Kirk Morris Movies
- 1964
Legendary muscleman Atlas in Russia? No, Atlas Against the Czar is actually the story of a superhero vs. a giant, goliath-like opponent. And Atlas (Kirk Morris) is really Maciste, another legendary muscleman. Gloria Milland is the bosom-heaving heroine in this typical Italian pec-flexer. Originally titled Maciste Against the Czar, the film assumed a third family identity when it was picked up for American distribution as part of TV's Sons of Hercules series. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1960
Kirk Morris, Laura Brown are top-billed in Colossus and the Headhunters. The title character, played by Morris, barely escapes an earthquake. He then lands on an island overrun with headhunters. In trying to rescue an exiled young queen, Colossus nearly loses his own noggin. Distributed in the US by American-International pictures (and later bundled into Sons of Hercules TV package), Colossus and the Headhunters is perhaps Morris' best sword and sandal flick. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Kirk Morris, Laura Brown, (more)
- 1964
In this horror sci-fi horror move, a psycho scientist creates an army of murderous zombies. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- 1963
A village dignitary's daughter is saved from a horrible marriage to an evil man by an exciting hero. ~ Rovi
- 1965
The marriage of a princess to a powerful prince will bring peace, but the princess' brother takes the offer back. ~ Rovi
- 1963
In this fantasy, Hercules and Ulysses end up marooned on an island when they lose a battle with a sea monster. On the island Hercules kills a lion with his hands and winds up being mistaken for Samson. To prove that he is really Hercules, he must battle with the real Samson. They grunt, groan, and draw some blood before the fight is called a draw. Later the three team up and defeat the Philistines. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Kirk Morris, Richard Lloyd, (more)
- 1963
No, The Terror of the Steppes is not a Slinky toy. We said "steppes", not "steps". Musclebound Kirk Morris trades his usual sword 'n' sandal accoutrements for Russian garb and samovar. Supposedly the film is based on historical fact, but the staging of the action sequences are pure speculation. Terror of the Steppes made it to the US in the early 1960s, riding on the crest of the Sons of Hercules wave. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1964
Kirk Morris plays the legendary muscleman in Hercules of the Desert. While wandering in the wastelands, Hercules champions the cause of a nomadic tribe. Evil princess Helene Chanel wants to wipe out the tribe-or at the very least enslave them. But ol' Herc won't even entertain that possibility. The best print of Hercules of the Desert is currently available from a home-video firm called Sinister Cinema. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1962
An unexceptional cloak-and-sword adventure yarn by director Bernard Borderie, this tale is set in 16th-century France and features the exploits of a super-macho knight, Pardaillan (Gerard Barray). Pardaillan is in love with the beauteous Violetta (Michele Grellier), currently disguised as a gypsy but actually a noblewoman by birth. When she is literally swept off her feet and kidnapped by the local villainous Duke, the knight swings into action. He ends up with an affable nobleman, a hulking, musclebound sidekick, and another cowardly soul to help him out in his plan to unseat the Duke and retrieve his fair lady. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Gérard Barray, Gianna Maria Canale, (more)
- 1964
We're not sure who plays what, but we do know that Frank Gordon and Kirk Morris star in the Italian sword and sandal exercise Machiste Against Hercules in the Vale of Woe. This one incorporates an intriguing sci-fi twist, as two modern-day fight promoters decide to go back in time to the days when strength contest were really strength contests. Rounding up Machiste and Hercules, our entrepreneur heroes stage a no-holds-barred bout. One question: how are they going to sell the closed-circuit TV rights? Perhaps someone on the production staff of Machiste Against Hercules in the Vale of Woe had previously seen the remarkably similar The Three Stooges Meet Hercules. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1963
Though "Maciste" is a popular muscleman character in Italy, his name doesn't always bring in the crowds in other countries. That's why the US title of the Italian Maciste Against the Czar is Atlas Against the Czar. By any name, the hero is played by Steve Reeves clone Kirk Morris. Maciste's task in this one is to fend off thousands of Russian soldiers, all for the love of princess Gloria Milland. Further confusing the Maciste/Atlas issue is the fact that Maciste Against the Czar was released to television as part of the Sons of Hercules package. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1962
This is an unusual entry in the sword-and-sandal genre that mixes feats of strength and derring-do with comedy and time travel! Two modern-day wrestling promoters go back 7000 years in time where they encounter Hercules and also manage to tangle with Maciste, Hercules' rival. ~ Brian Gusse, Rovi
- 1967
In this sci-fi adventure, a professor and his pal endeavor to fight with invading aliens from the planet Hydra. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Maciste, here played by Kirk Morris, is instead a legendary Italian superhero of long standing. In this one, the mighty Mr. M journeys to seventeenth-century Scotland (this is Hell?) His foe is a fearsome Scottish witch who holds awesome power over the local wildlife, and for a while it looks like our hero will get killed. As with many other Maciste films, this Technicolor opus was bundled into the "Sons of Hercules" package syndicated to local TV stations in the mid-1960s. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Kirk Morris
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