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Genres: FantasyHor
Starring: Bartolomeo Pagano, Franz Sala, Elena Sangro, Lucia Zanussi, Umberto Guarracino, Domenico Serra, Pauline Polaire
Director(s): Guido Brignone
Country: Italy
Year: 1925
Available Quality: DivX
IMDB Rating: 6.9 out of 10 (188 votes)
The devil takes Maciste down to hell in an attempt to corrupt and ruin his morality.
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jens pihl (25 May 2012)
Imagine Benjamin Christensen (HAXAN) and F.W. Murnau (FAUST) mixed...
with the adventure hero genre and you got an idea of this surreal andvisually dazzling masterpiece. Fellini called it "one of the 10 best filmsever made" and convinced him as a kid to enter the film business.After saving a child from a Faust-like character big macho goodheartedMaciste goes to hell and fight hordes of vicious demonic creatures. It'spacked with violence, humor, nudity etc. Two scenes blew me away; at onepoint Maciste decapitates a demon but by some impressive reverse FX thecreature picks up his battered head and put it back on his shoulders, inhell there's a giant Godzilla-sized satan who eat humans like peanuts!?!Theset design is incredibly impressive, the use of color tinting is pureperfection, and the devil costumes are so detailed I've never seenanythinglike it. The Danish Film Institute had hired a classical piano player forthis ultra rare showing, and he knew what he was doin' to create thedifferent moods of this epic.One of greatest cinematic experiences I've ever had the pleasure ofwatchingin a theatre!Brignone's classic was just one of a dozen Maciste film made in Italy inthe1910s/20s, later Freda did a remake and Mario Bava was very inspired bythisfilm to make his "Hercules In The Haunted World"
Hitchcoc (24 May 2012)
Not the Best Place to Live!
I had not heard of this film. At my age and with all the movies I'veviewed, it's surprising that it never crossed my path. I was mostintrigued by how the desirability of the male form has changed overtime. This guy would be considered an overweight lunk nowadays. As itis, he is admired for his strength and his morality. That's the way itshould be. The filmmakers have created a real world, depicting hell insort of a Danteesque portrayal. This man makes the ultimate sacrifice;his soul; in order to gain vengeance against Satan himself. Of coursehe makes some mistakes along the way, but he has a pure being andendures all that is thrown at him. The images are incredible for thetime and the story is interesting. I guess this fellow was part of acanon of films that no longer exist. It's worth a shot, just to see howquickly a gifted filmmaker could begin to see the possibilities of thenew technology.
Boba_Fett1138 (17 May 2012)
The best known movie out of the Maciste franchise.
Out of all the popular and long running Maciste franchise, this hasalways been the one that got the most attention and appreciation, evennow days.I have not seen most of the other old Maciste movies, because they arebasically impossible to get or view in any way now days, so I can'treally comment on how this movie fits within its long running series ofItalian shorts. Seems to me that every movie is different and does notonly pick a different story but also tone and environment. This timethe movie is really being like an horror, from the 1920's and has avery dark and moody atmosphere.It's a movie that really reminded me of a lot of other great horrormovies from its time. It mostly reminded me of the Germanexpressionistic "Faust", by F.W. Murnau. I'm not saying that it's arip-off in any way though and that's not even possible, consideringthat this movie got released actually one year earlier than "Faust". Itjust breaths the same sort of atmosphere and has even a bit of asimilar story and characters in it.The movie already started off wonderfully and I liked the story butthen the movie even becomes better, once Maciste enters the gates ofhell. The devil (or Pluto as he is called in this movie. It's anItalian movie after all) plays around with Maciste but he of course isnot a person to be fooled with and soon declares war on the devilhimself.It's a real visual movie. Especially the hell-world got wonderfullycreated, with large sets and impressive looking make-up and costumes.The movie also uses a lot of early effects for some of the movie itsevil magic, which is all good looking and impressive really.A real great and wonderful looking Maciste movie.9/10http://bobafett1138.blogspot.com/
tom_bombadillo-1 (17 May 2012)
One of the Greatest Fanties Ever Made
The themes of hell, Satan, and other demonic entities as a source ofentertainment have always been met with controversy. "Maciste in Hell"certainly has had its share after having met its audiences with imagesof scantly clad women, devils, demons, and even what I believe to beone of the first decapitions to be portrayed on film. Aside from allthe uproar however, this movie also excelled in its use of specialeffects. It featured animatronics, stop motion, and costume design. Outof all the movies that make one wonder as to how "they did it?", thisfilm is at the top of my list. I definitely recommend watching itwhether you like silent films or not. It's certainly worth a watch.
