[4][5] It was originally made as a Maciste film in Italy, in which the fabled strongman meets Zorro.

Malva hires the bare-chested strongman Samson while Isabella relies on the masked El Toro (a.k.a.

Malva's ruthless desire for the throne soon alienates Samson and he and El Toro then team up to bring about a proper resolution to the Nogara succession.

[1] It was released in the United States as Samson and the Slave Queen as a double feature with Goliath and the Sins of Babylon on December 13, 1963.

of Variety declared the film to have "enough vim and vigor, thanks to a spirited performance by Pierre Brice as Zorro, to please the less-demanding beefcake-and-biceps aficionados.