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| 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 | |
| Aldo Fiorelli | ... | Argo the Shipbuilder | |
| Gianni Loti | ... | Sandone, Capt. of the Lidian Guard | |
| Cesare Fantoni | ... | Re Edipo of Thebes | |
| Ugo Sasso | |||
| Angelo Zanolli | ... | Admeo | |
| Sergio Ciani | |||
| Nando Cicero | |||
| Aldo Pini | ... | Tifi, the pilot | |
| Fulvio Carrara | ... | Castor, aide to Laertes | |
| Willi Colombini | ... | Polluce (as Willy Colombini) | |
| Walter Grant | ... | Aesculapio | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Colleen Bennet | ... | Solo Ballerina | |
| Fabrizio Mioni | |||
| Nino Marchetti | ... | Fossore (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Pietro Francisci | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Aeschylus | play "The Seven Against Thebes" | |
| Ennio De Concini | screenplay | |
| Pietro Francisci | screenplay | |
| Sophocles | play "Aedipus at Colonus" | |
Produced by | |||
| Ferruccio De Martino | .... | executive producer | |
| Bruno Vailati | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Enzo Masetti | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Mario Bava | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Mario Serandrei | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Massimo Tavazzi | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Maria Baroni | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Otello Fava | .... | makeup artist | |
| Maria Miccinilli | .... | hair stylist | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Pietro Nuccorini | .... | assistant director | |
| Mario Bava | .... | assistant director (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| Gianni D'Aloisio | .... | assistant architect | |
| Giorgio Giovannini | .... | assistant architect | |
| Flavio Mogherini | .... | architect | |
Sound Department | |||
| Giulio Tagliacozzo | .... | sound technician | |
| Bruno Zanoli | .... | microphone technician | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Mario Bava | .... | special effects director | |
Stunts | |||
| Nazzareno Zamperla | .... | stunts | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Mario Bava | .... | special lighting director | |
| Danilo Desideri | .... | assistant camera | |
| Aldo Galfano | .... | still photographer | |
| Mario Mancini | .... | assistant camera | |
| Ubaldo Terzano | .... | camera operator | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Assunto Lazzazzera | .... | dress maker (as Assunta Lazzazera) | |
| Mimma Olivieri | .... | dress maker | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Misa Gabrini | .... | assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Luca di Silverio | .... | soundtrack album producer | |
| Carlo Savina | .... | musical director | |
Other crew | |||
| Johnny Blysdeal | .... | choreographer | |
| Dante Brini | .... | production secretary | |
| Spartaco Conversi | .... | production secretary | |
| Massimo De Rita | .... | production assistant | |
| Barbara Fusch | .... | continuity | |
| Enzo Musumeci Greco | .... | fencing master (as Enzo Musumeci) | |
| Salvatore Siciliano | .... | location sets (as Ture Siciliano) | |
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There was only one Hercules, and he wasn't from Mt. Olympus, he was from California, and his name was Steve! This movie proves it. Actually, it's a little better than his original flick, "Hercules". It's more polished, and has a little more action, but then, that's not saying much. It might have been exciting back in 1959 to see some guy pick up a tree, but the modern special effects fests have eclipsed it. Any kid interested in seeing fighting musclemen today wouldn't watch this, they'd be watching Smackdown or whatever it is. WWF. WWE. I don't know. Anyway, they'd rather see Rick Flair and John Cena insult each other.
But hey! I liked it, because I think Steve Reeves was cool! He looked the part with his beard. And he had some build, better than all the musclemen that followed, better than the bodybuilders today. This was his last good film. For all the others, he shaved off his beard and journeyed to strange places, like Russia and India. He should have stayed in ancient Greece.
If your a retro person, you would love this. I dig the retro dancing Greek island chicks. I dig the fake tigers. I dig the chariots, I dig Steve beating up the world's heavyweight champ. You might find other things to dig, so pay homage to old Steve Hercules Reeves himself. He might have been governor of California too.