The muscular Hercules performs his Labors, sails with the Argonauts, and romances the fair Iole.
What do a horror remake, a rock biopic, and a German TV series have in common? They're all on Richard Madden's Watchlist.
Related News
-
Lutz's Hercules Massacred by Critics
10 January 2014 | Alt Film Guide
User Lists
Related lists from IMDb users
Share this Rating
Title: Le fatiche di Ercole (1958)
Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.
Learn more
More Like This
Ercole e la regina di Lidia
(1959)
Adventure
|
Fantasy
Directors:
Pietro Francisci,
Mario Bava
Stars:
Steve Reeves,
Sylva Koscina,
Sylvia Lopez
The Giant of Marathon
(1959)
Action
|
Adventure
|
Drama
Directors:
Jacques Tourneur,
Bruno Vailati, and 1 more credit »
Stars:
Steve Reeves,
Mylène Demongeot,
Sergio Fantoni
Goliath and the Barbarians
(1959)
Adventure
Director:
Carlo Campogalliani
Stars:
Steve Reeves,
Chelo Alonso,
Bruce Cabot
The Last Days of Pompeii
(1959)
Action
|
Adventure
|
History
Director:
Mario Bonnard
Stars:
Steve Reeves,
Christine Kaufmann,
Fernando Rey
The Trojan Horse
(1961)
Adventure
|
Drama
|
History
Director:
Giorgio Ferroni
Stars:
Steve Reeves,
Juliette Mayniel,
John Drew Barrymore
Adventure
|
Fantasy
Director:
Vittorio Cottafavi
Stars:
Reg Park,
Fay Spain,
Ettore Manni
Duel of the Titans
(1961)
Action
|
Adventure
|
Drama
Director:
Sergio Corbucci
Stars:
Steve Reeves,
Gordon Scott,
Virna Lisi
Ulysses
(1954)
Adventure
|
Fantasy
|
History
Director:
Mario Camerini
Stars:
Kirk Douglas,
Silvana Mangano,
Anthony Quinn
Adventure
|
Fantasy
Director:
Giacomo Gentilomo
Stars:
Sergio Ciani,
Jany Clair,
Anna Maria Polani
Morgan, the Pirate
(1960)
Adventure
Directors:
André De Toth,
Primo Zeglio
Stars:
Steve Reeves,
Valérie Lagrange,
Ivo Garrani
Hercules
(1983)
Adventure
|
Fantasy
Director:
Luigi Cozzi
Stars:
Lou Ferrigno,
Brad Harris,
Sybil Danning
Agi Murad il diavolo bianco
(1959)
Action
|
Adventure
|
Drama
Director:
Riccardo Freda
Stars:
Steve Reeves,
Giorgia Moll,
Scilla Gabel
Edit
Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Steve Reeves | ... | Ercole (Hercules) | |
| Sylva Koscina | ... | Iole, Daugher of Pelias | |
| Fabrizio Mioni | ... | Jason | |
 |
Ivo Garrani | ... | Pelias, King of Iolcus |
| Gianna Maria Canale | ... | Antea, Queen of the Amazons | |
| Arturo Dominici | ... | Eurysteus | |
| Mimmo Palmara | ... | Iphitus, Son of Pelias | |
|
|
Lidia Alfonsi | ... | The Sybil (as Lydia Alfonsi) |
|
|
Gabriele Antonini | ... | Ulysses |
|
|
Aldo Fiorelli | ... | Argos |
|
|
Andrea Fantasia | ... | Laertes |
| Luciana Paluzzi | ... | Iole's Maid (as Luciana Paoluzzi) | |
|
|
Afro Poli | ... | Chironi |
|
|
Gian Paolo Rosmino | ... | Aesculapius (as G.P. Rosmino) |
|
|
Willi Colombini | ... | Pollux (as Willy Colombini) |
Edit
Plot Summary
|
Add Synopsis
See All (12) »
Storyline
In this melange of characters and events from separate mythological stories, Hercules, demigod and superman, arrives in the ancient Greek kingdom of Iolcus to tutor Iphitus, son of king Pelias; immediately on arrival, he falls in love with the king's delectable, briefly clad daughter Iole. Before he can win her, he must succeed in a series of quests, in the course of which he teams up with Jason, true heir of Iolcus, whom he accompanies on the famous voyage of the Argonauts. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Plot Keywords:
greece | feats of strength | bare chested male | roman mythology | mixed martial arts |Taglines:
See the heroic Hercules rip down the Age of Orgy's lavish palace of lustful pleasure! See the seductive Amazons lure men to voluptuous revels and violent deaths! See more »Parents Guide:
View content advisory »
Edit
Edit
See more on IMDbPro »
See full technical specs »
Details
Language:
ItalianRelease Date:
22 July 1959 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Hercules See more »Filming Locations:
Titanus Studios, Rome, Lazio, ItalyEdit
Box Office
Gross USA:
$5,000,000Company Credits
Show more on
IMDbPro »
Technical Specs
Runtime:
| (Retromedia DVD)Sound Mix:
Mono (Fono Roma-Westrex System)Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
Edit
The Sybil: It is not you who is to blame, Hercules. Iphitus died simply because he was not meant to be king of Iolcos. Now the gods assign a new labor to you. They want you to go out and chance your fate against the Cretan Bull.
Ercole: Enough. I'm tired of doing all of these senseless things for the gods. When will I be worthy in the eyes of the ...
[...]
See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
Among the merchandise tie-ins for this film was a comic book published by Dell. It had an initial order of 500,000 copies. See more »Goofs
After Hercules kills the lion and drops it to the ground, the dead lion blinks. See more »Quotes
Ercole: Why did Iphitus have to die? Answer me, Sybil. I cannot understand. I'm greatly confused. A man I could crush with one hand gives me an order. A woman humiliates me.The Sybil: It is not you who is to blame, Hercules. Iphitus died simply because he was not meant to be king of Iolcos. Now the gods assign a new labor to you. They want you to go out and chance your fate against the Cretan Bull.
Ercole: Enough. I'm tired of doing all of these senseless things for the gods. When will I be worthy in the eyes of the ...
[...]
See more »
I saw this film in Brazil when I was 10 and I never could forget it. It is amazing even today. Well produced and directed, it is may be the best of all the Sword and Sandal genre. Steve Reeves was not the awful creature the critics said. And Gianna Maria Canale, the queen of the amazons, deserves the title she once had as the most beautiful woman in the world.