Hercules the Avenger (1965)
- Original title
- La sfida dei giganti
- Directed by
- Maurizio Lucidi
- Genre
- fantasy film, sword-and-sandal film
- Country
- Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rated
- 0
- Rating
- 4.7 of 10 from 9 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.
How it feels
Hercules faces mythical challenges and battles foes in a fantasy adventure. The film uses recycled footage from earlier Hercules movies to tell its story.
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What happens
Hercules the Avenger (Italian: La sfida dei giganti) is a 1965 Italian adventure film directed by Maurizio Lucidi. It was composed mostly of re-edited stock footage from Reg Park's two 1961 Hercules films, Hercules at the Conquest of Atlantis and Hercules in the Haunted World. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Hercules in the Haunted World (1961)
The Triumph of Hercules (1964)
Hercules and the Black Pirates (1964)
Hercules, Samson and Ulysses (1963)
Hercules and the Princess of Troy (1965)
Hercules (1958)
The Loves of Hercules (1960)
Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon (1964)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.