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Maciste and the Javanese (1922)

Maciste and the Javanese poster
Original title
Man soll es nicht für möglich halten ...
Directed by
Uwe Jens Krafft
Genre
silent film
Country
Germany
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A strongman named Maciste faces peril in Java. He uses his incredible strength to overcome obstacles and adversaries.

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What happens

Maciste and the Javanese (German: Maciste und die Javanerin) is a 1922 German silent adventure film directed by Uwe Jens Krafft and starring Bartolomeo Pagano, Carola Toelle and Paul Otto. Pagano stars as the strongman Maciste who had already appeared in several of Italian films. The film's art direction was by Kurt Richter. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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