Musings!

Ed Fury and Massimo Carocci on the beach after surviving trouble on the seas in SAMSON AGAINST THE SHEIK (1962)

Another difficult scene shot during a sunset. The acting is not the best during this scene. They had to complete no matter what. This movie is a mix of Medieval (late 1500), Arabian Adventure, Muscle action, etc. This film is one of many reasons why PEPLUM movies don't necessarily fit in one category. I don't dislike the movie. It's colourful and the production is solid. The score is excellent, when they use it. But the direction is awkward. There are many 'dead' scenes where notting really happens. Ed started loosing his sculpted physique and the Feat of Strength scenes (there are a good number of them) are a bit odd as his muscles are almost non-existent. He's still fit but nothing out of the ordinary. 

I have this one uploaded to PEPLUM TV Youtube channel and it garners some of the most vitriolic comments from any film. The original version, Ed plays Maciste (for the first and last time). In the English version, Maciste was renamed Samson. People expecting a Biblical movie are unhappy with what they were watching, hence the nasty comments.