wes-connors (17 May 2012)
Buon Natale, Maciste
"Our hero Maciste saves a young child from the grips of a demon anddecides to take the fight to the demon's home. Maciste travels to thedepths of Hell, in order to tack down the Devil, to stop the evil fromspreading across the Earth. Maciste struggles with many differentperils along his trip into Hell and appears to be defeated, if not foran act of kindness from a friend," according to the DVD sleeve'ssynopsis.Its Hellish netherworld scenes are the highlight of Guido Brignone's"Maciste all'inferno". The storyline doesn't seem to be very wellthought out, however. While some suffer, most of Hell's denizens seemto be having a grand time. Oddly placed, Bartolomeo Pagano (as Maciste)is an incredible success in Hell; he is especially popular with thewomen of the underworld, who enjoy his kisses. Still, Mr. Pagano wantsto return to his serene life on Earth. Who will show him the way? ***** Maciste all'inferno (10/19/25) Guido Brignone ~ BartolomeoPagano, Elena Sangro, Franz Sala
MARIO GAUCI (16 May 2012)
MACISTE IN HELL (Guido Brignone, 1925) **1/2
Since I was going through some of the low-brow Italian peplums of the50s and 60s over the Easter period, I decided to watch this Silent epic(also made in Italy) simultaneously. However, it turned out to notreally be a peplum after all  despite the muscular title character(protagonist of a long-running series of films and, here, somewhatincongruously sporting modern attire  including a suit and tie!) andthe fact that the Italians had actually pioneered the religious epicgenre during the Silent era! That said, I guess I should have knownsince I had already watched Riccardo Freda's colorful but disappointing1962 semi-remake (actually set against a 17th Century Puritan backdrop)but, there at least, Maciste is still somehow fitted with thetraditional loincloth Anyway, to get to the movie itself: since I hadn't previously watchedany of the Silent Italian epics, I didn't quite know how well it wouldhave worn the passage of time but, surprisingly, I was left reasonablyimpressed by the visual splendor of the production which often evokedmedieval paintings  particularly in its hellish sequences. In fact, asI watched the film, I was most reminded  as had been another viewerwriting on the IMDb  of Benjamin Christensen's HAXAN (1922) and F.W.Murnau's FAUST (1926) which, I'm sure you'll agree, is high praiseindeed for a film of this kind! Besides, the human form taken by thedevil Barbariccia (literally "Curlybeard") and his minions evokesmemories of Scapinelli, the Mephistophelean figure of "The Student OfPrague" (a German folk-tale filmed twice, at least, during the Silentera) The plot of the film proper  Maciste is apparently a do-gooder whoseactivities are giving Hell a bad name, so a devil is sent to Earth inorder to tempt him; somehow, the former ends up in the underworld and,giving in to the affections of some devilish sirens, is himself turnedinto a hellish creature until saved by a child's prayer on ChristmasEve!  is quaint yet curiously effective, especially given the myriadunconvincing-looking demons Maciste has to face; at one point, there'seven a revolt (never fully explained, at least in the 66-minute print Iwatched) against Barbariccia's dominion in Hell  which is aninteresting way of saying that petty jealousies and machinations, thecause of so much evil on Earth, are present in the afterlife as well! I don't recall the 1962 film enough to make comparisons, except to saythat it was an unintentional laugh-riot, but also that the plot of thelater version is quite different  as it involves a reanimated witchwho had been burned at the stake (in fact, it was called THE WITCH'SCURSE in the U.S.); I know, however, that I enjoyed the 'original' agood deal and am certainly interested now in seeking out more Silentspectacles from Italy  L'INFERNO (1911), THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII(1913), CABIRIA (1914), etc.Â
dbborroughs (06 May 2012)
Great fantasy film is a lot of fun and great to look at.
