Hercules in the Valley of Woe (1961)

Original title

Maciste contro Ercole nella valle dei guai

Directed by

Mario Mattoli

Genre

fantasy film, comedy film, parody film, crossover fiction

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 22m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This Italian comedy spoofs the sword-and-sandal movies of the 1950s and 1960s. Strongmen Maciste and Hercules get into a series of silly adventures.

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What happens

Hercules in the Vale of Woe (Italian: Maciste contro Ercole nella valle dei guai/ Maciste vs Hercules in the Valley of Woe), a.k.a. Hercules in the Valley of Woe, is a 1961 Italian Franco and Ciccio comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Kirk Morris as Maciste and Frank Gordon as Hercules. The film is a comical take on the popular sword-and-sandal epics of the 1950s and 1960s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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