Maciste Nella Valle Dei Re (aka Son Of Samson) (1960)

During the Persian rule over Egypt, the mighty Maciste (Mark Forest) travels to the city of Tanis where an evil Queen (Chelo Alonso) rules with an iron fist and spreads misery across the land. He leads a mass revolt against the Queen and her tyrannical reign of terror. Directed by Carlo Campogalliani (GOLIATH AND THE BARBARIANS). Filmed in Totalscope, this is your standard sword and sandal schlock and in this case, not much fun. This time instead of Steve Reeves as Hercules or Gordon Scott as Goliath, we get bodybuilder Mark Forest as the "Son Of Samson". In between fighting stuffed lions and rubber crocodiles and breaking chains with his bare hands, he pauses to watch the exotic Chelo Alonso belly dance. Maria De Matteis' costumes for Alonso are perhaps the most "fun" thing in the movie including what looks like a crown with a chicken on it. With Vira Silenti, Angelo Zanolli and Federica Ranchi.