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Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis (1961)

Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis poster
Original title
Ercole alla conquista di Atlantide
Directed by
Vittorio Cottafavi
Genre
fantasy film, sword-and-sandal film, sword and sorcery film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
NR
Rating
4.3 of 10 from 35 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Hercules travels to a lost island nation to battle a queen who uses a secret weapon to control men. He must stop her plan to take over the world.

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What happens

Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis (Italian: Ercole alla conquista di Atlantide, lit. 'Hercules at the Conquest of Atlantis') is a 1961 film directed by Vittorio Cottafavi and starring Reg Park in his film debut as Ercole/Hercules. It was originally released in Super Technirama 70. The film is also known as Hercules Conquers Atlantis in the United Kingdom and Hercules and the Captive Women in the United States where the film was not only retitled, but edited, rescored and given a title design by Filmation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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