Hercules Unchained (1959)

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101 min - Action | Adventure | Fantasy - 13 July 1960 (USA)

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While negotiating peace between two brothers contesting the throne of Thebes, an amnesiac Hercules is seduced by the evil Queen Omphale.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Steve Reeves	...	Ercole (Hercules)
	Sylva Koscina	...	Iole, bride of Ercole
	Sylvia Lopez	...	Queen Onfale, of Lidia
	Gabriele Antonini	...	Ulisse, son of Laertes
	Primo Carnera	...	Anteo, the giant
	Patrizia Della Rovere	...	Penelope
	Sergio Fantoni	...	Eteocle
	Fulvia Franco	...	Anticlea
	Carlo D'Angelo	...	Creonte, High Priest of Thebes
	Marisa Valenti	...	Blond Slave Girl
	Mimmo Palmara	...	Polinice
	Elda Tattoli
	Daniele Vargas	...	Anfiarao
	Andrea Fantasia	...	King Laerte
	Gino Mattera	...	Orfeo

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Storyline

En route to Thebes for an important diplomatic mission, Hercules drinks from a magic spring and loses his memory. He spends most of the movie in the pleasure gardens of Queen Omphale of Lydia. While young Ulysses tries to help him regain his memory, political tensions escalate in Thebes, and Hercules' new wife Iole finds herself in mortal danger. Written by Molly Malloy <mailcall@bluemarble.net>

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Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Italy | France | Spain

Language:

Italian | Spanish

Release Date:

13 July 1960 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Hércules encadenado See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Galatea Film, Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France, Lux Film See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

UK: 101 min | USA: 105 min | 97 min (2005 DVD release) | Italy: 98 min | West Germany: 94 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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Trivia

The score for this contains themes from its predecessor, Le fatiche di Ercole. They became the most famous compositions, internationally, for composer Enzo Masetti. Masetti retired after completing the score for this film. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Watch closely the second time Hercules takes up Ulysses' challenge to bend the iron torch stand in an attempt to remember who he is. He successfully does so, and then unbends it just as easily, leaving a slight curve in the stem. However when he returns the stand to its original location, the stand is perfectly straight. See more »

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Featured in The Saga of 'The Beastmaster' (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"Evening Star"
Music by Enzo Masetti
Lyrics by Mitchell Parrish
Sung by Sylva Koscina (dubbed by June Valli in the English version) See more »

Hercules Unchained (1959)
Ercole e la regina di Lidia (original title)

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