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The muscular Hercules performs his Labors, sails with the Argonauts, and romances the fair Iole.The muscular Hercules performs his Labors, sails with the Argonauts, and romances the fair Iole.The muscular Hercules performs his Labors, sails with the Argonauts, and romances the fair Iole.
Lidia Alfonsi
- The Sybil
- (as Lydia Alfonsi)
Luciana Paluzzi
- Iole's Maid
- (as Luciana Paoluzzi)
Gian Paolo Rosmino
- Aesculapius
- (as G.P. Rosmino)
Willi Colombini
- Pollux
- (as Willy Colombini)
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- TriviaThe roar of the dragon guarding the Golden Fleece is actually Godzilla'a roar from Godzilla (1954) (U.S. title: "Godzilla, King of the Monsters"). Joseph E. Levine had acquired and released that film three years earlier.
- GoofsWhen Hercules crushes the lion with his bare arms, the reverse angle shows the lion with a happy contented look on its face, obviously enjoying being snuggled.
- Quotes
Antea, Queen of the Amazons: My heart has reached the crossroads of destiny.
- Alternate versionsHas been available in the U.S. in three different versions.
- (98 minutes) This has the poorest dubbing job. The Italian "fine" appears at the end.
- (103 minutes) This version restores some footage and contains a superior dubbing job. The Italian "fine" as replaced with "The End."
- (104 minutes) This version contains yet a third dubbing job. The main title was replaced with an animated title showing a starfield and the constellation Hercules. The bulk of the original credit sequence was moved to the end of the film. During this movie's first release in the United States in 1959, the material issued by Embassy and Warner Brothers (who handled the physical distribution) listed the running time as 107 minutes. This is still listed as the running time by most sources. The 107 minute version is believed to be the original uncut and uncensored Italian version which probably showed more flesh than was permitted on U.S. screens at the time.
- ConnectionsEdited into Hercules Recycled (1994)
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A triumph of exploitation cinema and a fondly-remembered genre groundbreaker.
Joseph E. Levine's timing when he decided to capitalize on this low-budget Italian epic was so right that it has become a legendary example of film promotion. That aside, it's amazing still how the dynamic image of Steve Reeves and a multimillion dollar saturation campaign was able to make this one of the most profitable films of it's time. That bad word of mouth didn't kill this picture's boxoffice only goes to show you that kitsch can be appreciated when it delivers, and HERCULES is colossal kitsch that delivers sensational, fetishistic, sexist spectacle in it's cheapest, most primitive form. Tastelessly tasteful.
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- Budget
- $2,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 47 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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