Maciste contro i mostri (1962)


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Post by PeplumParadise » 05/08/2023, 17:50

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Director

Guido Malatesta

Storyline

The Sun People are very happy when they find a new cave to call their home, but the neighbouring Moon People raid their haven and steal their women. Fortunately strongman Maciste is nearby and comes to the rescue, fights some dinosaurs and takes moon-woman Moah for himself.

Cast

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Post by PeplumParadise » 05/08/2023, 18:16

Cast

Actors credited in the Italian version, in credit order.

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Reg Lewis
as Maciste

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Margaret Lee
as Moah

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Luciano Marin
as Aidar

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Andrea Aureli
as Fuan

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Birgit Bergen
as Raya

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Nello Pazzafini
(credited as "Giovanni Pazzafini")
as Leader of the Ulna tribe

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Miria Kent
Unidentified
She has no other known credits

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Fulvia Gasser
as Agmin

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Rocco Spataro
as Nab

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Ivan Pengow
Unidentified

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Domenico Maggio
(credited as "Mimo Maggio")
as Man of the Sun People

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Nando Angelini (c.s.c.)
Credit only

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Nino Milano
Unidentified
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Post by PeplumParadise » 05/08/2023, 18:38

Uncredited actors A-Z

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Demeter Bitenc
as Agur

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Sergio Ukmar
as 1. Man of the Sun People
as 2. Man of the Ulna tribe
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Post by PeplumParadise » 05/08/2023, 19:51

Unidentified actors

Unidentified credited actors
  • Nando Angelini - credited with c.s.c., credit only.
  • Miria Kent - She has no other known credits. She is also to be found credited variously as "Maria Kent" (ANICA and IMDb), "Myra Kent" (British press book) and "Myriam Kent" (French press book) - that sure is a lot of possible names for an actress with only one role under any of these names. The British press book credits her in the role of "Mam", but, as you will see below, this cannot be relied upon, besides which I did not find any such role. There really are no remaining female roles of any substance, my best bet would be the woman at the feet of Andrea Aureli in 25 and 39, who does get to speak a few lines.
  • Nino Milano - IMDb lists him as playing "Man of the Sun People", which is of little help since it could describe 3 of the 4 remaining male roles that might be credited. Having identified him in a few films I don't see any obvious matches, the most likely I think would be the role of Dorak (Images 1 / 12).
  • Ivan Pengow - ANICA and IMDb both list him as playing the role of Agur, which is the role played by Demeter Bitenc, so it may be a pseudonym for Bitenc, however the German programme and both websites list Bitenc separately. The British press book lists him in the role of Gamal (image 11, 71, 75), which would seem more likely, but with a number of other roles mis-credited cannot be relied upon. He has 2 other unidentified roles on IMDb.

Uncredited actors listed as appearing by other sources, but not identified
  • Laura Brown - IMDb as Sacrificed girl of the Sun People. There is only one woman who gets sacrificed, in pic 32 and 42, and she doesn't seem anything like Laura to me. Brown did appear in Maciste contro i cacciatori di teste, shot back-to-back with this film, so her appearance is a possibility - just not in that role. Maybe her in 25 / 39?
  • Cho Cha Lung - IMDb as Mongol elder. Does not appear. Mongols? I don't know what film they were watching, but it certainly wasn't this one!
  • Tanja Snidersic - IMDb as Girl of the Sun People, also listed by ANICA and in the cast in the German programme without role. She has no other known credits.
  • Alfredo Zammi - IMDb as Gamal (image 11). I don't know Zammi, but looking at his small IMDb filmography it would seem unlikely.
This is the cast list printed in the British press book. Unfortunately what should have been a godsend turns out to be a nightmare, with Pazzafini, Aureli and Spataro all credited with incorrect roles, meaning other ID's for Kent and Pengow cannot be relied upon.
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This is the cast from the German programme, not any help with identifications (it mixes up the roles played by Lee and Bergen), but it does add Bitenc and Snidersic to the credited cast. They amusingly mis-credit the leading actor as "Leg Lewis", which is at least better than the Spanish posters, which credited Alan Steel in his place!
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The film was shot entirely in Yugoslavia (confirmed in an interview with Lewis), meaning any non-speaking roles are almost certainly Croatian actors.

