Hercules

Feb 20, 1958

1h 39m

★ 5.0

Overview

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.

Genres

Fantasy

Adventure

Production Companies

Galatea Film

O.S.C.A.R. Film

Hercules Trailers

Cast

Ercole (Hercules)

Steve Reeves

Iole, Daugher of Pelias

Sylva Koscina

Jason

Fabrizio Mioni

Antea, Queen of the Amazons

Gianna Maria Canale

Eurysteus

Arturo Dominici

Iphitus, Son of Pelias

Mimmo Palmara

The Sybil

Lidia Alfonsi

Ulysses

Gabriele Antonini

Argos

Aldo Fiorelli

Laertes

Andrea Fantasia

Iole's Maid

Luciana Paluzzi

Pelias, King of Iolcus

Ivo Garrani

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