Hercules and the Captive Women (1961)
Ercole alla conquista di Atlantide (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Unrated
- 1h 41min
- Adventure, Comedy
- 15 Apr 1963 (USA)
- Movie
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
| Reg Park | ... |
Ercole
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| Fay Spain | ... |
La regina Antinea
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| Ettore Manni | ... |
Androclo - il re di Tebe
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| Luciano Marin | ... |
Illo
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| Laura Efrikian | ... |
Ismene - la figlia di Antinea
(as Laura Altan)
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| Mario Valdemarin | ... |
Gabor - il capo dei prigionieri
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| Mimmo Palmara | ... |
Astor - il gran visir
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| Salvatore Furnari | ... |
Timoteo - il nano
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| Raf Baldassarre | ... |
Il capo delle guardie
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| Mino Doro | ... |
Oraclo
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| Luciana Angiolillo | ... |
Deianira - La moglie di Ercole
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| Ignazio Dolce |
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Miss Glamor |
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| Tullio Altamura |
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| Alessandro Sperlì | ... |
Un re
(as Alessandro Sperli)
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| Mario Petri | ... |
Zenith - il prete di Urano
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| Gian Maria Volontè | ... |
il re di Sparta
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| Ivo Garrani | ... |
Il re di Megalia
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| Enrico Maria Salerno | ... |
Il re di Megara
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| Nando Tamberlani | ... |
Tiresia
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| Giovanni Bonadonna | ... |
Un uomo nella taverna (uncredited)
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| Aldo Canti | ... |
Un uomo nella taverna (uncredited)
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| Aldo Cecconi | ... |
Un uomo nella taverna (uncredited)
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Maurizio Coffarelli | ... |
Proteus - Il mostro (uncredited)
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| Jimmy il Fenomeno | ... |
Un uomo nella taverna (uncredited)
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Osiride Pevarello | ... |
Un uomo nella taverna (uncredited)
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| Renzo Pevarello | ... |
Un uomo nella taverna (uncredited)
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| Amerigo Santarelli | ... |
Un uomo nella taverna (uncredited)
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| Nazzareno Zamperla | ... |
Un uomo nella taverna (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Vittorio Cottafavi | ... | (as Vittorio Cottafani) |
Written by
| Vittorio Cottafavi | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Sandro Continenza | ... | (screenplay) (as Alessandro Continenza) and |
| Duccio Tessari | ... | (screenplay) |
| Pierre Benoît | ... | (character) |
| Nicolò Ferrari | ... | () (as Archibald Zounds Jr.) |
| Nicolò Ferrari | ... | (story) (as Archibald Zounds Jr.) |
Produced by
| Hugo Grimaldi | ... | executive supervisor |
| Achille Piazzi | ... | producer |
Music by
| Gino Marinuzzi Jr. | ... | (as Gino Marinuzzi) |
| Armando Trovajoli | ||
Cinematography by
| Carlo Carlini | ||
Editing by
| Maurizio Lucidi | ||
Editorial Department
| Elsa Dubbini | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Franco Lolli | ||
Costume Design by
| Vittorio Rossi | ||
Makeup Department
| Ornella D'Angelo | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Marcello Di Paolo | ... | assistant hair stylist |
| Franco Palombi | ... | makeup artist |
| Nicla Palombi | ... | hair stylist (as Nicla Pertosa) |
Production Management
| Giorgio Baldi | ... | production secretary |
| Placido Di Salvo | ... | production secretary |
| Danilo Marciani | ... | production manager |
| Armando Morandi | ... | production supervisor |
| Alfredo Petri | ... | production secretary |
| Ermete Santini | ... | production secretary |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Giorgio Cristallini | ... | second unit director |
| Odoardo Fiory | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Giuseppe Ranieri | ... | assistant production designer |
| Antonio Sarzi-Braga | ... | assistant production designer |
| Athos Danilo Zanetti | ... | assistant set decorator |
| Italo Tomassi | ... | manager of art department (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Eugenio Fiori | ... | sound |
| Mario Ottavi | ... | sound |
| Umberto Picistrelli | ... | sound |
Visual Effects by
| Mario Bava | ... | visual effects (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Giorgio Ubaldi | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Giancarlo Bastianoni | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Elio Bonadonna | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Giovanni Bonadonna | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Aldo Canti | ... | stunt actor (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Luigi Filippo Carta | ... | camera operator |
| Saverio Diamante | ... | assistant camera (as Saverio Diamanti) |
| Gianfranco Filippini | ... | assistant camera |
| Ruggero Radicchi | ... | assistant camera |
| Enrico Santelli | ... | still photographer |
| Haroun Tazieff | ... | photographer: volcano shots (as Haroun Terzieff) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Umberto Amorotti | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Elisabetta Costantini | ... | seamstress |
