Hercules and the Captive Women

Aug 19, 1961

1h 41m

★ 4.3

THE WEIRDEST! THE WILDEST! Half Woman! Half Stone!

Overview

King Androcles of Thebes commands a ship in search of a threat to Greece, predicted by an atmospheric oracle. Hercules is part of the crew, but the strongman falls overboard in a thick fog. Washed ashore, he saves a young Ismene from Proteus, an evil, shape-shifting creature. Ismene takes Hercules to Atlantis, where he discovers that her mother, Queen Antinea, has captured Androcles. Hercules schemes to rescue him and thwart Antinea's dream of world conquest.

Genres

Adventure

Fantasy

Action

Production Companies

Comptoir Français du Film Production (CFFP)

SPA Cinematografica

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Cast

Ercole

Reg Park

Queen Antinea of Atlantis

Fay Spain

Androclo, Re di Tebe

Ettore Manni

Illo

Luciano Marin

Ismene, Antinea's Daughter

Laura Efrikian

Gabor

Mario Valdemarin

Astor, il Gran Visir

Mimmo Palmara

Oraclo

Mino Doro

Timoteo, il nano

Salvatore Furnari

Deianira, Hercules' Wife

Luciana Angiolillo

Ignazio Dolce

Capo delle guardie

Raf Baldassarre

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