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Maciste in Hell (1925)

Maciste in Hell poster
Original title
Maciste all'inferno
Directed by
Guido Brignone
Genre
silent film, speculative fiction film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 38m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 22 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A powerful strongman named Maciste travels to the underworld. He faces demons and other supernatural dangers there.

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What happens

Maciste all'inferno (Italian for "Maciste in Hell") is an Italian silent film directed by Guido Brignone and released in 1925. Starring Bartolomeo Pagano, the film was loosely remade during the peplum film cycle of the 1960s under the same title - released in the United States as The Witch's Curse - starring Kirk Morris. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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