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Director:
Pietro Francisci
Writers:
Apollonios Rhodios (poem)
Pietro Francisci (adaptation)
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Release Date:
22 July 1959 (USA) more
Tagline:
See the seductive Amazons lure men to voluptuous revels and violent deaths! SEE the heroic Hercules rip down the Age of Orgy's lavish palace of lustful pleasure! SEE the Mightiest of Men fight the Mightiest of Beasts, the killer Cretan Bull! SEE Hercules fight off the savage love-starved Amazon women! SEE the seductive Amazons lure men to voluptuous revels and violent deaths! SEE the powerful Hercules crush the savage ape-men who guard the shrine of the Golden Fleece! more
Plot:
The muscular Hercules performs his Labors, sails with the Argonauts, and romances the fair Iole. full summary | add synopsis
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A triumph of exploitation cinema and a fondly-remembered genre groundbreaker. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Steve Reeves ... Ercole (Hercules)
Sylva Koscina ... Iole, Daugher of Pelias
Fabrizio Mioni ... Jason
Ivo Garrani ... Pelias, King of Iolcus
Gianna Maria Canale ... Antea, Queen of the Amazons
Arturo Dominici ... Eurysteus
Mimmo Palmara ... Iphitus, Son of Pelias
Lidia Alfonsi ... The Sybil
Gabriele Antonini ... Ulysses
Aldo Fiorelli ... Argos
Andrea Fantasia ... Laertes
Luciana Paluzzi ... Iole's Maid (as Luciana Paoluzzi)
Afro Poli ... Chironi
Gian Paolo Rosmino ... Aesculapius, father of Jason (as G.P. Rosmino)
Willi Colombini ... Pollux
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Hércules (Spain)
Hercules (USA)
Labors of Hercules (International: English title) (literal title)
Los viajes de Heracles (Spain)
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Runtime:
98 min | USA:107 min
Country:
Italy | Spain
Language:
Italian
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
USA:Approved | UK:U (original rating) | West Germany:12 (nf) | Finland:K-12 | Australia:G

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
There were two English-dubbed versions of the movie. The first version (later released by Image Entertainment on laserdisc) was done in Rome with Hercules voiced by Richard McNamara, an American GI who stayed in Italy after the war and dubbed hundreds of Italian films into English. The second version (available on VidAmerica video) was done at the Titra Sound Studio in New York City and featured the prolific New York-based voice actor Norman Rose. The UK release used the Rome version, but the print shown on BBC Television was a curious hybrid of both dubbings, with Steve Reeves' voice changing to that of a different actor in the middle of the movie! more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: After killing the lion and dropping it to the ground, the dead lion blinks. more
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A triumph of exploitation cinema and a fondly-remembered genre groundbreaker., 2 April 2003
Author: TheVid from Colorado Springs

Joseph E. Levine's timing when he decided to capitalize on this low-budget Italian epic was so right that it has become a legendary example of film promotion. That aside, it's amazing still how the dynamic image of Steve Reeves and a multimillion dollar saturation campaign was able to make this one of the most profitable films of it's time. That bad word of mouth didn't kill this picture's boxoffice only goes to show you that kitsch can be appreciated when it delivers, and HERCULES is colossal kitsch that delivers sensational, fetishistic, sexist spectacle in it's cheapest, most primitive form. Tastelessly tasteful.

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