Hercules and the Captive Women (1961)

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101 min - Action | Adventure | Fantasy - 15 April 1963 (USA)

3.7

Ratings: 3.7/10 from 674 users
Reviews: 24 user | 16 critic

Strong yet sleepy Hercules discovers that the Queen of Atlantis is plotting to take over the world with superhuman warriors.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Reg Park	...	Ercole (Hercules)
	Fay Spain	...	Queen Antinea of Atlantis
	Ettore Manni	...	Androclo, Re di Tebe
	Luciano Marin	...	Illo
	Laura Efrikian	...	Ismene, Antinea's Daughter (as Laura Altan)
	Enrico Maria Salerno	...	Re di Megara
	Ivo Garrani	...	Re di Megalia
	Gian Maria Volonté	...	Re di Sparta
	Mimmo Palmara	...	Astor, il Gran Visir
	Mario Petri	...	Zenith, prete di Urano
	Mino Doro	...	Oraclo
	Salvatore Furnari	...	Timoteo, il nano
	Alessandro Sperli	...	King with Mother
	Mario Valdemarin	...	Gabor
	Luciana Angiolillo	...	Deianira, Hercules' Wife

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Storyline

The ever intrepid world-trotting hunk of a man Herc (Hercules to those who are not his friends) saves a beautiful maiden from the hands of an evil creature. She takes him to her home, Atlantis. Herc kicks some butt and saves her from her mother who wants to kill her and from some scary looking blond guys but unfortunately the rest of the inhabitants are destroyed. Do not worry because Herc escapes along with his son, the maiden and an annoying midget. Written by Splinter <dasplint@nauticom.net>

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Half Woman! Half Stone! THE WEIRDEST! THE WILDEST! Half Woman! Half Stone! See more »

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

15 April 1963 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Hercule à la conquête de l'Atlantide See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Comptoir Français du Film Production (CFFP), SpA Cinematografica See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Italy: 101 min | USA: 94 min | France: 98 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

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Trivia

The soundtrack of the American release ("Hercules and the Captive Women") contains several short passages from the score of Creature from the Black Lagoon, in particular the easily recognizable three-note "Creature theme". See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: Soon after Hercules lands on the island of captive women, he fights several animals, including a vulture. Wires controlling the vulture are visible during the fight. See more »

Quotes

Ismene: Today is dedicated to Uranus!
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Crazy Credits

For the U.S. version distributed by the Woolner Brothers under the title
"Hercules and the Captive Women," director Vittorio Cottafavi's name is
listed on screen as "Vittorio Cottafani." See more »

Connections

Featured in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Hercules and the Captive Women (#5.12)" (1992) See more »

Hercules and the Captive Women (1961)
Ercole alla conquista di Atlantide (original title)

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