Maciste the Athlete

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Maciste the Athlete
Directed by Vincenzo Denizot
Giovanni Pastrone
Starring Bartolomeo Pagano
Production
company
Distributed byItala Film
Release date
  • March 1918 (1918-03)
CountryItaly
LanguagesSilent
Italian intertitles

Maciste the Athlete (Italian:Maciste atleta) is a 1918 Italian silent film directed by Vincenzo Denizot and Giovanni Pastrone and starring Bartolomeo Pagano. [1] It is part of the Maciste series.

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  1. Reich p.140

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