Before actually
giving a plot, suffice it to say this is yet another Magificent Seven
(or Seven Samurai) remake set - this time - in Italy. A
bandit leader endowed with supernatural powers by his sorceress mother
makes yearly raids on a struggling peasant village. However, the women
of the village have come into possession of a magic sword (seemingly it
belonged to Achilles many years before), and they go searching for a hero
to wield it and save their village. They find him. And he does the heroic
thing.
The film was
directed by the legendary Bruno Mattei and written by his assistant Claudio
Fragasso. Mr Mattei helmed this film as the final part of his Antico
Italia trilogy, preceded by CALIGULA
AND MESSALINA (1982) and NERO
AND POPPEA (1983) before moving into the women-in-prison period
(VIOLENCE
IN A WOMAN'S PRISON, 1984). After directing 54 movies in 35 years,
Mr Mattei died from a brain tumor in May 2007. He was 75 years old.
An
Italian Film in English language; widescreen format (16:9), uncut (87
minutes), DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC WORLD FORMAT; extras include
trailers.
