Hercules (1958)

Original title

Le fatiche di Ercole

Directed by

Pietro Francisci

Genre

fantasy film, adventure film, sword-and-sandal film

Country

Italy, Spain

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

12

Rating

5.1 of 10 from 69 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Hercules goes on quests to win the love of a princess. He faces mythical beasts and jealous rivals. The story is based on Greek myths about the labors of Hercules and the Golden Fleece.

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What happens

Hercules (Italian: Le Fatiche di Ercole, lit. 'The Labours of Hercules') is a 1958 Italian sword-and-sandal film based upon the Hercules and the Quest for the Golden Fleece myths. The film stars Steve Reeves as the titular hero and Sylva Koscina as his love interest Princess Iole. Hercules was directed by Pietro Francisci and produced by Federico Teti. The film spawned a 1959 sequel, Hercules Unchained (Italian: Ercole e la Regina di Lidia), that also starred Reeves and Koscina. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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