US one-sheet poster of GOLIATH AND THE VAMPIRES (1961)
This poster is interesting. The artist is Reynold Brown, who basically painted a ton of movie posters in the 1950s and 60s. He's great. But the content in the poster. Of course, there are no creatures like that in the movie. The actor, who doesn't look like Gordon Scott, is wearing a loincloth, like Tarzan. Scott played Tarzan. I guess they wanted to link this film with the Scott's popular Tarzan productions. Dino De Laurentiis' name is on it. And as I wrote last week, and will post soon, this is actually a Maciste film rebranded as Goliath for the US/Canada. The title is different depending on which print.
Personally, I think Goliath is more suited than Maciste. There's nothing really Maciste about this film. The modern Maciste was almost always seen as alone, without family and community. In this, Maciste lives in a village, has girlfriend, family, etc.