What a great looking movie.Several demons come to earth to begin plans for taking over the world.Standing in their way is Maciste a super strong good guy. The demonsoffer Maciste anything he wants if he will aid them however he turnsthem down. They eventually trick Maciste so that he ends up in hellwhere he proceeds to mop up the place.If you've ever seen any of the sword and sandal films from the 1950'sand 1960's with Maciste you're looking at the same character. Createdin the 1913 film Cabria the do gooding muscle man has been helping thedown trodden ever since. Not dressed as a muscle man, but instead as acountry gentleman, Maciste's appearance may throw some people off, butrest assured its the same guy.I love this movie. Its a great deal of fun. It looks great withdemons,dragons and a giant that put most other film makers to shame (atleast until the advent of computer graphics). This is an epic withthousands of demons and huge sets and great action and everything abouta movie that makes you go WOW. There is a wonderful moral sense to thefilm that we no longer have and which adds a nice dimension to thefilm.It also doesn't go in the direction you think it will which is greatfor those who think they've seen it all.Silent or no, this is one of the best muscle man movies there is (trustme I've seen most of them) and is worth searching out. Even better itsa damn fine movie in its own right. See this movie or I'll send the flying demons after you.
Steve Nyland (06 May 2012)
Staggering.
This is one of the most amazing films I have ever seen. The scope ofit's storytelling is nothing short of biblical, and I am not referringto the plot but to the size of the film. This movie was bigger than allthree of the PETER JACKSON'S JRR TOLKEIN'S THE LORD OF THE RINGS: AFILM BY PETER JACKSON DIRECTED BY PETER JACKSON movies combined, whenproportions to era are taken into consideration. It dwarfs pretty muchanything you can think of and the only comparison I can make would bemaybe cross BIRTH OF A NATION with Hieronymous Bosch's "Garden ofEarthy Delights" triptych and throw in ample amounts of that brown acidthe Pigman was warning everyone about on the WOODSTOCK soundtrack.Even then it doesn't do justice to the scale of the film: Individualhumans seem puny or insignificant compared to the immense sets,brimming with contorted and writhing forms of the damned, confined tohell for all eternity as if it was some huge mosh pit at a GWARconcert. As one contributor has already stated it has little in commonwith the "Maciste" muscle-man films of the Italian Peplum rage of 1960- 1964 or so. Other than our hero goes around righting wrongs, fightingfor the freedom of the innocent, and making all the evil, reptilianshe-hellions swoon. Here he is a modern man in a vested suit but theeffect is no different once the film switches gear at about the twentyminute mark when Maciste is literally thrown into the bowels of Hades,and it is not a pretty place.Every last cultural form that has been attributed to Lucifer,Mephistopholes, Satan or the Devil finds manifestation in this film,and certain scenes do indeed appear to have been directly inspired bythe visual work of classical artists like Bosh, Blake, Goya and Titian.Out of nowhere come dragons, devil men carrying pitchforks, a giantSaturn devouring his children, horned beasts of every shape &description, and a cast of thousands undulating in a sparking, smoking,simmering vision of hell that would even scare Osama Bin Laden out ofhis cave. Screw dropping bombs on Afganistan, bombard the bastards withvideos and DVDs of this movie. They'll surrender inside of a week afterseeing what fate awaits them as Legions of the Damned.As for videos and DVDs, sadly the most common version of this moviecurrently available is a VHS sourced DVD print of the 65 minute Englishpaneled version, with an arbitrary classical music score tacked on butsome genuinely compelling hand tinting to the Hades segments. It is themost frenzied, out of control silent film I have ever seen: HAXAN isdreamily sonorous compared to the brimstone and riotous clamor of thismovie. Some of the beginning passages have the kind of over-dramaticacting one usually associates with silent movies -- complete with asquad of mustachioed Mephistopholes' -- but once it shifts undergroundevery scene is depicted with a kind of visual authority that willindeed take modern day viewers by surprise. It is a staggering moviefilled with some of the most outrageous visuals ever filmed, and is 81years old. Holy Moses.10/10, and that's just for the chopped 65 minute version. Just amazing.
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