Maciste alla corte del Gran Khan, also known as Samson and the Seven Miracles of the World, and Maciste at the Court of the Great Khan, is a 1961 international co-production starring Gordon Scott. The film reused the sets, extras and Yoko Tani as a princess from Marco Polo (1961) and Freda’s The Mongols (1961). The film was distributed in the United States by American International Pictures.

In his eternal wandering Maciste finds himself in 13th Century China rescuing a Chinese prince and princess from the Tartars and leading the Chinese into a revolt against them.

• Gordon Scott as Maciste (Samson in the American version)^[1]
• Yoko Tani as Princess Lei-ling
• Hélène Chanel as Kiutai
• Dante DiPaolo as Bayan
• Gabriele Antonini as Prince Cho
• Leonardo Severini as Garak

After the enormous popular success of Hercules , producers and screenwriters began developing other films about muscular heroes performing amazing feats. Most were drawn from literary figures or the Bible, while Maciste was an Italian creation who first appeared in Cabiria (1914). Producer Ermanno Donati thought of the idea of resurrecting Maciste for new audiences, as his brother Piero Donati explained. The producers first shot the film Maciste nella valle dei re.

Freda’s film Maciste alla corte del Gran Khan was what was called a “film di recupero” in Italy, meaning a recovery film. The film was created in order to earn money from the expensive epic Marco Polo.

Maciste alla corte del Gran Khan was released in Italy on October 31, 1961 where it was distributed by Jolly Film in Rome and Unidis throughout Italy. The film grossed 467.2 million Italian lire on its theatrical release. The film was released theatrically in the United States as Samson and the 7 Miracles of the World. The American version of the film was distributed by American International Pictures and had its score changed from Carlo Innocenzi to one by Les Baxter.

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