Goliath and the Vampires
Goliath and the Vampires is a 1961 film from Italy, directed by Sergio Corbucci and Giacomo Gentilomo, running 105 minutes. reelscum files it under peplum.
- Year
- 1961 · 1960s films
- Country
- Italy
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Director
- Sergio Corbucci, Giacomo Gentilomo
- Updated
- 29 Oct 2026
- Obscurity
- cult (39/100)
- Also known as
- Goliath and the Vampires
Defined in the glossary: Peplum
Maciste renamed again, fighting a shapeshifter. Cheerfully incoherent.
The strongman hero Maciste, renamed Goliath for the English market as usual, battles a shapeshifting sorcerer and his army of blue-skinned zombie slaves to rescue kidnapped villagers. The plot is cheerfully incoherent, throwing monsters and magic at the muscleman with no particular logic.
It is a fun, disposable entry that leans further into fantasy and horror than most peplum, and the villain's supernatural powers give it a pulpy energy. Mario Bava reportedly contributed to the effects.
Silly, colourful and representative of the cycle at its most imaginative.
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