campy, cult film
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Hercules, Samson & Ulysses (1963)
Plot Summary:
Three strongmen hunt down a murderous sea monster.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 656
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, homoerotic, campy, cult film
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Samson and His Mighty Challenge (1964)
Plot Summary:
Four muscular heroes fight the evil ruler of an oppressed people.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 320
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Italy, Spain, France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: dark comedy
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The Conquest of Mycenae (1963)
Plot Summary:
Gordon Scott plays Glaucus, the prince of Tiryns, a powerful warrior who goes undercover in Mycenae to infiltrate the evil cult of Moloch, which is exacting tribute from neighboring kingdoms in the form of attractive young hostages, both male and female. Calling himself "Hercules," Glaucus defeats Mycenae's champions and gains the favor of the voluptuous Queen Demetra (Rosalba Neri) whose son, covered in a dog's head mask, has been raised as the living embodiment of the dark god Moloch and receives sacrifices in his sprawling underground grotto.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 296
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: gothic, epic, psychotronic, campy
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Thor the Conqueror (1983)
Plot Summary:
After both his parents are brutally murdered by his fathers rival Gnut and his men the new born Thor is placed in hiding by the physical embodiment of the god Teisha. Raised in secret under the guidance of Teisha, Thor comes to maturity and goes on a quest to avenge the death of his parents and return peace to his lands, in the process he discovers a woman to take as his wife, finds and uncovers his fathers sword and masters the art of combat, all under the ever watchful eye of the amorphous Teisha.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 446
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Italy
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: fantasy adventure
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Hercules and the Princess of Troy (1965)
Plot Summary:
Hercules (Gordon Scott) sets out to save the city of Troy from a horrible sea monster. Meanwhile, the city is threatened by a different kind of monster--a smarmy politician who will stop at nothing to seize the throne.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 297
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 47 min
Plot tags: exciting, epic, serious, suspenseful, stylized, campy
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The Trojan Horse (1961)
Plot Summary:
Guerra di Troia (AKA: Trojan Horse) is a 1961 historical drama film set in the tenth and final year of the Trojan War. The film focuses primarily on the exploits of the Trojan hero Aeneas during this time. The film was directed by Giorgio Ferroni and starred Steve Reeves as Aeneas and John Drew Barrymore as Odysseus. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 622
Genere: Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Italy, France, Yugoslavia
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, campy
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Duel of the Titans (1961)
Plot Summary:
Steve Reeves and George Scott are raised by wolves, but grow up to become the founders of Rome.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 928
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: perverse, exciting, serious, captivating, realistic, stylized, psychotronic, campy
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Hercules: The Legendary Journeys - Hercules and the Circle of Fire (1994)
Plot Summary:
When all the earth's fire begins to go out, Hercules and Deianeira must go in search for fire to stop the world from cold. "Hercules and the Circle of Fire" is the third movie-length pilot episode of the television series "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys".
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, stylized, semi serious, dark fantasy, campy
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Hercules: The Legendary Journeys - Hercules and the Lost Kingdom (1994)
Plot Summary:
Hercules comes to the aid of a young woman who is seeking the lost city of Troy. Eventually, Hercules leads her to a camp of refugees from the city, which has been taken over by Hera's Blue Priests. Hercules helps the refugees take back the city. "Hercules and the Lost Kingdom" is the second movie-length pilot episode of the television series "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys".
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, New Zealand
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, captivating, suspense, campy
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Hercules and the Amazon Women (1994)
Plot Summary:
Hercules and Iolaus take time out from Iolaus' wedding preparations, to help a distant village under attack from "monsters". When they reach their destination, they find the monsters are in fact Amazonian women who are controlled by Hera. "Hercules and the Amazon Women" is the first movie-length pilot episode of the television series "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys".
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, New Zealand
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: stylized, exciting, serious, campy, cult film
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Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur (1994)
Plot Summary:
Hercules has settled down with his wife and children, but misses the good old days traveling around having exciting adventures. Then one day he is persuaded out of his farming "retirement" to help a distant village which is being attacked by an unseen monster. "Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur" is the fifth out of five made for TV movies that spawned the series "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys".
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, light, entertaining, tense, disturbing, psychotronic, dark fantasy, campy, cult film
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Young Hercules (1998)
Plot Summary:
This film directed by T.J. Scott is a prequel to the popular television series. At an academy for mythological warriors, 17-year-old Hercules (Ian Bohen) meets Jason, the next in line to rule Corinth. When Jason discovers that his father is ill, Hercules decides to seek out the Golden Fleece that could cure him. But limitations to his powers, as well as his half-brother Ares, stand in his way. Filmed against the breathtaking scenery of New Zealand.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 718
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: independent film, exciting, offbeat, serious, dark fantasy, psychotronic
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