Underplayed Gems

Hercules of the Desert (1964)

Hercules of the Desert poster
Original title
La valle dell'eco tonante
Directed by
Tanio Boccia
Genre
sword-and-sandal film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A strong hero named Maciste protects a valley of women from a villain. He fights and uses his strength to save them.

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What happens

Hercules of the Desert (Italian: La valle dell'eco tonante/ Valley of the Thundering Echo), aka Maciste and the Women of the Valley, is a 1964 Italian peplum film directed by Tanio Boccia and starring Kirk Morris. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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