Land of green pastures is protected from invasion by the mysterious Valley of the Thundering Echo. Queen Farida draws together the desert tribes to conquer the land, even though a prophecy has promised the land to the Gameli tribe. The Gameli journey to the Silver Temple, where the High Priest summons the legendary Maciste from the mountain rock to defeat their enemies and guide them to their promised land. Maciste materializes magically from a rock wall in a cave in this film, tying in with Maciste's claim in earlier films that his name means born of the rock.
There's another evil princess/ruler, well played by Helene Chanel, and she, like the other female players - Spela Rozin, Rosalba Neri and Genevieve Audrey- are a sight for sore eyes and a distraction from the tale - not that it's difficult as this Machiste set in the Arabian nights time is below average. It has too many characters and it seems to be a bit lethargic in its execution, however there are grand costumes and sets, rugged scenery. And beautiful horses! The idea of the thundering echo is good but I feel it needed more mystery and investigation - it concentrates too much on politics of the rulers. But hey it's not totally awful, but it's not spellbinding either.
There's another evil princess/ruler, well played by Helene Chanel, and she, like the other female players - Spela Rozin, Rosalba Neri and Genevieve Audrey- are a sight for sore eyes and a distraction from the tale - not that it's difficult as this Machiste set in the Arabian nights time is below average. It has too many characters and it seems to be a bit lethargic in its execution, however there are grand costumes and sets, rugged scenery. And beautiful horses! The idea of the thundering echo is good but I feel it needed more mystery and investigation - it concentrates too much on politics of the rulers. But hey it's not totally awful, but it's not spellbinding either.