Atlas Against the Cyclops (Maciste nella terra dei ciclopi)

MACISTE IN THE LAND OF THE CYCOLPES

Centuries have passed since Odysseus deceived the sorceress Circe...

e cegou o ciclope Polifemo.

The sorceress and the Cyclops' thirst for revenge...

still remains through their descendants.

You can go now.

And you too.

At dawn, the village of Coos will be completely decimated.

And once we capture King Agisander and his only son...

the last descendant of Odysseus...

we'll get the revenge we've been waiting for so long.

Relief! Relief! Relief!

Destroy everything!

Penope! Penope! We are being attacked!

Quickly! Quickly!

- You need to seek refuge! - No! I want to stay here with you!

But you and our son must save yourselves!

Need to take him to the mountains!

I want to stay here with you! Please let me stay!

I won't go without you! Please I beg you!

Understand, Penope! You need to try to save yourself, I'm sending you!

You must save your son, my queen!

No!

I will take you safely to Maciste!

Here, hold it. Take him to Maciste, take him!

Save the!

Here, take it.

My queen, the army has returned.

Coos was destroyed. King Agisander is dead.

And I brought you your sword.

And what about his son? What happened to his son?

- Explain yourself. - I...

I saw a man carrying a baby in his arms.

I chased him and hit him!

But then he disappeared. Forgive me, my queen!

Useless bunch!

You too have failed in your duty! No longer useful!

Give me your sword!

Arrest this man.

He will end his days in a cell.

Is that you...

That's what you deserve!

It seems!

I shouldn't have done that, he could have helped us find the child.

But we'll find it anyway.

And Penope, his mother? Is she with the other prisoners?

Of course! All are in captivity.

Let's see.

Silence! The queen is coming!

I want to know which of you is the queen.

Speak!

- They don't want to talk. - Then make them talk!

Begin the whipping!

Be quiet!

Unfortunately, the soldier he killed was the only one who knew who Penope was.

We won't be able to recognize it.

- Enough! - Stop the whipping!

Choose ten of them for the sacrifice.

You! You! You!

You! And you all! Up there!

What was there?

What are we doing here?

Don't cry, little one!

That's better, much better!

Maciste!

Efros.

- He is the only son of Agisander. - Like?

Today our village was completely decimated by Capys soldiers.

And King Agisander died in battle.

Say no more, Efros. I'll bring you some water.

No, no! It's useless. It's my end.

Maciste...

Queen Penope entrusted me to take you to safety.

And what happened to her?

She's a prisoner...

of Capys.

We're in luck, little one. Aaron is coming.

Hello, Aronio!

- Maciste! - Give me some milk, Arônio.

This is the son of Penope and Agisandro.

Did you manage to save him from that slaughter?

It was Ephros. And it cost him his life.

You know you should never have left the village of Coos.

You're the only one who could have saved those innocent people...

from the cruel wrath of Sadok's evil queen.

Which now will only be sated with blood.

Give it to me here.

I'll take care of him like a little sheep, I know what to do.

I entrust it to you. Queen Penope...

was taken prisoner along with the other mothers.

- I must release them. - Yes, Maciste, go.

Go to Sadok and punish that perfidious and cruel queen.

And free this poor innocent 's mother .

I will hide in my hut in the mountains of Ramak.

Go! The gods do not abandon us when we need them.

Bring on the queen's horse!

Bring on the queen's horse!

Where are you going, Capys?

How dare you spy on me?

No, my queen. There are many dark clouds in the sky...

and a storm approaches.

- Don't tell me you're scared? - For you...

- I'll accompany you. - No, I want to go alone.

By herself? Why?

Who gives you the right to ask your queen so many questions?

Because I love you.

Love is a word I'm tired of hearing you repeat.

And you know I don't like to hear it!

I don't know what love means.

Make your heart shut up, Capys

But how long, Sybil? Until when?

Why must I continue to carry the burden of this curse?

That forces me to live only to hate!

The curse feeds only on hate!

You cannot oppose Circe's will!

I'd rather die then!

Since I can't get rid of this evil!

The curse will end the day it is delivered to the Cyclops' lair...

the last descendant of Odysseus!

I know that! He is the son of Agisander!

Only then will revenge be accomplished!

The Cyclops will die and you will be free to live a new life!

But the child was taken from the destruction of Coos!

She was taken safely, but I don't know where!

That's why I came here, to find out where he is!

And you need to help me!

Tell me, where is the child hiding?

You are being protected by a strong and brave man, his name is...

The name?

Tell me your name! Repeat!

run away! Get out of here!

help me.

Are you hurt?

Why did you save my life?

We have to help each other. Especially women.

They are the essence of life.

But you have provoked the wrath of the gods!

I?

By entering here, you have desecrated Sybil's temple.

All the higher gods did not destroy Sybil's temple.

But Capys, the evil queen of Sadok.

What do you know about Capys behavior?

Who are you?

Maciste.

That strange name. What does it mean?

It means I was born from the rock.

- And where did you come from? - I came from the mountains.

And I'm going to Sadok.

- To Sadok? - Yea.

Come, let's get out of here.

That's the road that leads to Sadok.

Hope to see you soon. After all, I owe you gratitude.

Your injuries are not very serious, my queen.

Soon you will be fine again.

I was supposed to be dead.

- Dead? - Dead?

Yes. All the fury of the gods fell on me.

And I would be under the ruins of Sybil's temple.

If a man, with tremendous strength...

and very beautiful, more generous than the others...

Hadn't saved my life.

My queen!

My queen...

I have good news.

Say it.

One of the prisoners, hoping to escape the sacrifice...

revealed the name of the child's rescuer.

He's a primitive man.

He lives in a cave in the mountains.

Endowed with incredible strength.

His name is Maciste.

Maciste?

- And do you know where he lives? - No.

I know.

- He's in Sadok. - In Sadok?

I want you to find this man and bring him here.

- And alive! - As you wish, my queen.

You can go now.

- Push! push! - C'mon C'mon!

Let's use that log as leverage.

Put it under the wagon.

More over here.

That's right.

Okay, push down.

- Somebody help us! - We need a strong man!

Get it out of here, I'll see what I can do!

All together, let's go!

Come on, push!

Quickly! Quickly! I'm being crushed!

Come!

You had luck! I could have died!

Just look at you!

We would never have made it without his help.

Wonder!

Thank you, you saved my life.

- Are you hurt badly? - No.

How strong you are, could you help us get this vase inside?

- This one? In there? - That.

Come on, help him.

Calmly.