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Ercole e la regina di Lidia
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Director:
Pietro Francisci
Writers:
Aeschylus (play)
Ennio De Concini (screenplay)
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Release Date:
13 July 1960 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Romance | Sci-Fi See more »
Tagline:
SEE the War of the Chariots! SEE Lydia, the Temptress! SEE the Contest of Giants! SEE the Combat of Kings! SEE the Arena of Tigers! SEE the Court of Lovers! See more »
Plot:
While negotiating peace between two brothers contesting the throne of Thebes, an amnesiac Hercules is seduced by the evil Queen Omphale. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Immortal Hotties: A Gallery of Sexy Cinematic Greco-Roman Heroes
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Valhalla Rising v Clash of the Titans: there will be blood
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 18 March 2010, 3:05 PM, PDT)
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Cast

  (in credits order)

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)
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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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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Ercole e la regina di Lidia" - Italy (original title)
"Hercules and the Queen of Lydia" - International (English title) (literal title)
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Runtime:
UK:101 min | USA:105 min | 97 min (2005 DVD release) | Italy:98 min | West Germany:94 min
Country:
Italy | France | Spain
Language:
Italian | Spanish
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:Unrated | Finland:K-12 | West Germany:12 (nf) | Australia:PG
Company:
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Did You Know?

Trivia:
The score for this contains themes from its predecessor, Le fatiche di Ercole (1958). 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 »
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Desires of the Devil (1971)See more »
Soundtrack:
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2 out of 2 people found the following review useful.
entertaining fairy tale, 30 November 2008
Author: (winner55) from United States

Only a fool would curse a fairy tale because it narrates the actions of a witch. A good man has a strong enough heart to allow differences to flourish as long as people are allowed to live their lives in a peaceable manner.

That's the great lesson that underlines this film, otherwise silly and occasionally mawkish. I suppose that's why intelligent children have loved the Hercules myth ever since it could be recorded. Hercules is pretty dumb, but he's a nice guy with good intentions, the most important of which is to keep those who have let power corrupt them from bringing ruin to farmers and villagers and other peaceful working people.

Here he is threatened by three evil generals and an over-self-indulgent witch. The plot is partly based on the Hercules myth itself, but borrows freely from the Odyssey and from the Oedipus plays, with just a dash of the Argonauts legend tossed in briefly at the beginning.

Alright, so it's a mess. And the middle third is just outright dull as the witch grows to love her buffoonish captive.

Never mind. It's well-made for its time and place, colorful, and even occasionally lyrical. And some of the fight scenes retain their excitement, after all these years.

Perhaps best viewed - and understood - by children; but can provide real entertainment for intelligent adults in the right frame of mind.

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