Love Slaves of the Amazons

Love Slaves of the Amazons
Film poster by Reynold Brown
Directed by	Curt Siodmak
Written by	Curt Siodmak
Produced by	Curt Siodmak
Starring	Don Taylor Gianna Segale Eduardo Ciannelli
Cinematography	Mario Pagés
Edited by	Oswald Hafenrichter Terry O. Morse
Color process	Eastmancolor
Production company	Jewell Productions
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	December 1957 (1957-12)
Running time	81 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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.

Plot

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

Cast

• 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

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

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

• List of American films of 1957

References

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.

External links

• Love Slaves of the Amazons at IMDb
• Love Slaves of the Amazons at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• Love Slaves of the Amazons at the TCM Movie Database
• Love Slaves of the Amazons at Letterboxd