Hercules Against Moloch (1963)

Original title: Ercole Contro Molock

Peplum. Italy/France. Starring Gordon Scott, Alessandra Panaro, Rosalba Neri, Arturo Dominici, Michel Lemoine, Geneviève Grad & Jany Clair. Directed by Giorgio Ferroni.

Sunrise Tapes (Holland). English dubbed. Letterboxed.

Good peplum with some nice gothic horror influences. 3/5

The Prisoner of the Iron Mask (1961)

Original title: La Vendetta della Maschera di Ferro

Sword. Italy/France. Starring Michel Lemoine, Wandisa Guida, Andrea Bosic, Jany Clair & Nando Tamberlani. Directed by Henri Decoin & Francesco De Feo.

Cine Video Distribution (Belgium). French language with dutch subtitles. Letterboxed.

Hercules Against the Moon Men (1964) + The Witch's Curse (1962)

Original title: Maciste e la Regina di Samar

Peplum. Italy/France. Starring Alan Steel, Jany Clair & Anna Maria Polani. Directed by Giacomo Gentilomo.

DVD: Something Weird (USA). English dubbed. Widescreen. Good quality. This DVD also includes a low quality, fullscreen, shortened US version of Freda's fantastic horror-peplum The Witch's Curse.

Wonderful, mega-cheezy sci-fi/peplum classic! Leave all your pretentions at the door and enjoy the silly ride! (it would take almost 20 years before someone managed to top this one in good-natured, naive silly fun: that one being sci-fi-nerd-turned-director Luigi Cozzi and his adorable little films Starcrash and Hercules I & II) 4/5

79 A.D

Original title: Anno 79: La Distruzione di Ercolano

Peplum. Italy/France. Starring Brad Harris, Susan Paget & Carlo Tamberlani. Directed by Gianfranco Parolini.

Preview Video (UK). English dubbed. Fullscreen. Long 2 hour version.

Kerim, Son of the Sheik (1962)

Original title: Il Figlio dello Sceicco

Peplum/Arabian adventure. Italy/France. Starring Gordon Scott, Gordon Mitchell, Moira Orfei, Alberto Farnese & Jany Clair. Directed by Mario Costa.

Video Alsen (Greece). English dubbed. Fullscreen.

Arabian adventure with some peplum under- and overtones. Mario Costa and Gordon Scott delivers another good one! 3/5

Kerim, Son of the Sheik (1962)

Original title: Il Figlio dello Sceicco

Peplum/Arabian adventure. Italy/France. Starring Gordon Scott, Gordon Mitchell, Moira Orfei, Alberto Farnese & Jany Clair. Directed by Mario Costa.

Western Video (Finland). English dubbed. Fullscreen.

Arabian adventure with some peplum under- and overtones. Mario Costa and Gordon Scott delivers another good one! 3/5

Hercules Against Moloch (1963)

Original title: Ercole Contro Molock

Peplum. Italy/France. Starring Gordon Scott, Alessandra Panaro, Rosalba Neri, Arturo Dominici, Michel Lemoine, Geneviève Grad & Jany Clair. Directed by Giorgio Ferroni.

Marianne Video (Sweden). English dubbed. Letterboxed.

Good peplum with some nice gothic horror influences. 3/5

79 A.D. (1962)

Original title: Anno 79: La Distruzione di Ercolano

Peplum. Italy/France. Starring Brad Harris, Susan Paget & Carlo Tamberlani. Directed by Gianfranco Parolini.

Lightline Video (Holland). English dubbed. Fullscreen.

The Devils of Spartivento (1963)

Origianl title: I Diavoli di Spartivento

Sword. Italy/France. Starring John Drew Barrymore, Giacomo Rossi-Stuart & Michel Lemoine. Directed by Leopoldo Savona.

Harley Video (Finland). English dubbed. Letterboxed.

Fun swashbuckler with a likeable cast and just the right amount of humour. 3/5

Conqueror of Maracaibo (1961)

Original title: Il conquistatore di Maracaibo

Pirate yarn. Spain/Italy/Germany. Starring Hans Von Borsody, Helga Liné & Carlo Tamberlani. Directed by Eugenio Martín.

Breien Video (Sweden). English dubbed. Fullscreen.

Enjoyable if pretty standard pirate yarn. If I remember correctly this one had not only one, but TWO comic midget sidekicks! 3/5