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The role of Dorak, which I think is the most likely match for credited Nino Milano. The British press book incorrectly credits this role to Andrea Aureli while IMDb thinks he's Demeter Bitenc!
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The role of Holtick, mis-credited in the British press book as being Nello Pazzafini!
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The role of Gamal, listed in the British press book as being Ivan Pengow and by IMDb as being Alfredo Zammi
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I think this could be Ivan Basta, who was still working in Yugoslavia at least until early 1962
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maybe Laura Brown?
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Post by PeplumParadise » 05/08/2023, 20:08

Unidentified actors

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IMDb says the woman in white on the left is Laura Brown. I say "not very likely"
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Maybe Ivan Basta again?
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Post by PeplumParadise » 05/08/2023, 20:25

This is credited actor Nino Milano in a few other early 60's roles. He was mostly a comedy actor, so tended to pull faces a lot!
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I don't see any obvious matches, the most likely being the role of Dorok below. While the wig and false beard are hard to see past, the thin lips, ear lobe and long nostril seem to match and the eyes seem to have the same squint.
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Post by PeplumParadise » 05/08/2023, 21:33

This is Laura Brown in Maciste contro i cacciatori di teste, which was shot back-to-back with this film. I'm sure it's not her playing the sacrificial victim as IMDb suggests, but she could maybe be the girl on the left in 13 and 28?
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and this is the actor I have identified as Alfredo Zammi in the same film, though I don't remember how I arrived at the identification. He might be Gamal as IMDb suggests, but here seems younger, but he also has similarities to the High Priest (the only substantial speaking role with no suggested identifications), though of course there is no guarantee either of these actors appears at all
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Post by mortimer » 05/08/2023, 22:46

PeplumParadise wrote:
05/08/2023, 21:33
This is Laura Brown in Maciste contro i cacciatori di teste, which was shot back-to-back with this film. I'm sure it's not her playing the sacrificial victim as IMDb suggests, but she could maybe be the girl on the left in 13 and 28?
The girl in 13 and 28 is the same who has a close-up in 6, it doesn't seem the Laura Brown in the other film. Rather the girl in 25 and 39 bears a little resemblance to me.

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Post by PeplumParadise » 05/08/2023, 23:02

mortimer wrote:
05/08/2023, 22:46
PeplumParadise wrote:
05/08/2023, 21:33
This is Laura Brown in Maciste contro i cacciatori di teste, which was shot back-to-back with this film. I'm sure it's not her playing the sacrificial victim as IMDb suggests, but she could maybe be the girl on the left in 13 and 28?
The girl in 13 and 28 is the same who has a close-up in 6, it doesn't seem the Laura Brown in the other film. Rather the girl in 25 and 39 bears a little resemblance to me.
Yes, looking at her in 6 I agree it's not Laura Brown. The other ID, yes, maybe, the eyes seem different, but that may just be down to make-up. See what others think.

That would scupper my idea of Miria Kent in that role - all the remaining roles that you would imagine might be credited are men, so maybe Miria was a man? :open_mouth:

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Post by Johan Melle » 06/08/2023, 14:26

I can positively confirm the ID of Rocco Spataro, who is a familiar face from fotoromanzi.

And I agree with the Sergio Ukmar IDs.

PeplumParadise wrote:
05/08/2023, 21:33
and this is the actor I have identified as Alfredo Zammi in the same film, though I don't remember how I arrived at the identification. He might be Gamal as IMDb suggests, but here seems younger, but he also has similarities to the High Priest (the only substantial speaking role with no suggested identifications), though of course there is no guarantee either of these actors appears at all
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That is indeed Alfredo Zammi, but I don't see him in any of the pics from this film. Since both he and Laura Brown are being attributed with appearing in this film, I think it's possible that some of the other actors credited in various press books etc are really actors that appear in Maciste contro i cacciatori di teste and that there is confusion due to the two films being made back-to-back.

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