| Valeria Sponsali | ... | seamstress |
Music Department
| Gino Marinuzzi Jr. | ... | conductor (as Gino Marinuzzi) |
| Gordon Zahler | ... | music supervisor: US version |
| Darrell Calker | ... | composer: stock music US version (uncredited) |
| Walter Greene | ... | composer: stock music US version (uncredited) |
| Hans J. Salter | ... | composer: stock music US version (uncredited) |
| Leith Stevens | ... | composer: stock music US version (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Nellj Cavallo | ... | script supervisor (as Nelly Cavallo) |
Additional Crew
| Francesco Cauli | ... | publicist |
| Hugo Grimaldi | ... | u.s. version producer/editor |
| Haroun Tazieff | ... | volcano shots |
| Peter Vander Sloot | ... | choreographer |
| Georges Aminel | ... | french voice dubbing: Reg Park (uncredited) |
| Louis Arbessier | ... | french voice dubbing: Maurizio Coffarelli (uncredited) |
| Lucien Bryonne | ... | french voice dubbing: Mino Doro (uncredited) |
| Gabriel Cattand | ... | french voice dubbing: Mimmo Palmara (uncredited) |
| Jany Clair | ... | french voice dubbing: Laura Efrikian (uncredited) |
| Jacques Deschamps | ... | french voice dubbing: Ivo Garrani (uncredited) |
| Ivo Garrani | ... | italian voice dubbing: Reg Park (uncredited) |
| Michel Gatineau | ... | french voice dubbing: Mario Petri (uncredited) |
| Carlo Giuffrè | ... | italian voice dubbing: Gian Maria Volontè (uncredited) |
| Michel Gudin | ... | french voice dubbing: Enrico Maria Salerno (uncredited) |
| Claire Guibert | ... | french voice dubbing: Fay Spain (uncredited) |
| Renato Izzo | ... | italian voice dubbing: Luciano Marin & Enrico Maria Salerno (uncredited) |
| Jean-Louis Jemma | ... | french voice dubbing: Luciano Marin (uncredited) |
| Ernesto Mellina | ... | italian voice dubbing: Salvatore Furnari (uncredited) |
| Adriano Micantoni | ... | italian voice dubbing: Mario Petri (uncredited) |
| Diego Michelotti | ... | italian voice dubbing: Mimmo Palmara (uncredited) |
| Hubert Noël | ... | french voice dubbing: Ettore Manni (uncredited) |
| Mirella Pace | ... | italian voice dubbing: Laura Efrikian (uncredited) |
| Sergio Rossi | ... | italian voice dubbing: Ettore Manni (uncredited) |
| Serge Sauvion | ... | french voice dubbing: Gabriele Tinti (uncredited) |
| Leonardo Severini | ... | italian voice dubbing: Nando Tamberlani (uncredited) |
| Antonella Steni | ... | italian voice dubbing: Luciana Angiolillo (uncredited) |
| Maria Tamar | ... | french voice dubbing: Luciana Angiolillo (uncredited) |
| Paul Villé | ... | french voice dubbing: Nando Tamberlani (uncredited) |
| Jean Violette | ... | french voice dubbing: Gian Maria Volontè (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Hafbo (1961) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Omnia Deutsche Film Export (1961) (World-wide) (theatrical) (as Omnia Deutsche Film Export G.M.B.H.)
- Golden Era Film Distributors (GEF) (1962) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Neue Film Allianz (1962) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Rolei-Filmverleih (1962) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Woolner Brothers Pictures Inc. (1963) (United States) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Rhino Home Video (1996) (United States) (VHS)
- Mill Creek Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- Retromedia Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD) (widescreen)
- Synergy Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD) (as 'Hercules and the Captive Women')
- Image Entertainment (2009) (United States) (DVD)
- Internet Archive (2009) (United States) (video) (as 'Hercules and the Captive Women') (VOD)
- Shout! Factory (2014) (United States) (DVD) (as 'Hercules and the Captive Women') (MST3K version)
- Film Detective (2021) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Consolidated Exhibitors (1976) (Australia) (theatrical)
- 3GTG (2020) (World-wide)
- Monte Video (West Germany) (VHS)
- Tubi TV (United States) (video) (streaming)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- C.A.M. (music publisher)
- Filmation Associates (title design)
- General Music (music supervision)
- N.I.S. (sound recording)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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.
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| Taglines | Half Woman! Half Stone! THE WEIRDEST! THE WILDEST! Half Woman! Half Stone! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | In the 6/15/1961 issue of the British magazine "Health and Strength," about this movie and under the title "A New Hercules," Oscar Heidenstam wrote: "Furthermore Reg Reg Park was not going to have his reputation as the greatest physique of all time mucked about by clauses in his contract that he should not weigh more than a certain amount, etc. He stipulated that if he was to play Hercules, he wanted to look like one imagined the legendary Hercules to be. He got his way and everything possible was put at his disposal for him to keep in his usual peak form during the making of this very strenuous and stupendous film. [...] The producers kept weights on the set for him, so that he could keep in tremendous physical shape. In spite of a very exhausting film schedule Reg lost only 5lb. in body weight. His normal chest is 53in. and his waist a net 32in., his body weight around 230lb. [...] Because Reg is so big they were unable to find a "stand-in'' for him, so Reg has had to do all the stunts for himself. [...] In a shipwreck scene he was badly battered and bruised when tons of water washed him into the mast and ropes. See more » |
| Goofs | Near the end of the film, Hercules swims away from the island to a boat, but when he climbs aboard he is completely dry. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Hercules the Avenger (1965). See more » |
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Ismene:
Today is dedicated to Uranus! See more » |