---
title: 'Maciste in the Lion''s Cage (1926)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Guido Brignone'
released: '1926-02-10'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/maciste-in-the-lions-cage-1926'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017097/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Maciste in the Lion's Cage (1926)

1926 · 90 min · Adventure · Italy

Original title: Maciste nella gabbia dei leoni

## Synopsis

Maciste in the Lion's Cage, also known as The Hero of the Circus, is a 1926 Italian silent adventure film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Bartolomeo Pagano, Elena Sangro, and Luigi Serventi. It was part of the popular Maciste series of films. It was the penultimate film of the silent series, followed by The Giant of the Dolomites (1927).

## Credits

- **Director:** [Guido Brignone](https://cinepixo.com/people/guido-brignone)
- **Screenplay:** [Guido Brignone](https://cinepixo.com/people/guido-brignone)
- **Director of Photography:** [Anchise Brizzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/anchise-brizzi), [Massimo Terzano](https://cinepixo.com/people/massimo-terzano)

## Cast

- [Alberto Collo](https://cinepixo.com/people/alberto-collo)
- [Luigi Serventi](https://cinepixo.com/people/luigi-serventi)
- [Bartolomeo Pagano](https://cinepixo.com/people/bartolomeo-pagano)
- [Franz Sala](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-sala)
- [Elena Sangro](https://cinepixo.com/people/elena-sangro)

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