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Hercules Unchained

Original title: Ercole e la regina di Lidia
  • 1959
  • G
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
2.6K
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Steve Reeves in Hercules Unchained (1959)
ItalianSword & SandalSword & SorceryAdventureFantasy

While negotiating peace between two brothers contesting the throne of Thebes, an amnesiac Hercules is seduced by the evil Queen Omphale.While negotiating peace between two brothers contesting the throne of Thebes, an amnesiac Hercules is seduced by the evil Queen Omphale.While negotiating peace between two brothers contesting the throne of Thebes, an amnesiac Hercules is seduced by the evil Queen Omphale.

  • Directors
    • Pietro Francisci
    • Mario Bava
  • Writers
    • Ennio De Concini
    • Pietro Francisci
    • Sophocles
  • Stars
    • Steve Reeves
    • Sylva Koscina
    • Gabriele Antonini
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    4.6/10
    2.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Pietro Francisci
      • Mario Bava
    • Writers
      • Ennio De Concini
      • Pietro Francisci
      • Sophocles
    • Stars
      • Steve Reeves
      • Sylva Koscina
      • Gabriele Antonini
    • 52User reviews
    • 55Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Steve Reeves
    Steve Reeves
    • Ercole
    Sylva Koscina
    Sylva Koscina
    • Iole
    Gabriele Antonini
    • Ulisse
    Patrizia Della Rovere
    • Penelope
    Sergio Fantoni
    Sergio Fantoni
    • Il re Eteocles
    Fulvia Franco
    • Anticlea - la madre di Ulisse
    Carlo D'Angelo
    Carlo D'Angelo
    • Creonte - il sommo Sacerdote di Tebe
    Marisa Valenti
    • Altmea's Daughter
    Mimmo Palmara
    Mimmo Palmara
    • Polinice
    Elda Tattoli
    Elda Tattoli
    • Altmea
    Daniele Vargas
    Daniele Vargas
    • Anfiarao
    • (as Daniele Varga)
    Andrea Fantasia
    • Laertes - il padre di Ulisse
    Gino Mattera
    • Orfeo
    Aldo Fiorelli
    • Argo
    Gianni Loti
    • Sandone
    Cesare Fantoni
    Cesare Fantoni
    • Edipo - il re de Tebe
    Ugo Sasso
    • Lastene, Officer
    Angelo Zanolli
    • Admeo
    • Directors
      • Pietro Francisci
      • Mario Bava
    • Writers
      • Ennio De Concini
      • Pietro Francisci
      • Sophocles
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews52

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Sylvia Lopez had leukemia during filming. She completed one more film in 1959, and died at age 26 while working on Come Dance with Me! (1959).
    • Goofs
      Watch closely the second time Hercules takes up Ulysses' challenge to bend the iron torch stand in an attempt to remember who he is. He successfully does so, and then unbends it just as easily, leaving a slight curve in the stem. However when he returns the stand to its original location, the stand is perfectly straight.
    • Quotes
      • Hercules: I'm so sleepy, I can't seem to keep awake!
    • Crazy credits
      The Italian main title co-credits Iole's song to "Tito Manzese." This was not only a pseudonym, but an anagram of Enzo Masetti who wrote the score.
    • Connections
      Edited into Hercules Recycled (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      Evening Star
      Music by Enzo Masetti
      Lyrics by Mitchell Parish
      Sung by Sylva Koscina (dubbed by June Valli in the English version)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • July 13, 1960 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • France
      • Spain
    • Languages
      • Italian
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Hercules Against the Gods
    • Filming locations
      • Titanus Appia Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Galatea Film
      • Lux Film
      • Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France
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    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,450,000
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 45m(105 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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