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Hammer Collection, The: The Vengeance Of She/The Viking Queen (1967)
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The Vengeance of She The ultimate female who used her beauty to bring kingdoms to their downfall and men to their knees! A young beautiful woman named Carol (Olinka Berova) is plagued by hallucinatory voices calling her "Ayesha" and is drawn to a mysterious force toward the east. During her voyage, she meets Dr. Phillip Smith (Edward Judd) who decides to accompany Carol to her unknown destination. Eventually the two reach the lost city of Kuma where Carol is greeted as the reincarnation of Queen Ayesha, the beloved of King Killikrates (John Richardson). Philip is imprisoned and meets Za-Tor (Noel Willman) who tells him of the high priest's deceitful plan to obtain the secret of immortality by bringing back Ayesha to King Killikrates. Will Philip escape in time to reveal the truth and save Carol from destruction?
The Viking Queen Following her father's death, Salina (Carita) assumes his reign over ancient Britain to carry through his wishes of peaceful existence under Roman domination. She is strongly attracted to Justinian (Don Murray), the humane Roman Governor General who treats the subject Britons with tolerance despite the urgings of harsher measures by his second-in-command Octavian (Andrew Keir). When Justinian is distracted by a distant rebellion, Octavian starts up a terror campaign of extortion and cruelty which Salina firmly opposes. At the reins of a knife-hubbed chariot, a fiery goddess of war, Salina leads the men and women of her tribe in a sweeping attack against Octavian. A tremendous battle ensues leaving Salina with a choice between her love for Justinian and justice for her people.
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