Synopsis:

In central Asia, reigned over by the fierce Zar Nicolaiev, the body of a young giant to found in a cave. Sunlight reanimates the giant, Maciste, who shows considerable strength and the Zar decides to exploit the giant’s might for his own ends But Maciste discovers the cruelty of the Zar and is arrested when the populace try to proclaim him the leader of a revolution against the Zar. With help, Maciste eventually manages to overcome the Zar’s soldiers and the people, freed from oppression, look to him as a symbol of justice.