Love Slaves of the Amazons

Love Slaves of the Amazons is a 1957 American adventure film written, produced and directed by Curt Siodmak and starring Don Taylor, Gianna Segale and Eduardo Ciannelli.

Love Slaves of the Amazons
Directed byCurt Siodmak
Written byCurt Siodmak
Produced byCurt Siodmak
StarringDon Taylor
Gianna Segale
Eduardo Ciannelli
CinematographyMario Pagés
Edited byOswald Hafenrichter
Terry O. Morse
Color processEastmancolor
Production
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Jewell Productions
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • December 1957 (1957-12)
Running time
81 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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An archaeologist (Don Taylor) and his partner (Eduardo Ciannelli) encounter a society of women warriors, who want to enslave men.

Cast

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  • Don Taylor as Dr. Peter Masters
  • Gianna Segale as Gina Vanni
  • Eduardo Ciannelli as Dr. Crespi
  • Harvey Chalk as Aldemar Silva
  • John Herbert as Hotel Clerk
  • Wilson Vianna as Fernando (as Wilson Viana)
  • Eugenio Carlos as Carlos - Fernando's brother
  • Ana Maria Nabuco as Queen Conori
  • Tom Payne as Dr. Mario Dellamano
  • Gilda Nery as Amazon Guard
  • Louis Serrano as Rescue Pilot

Production

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The movie was filmed in Eastmancolor, in Argentina, in 1956, along with Curucu, Beast of the Amazon, and used some of the same cast. Curt Siodmak claimed to have made the film because he had 10,000 feet of color film left over from "Curucu" but could not export the unused film.[1]

Reception

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According to an online New York Times review, "You knew what you were in for when you saw the title, so don't grouse."[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Weaver, Tom (2000). Return of the B Science Fiction and Horror Heroes:The Mutant Melding of Two Volumes of Interviews. McFarland. p. 308. ISBN 9780786407552.
  2. ^ Hal Erickson (2015). "Love Slaves of the Amazon (1957)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 8, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
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