Hercules, Prisoner of Evil (1964)

Original title

Ursus, il terrore dei kirghisi

Directed by

Antonio Margheriti, Ruggero Deodato

Genre

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

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

T

Rating

3.7 of 10 from 8 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.

More films like this

How it feels

A muscle-bound hero battles a werewolf in a fantasy adventure. The film mixes ancient sword fighting with horror movie scares.

campydatedmelodramaticcreepyenergeticover-the-toppulpylow-budget

What happens

Hercules, Prisoner of Evil (Italian: Ursus il terrore dei Kirghisi, lit. 'Ursus, Terror of the Kirghiz') is a 1964 Italian peplum film directed by Anthony Dawson and an uncredited Ruggero Deodato. Deodato, credited as assistant director, replaced Margheriti who was busy with the completion of the film The Fall of Rome. The film is filled with a variety of horrific themes and elements, featuring a killer werewolf, and is as much a horror film as it is a peplum. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

• Seven Slaves Against the World (1964)
• Atlas in the Land of the Cyclops (1961)
• Revolt of the Praetorians (1964)
• Samson and His Mighty Challenge (1964)
• Hercules of the Desert (1964)
• Revolt of the Barbarians (1964)
• Thunder of Battle (1964)
• My Son, the Hero (1962)
• More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.