The film reused the sets, extras and Yoko Tani as a princess from Marco Polo (1961) and Freda's The Mongols (1961).

This is the story of the man who rose up against Garak and the Mongols; the young giant who was to strike terror into the hearts of the invaders.

After the enormous popular success of Hercules , producers and screenwriters began developing other films about muscular heroes performing amazing feats.

[2] Most were drawn from literary figures or the Bible, while Maciste was an Italian creation who first appeared in Cabiria (1914).

[1] The AIP poster's lengthy tagline explained- SEE the Miracles of...The MAN MADE EARTHQUAKE of...The CHARIOT OF DEATH of...The ROCK OF FREEDOM of...The TREE OF MYSTERY of...The BELL OF TRUTH of...The GOLDEN TIGER of...The LIVING DEAD A contemporary review in the Monthly Film Bulletin noted that the film was "All in all, one of the better Italian spectacles" and that it was "well photographed this time in lovely (though occasionally uneven), restrained colours."