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Hercules Unchained
Film / 1959

Hercules Unchained

Directed by Pietro Francisci
FantasyAction

★ 5.1/10Audience rating

En route to Thebes for an important diplomatic mission, Hercules drinks from a magic spring and loses his memory. He spends most of the movie in the pleasure gardens of Queen Omphale of Lydia. While young Ulysses tries to help him regain his memory, political tensions escalate in Thebes, and Hercules' new wife Iole finds herself in mortal danger.

The story

En route to Thebes for an important diplomatic mission, Hercules drinks from a magic spring and loses his memory. He spends most of the movie in the pleasure gardens of Queen Omphale of Lydia. While young Ulysses tries to help him regain his memory, political tensions escalate in Thebes, and Hercules' new wife Iole finds herself in mortal danger.

Cast

Steve ReevesErcole (Hercules) Sylva KoscinaIole, bride of Ercole Sylvia LopezQueen Onfale, of Lidia Gabriele AntoniniUlisse, son of Laertes Primo CarneraAnteo, the giant Patrizia Della RoverePenelope Sergio FantoniEteocle Fulvia FrancoAnticlea Carlo D'AngeloCreonte, High Priest of Thebes Marisa ValentiBlond Slave Girl Mimmo PalmaraPolinice Elda TattoliAltmea - Mother of Ulisses' Girlfriend
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Daniele VargasAnfiarao Andrea FantasiaKing Laerte Gino MatteraOrpheo Aldo FiorelliArgos - the Shipbuilder Gianni LotiSandone - Captain of the Lidian Guard Cesare FantoniOedipus - King of Thebes Ugo SassoPolinice's Officer Angelo ZanolliAdmeo Sergio CianiMegreo - Officer Eating Apple Aldo PiniTifi - Pilot of the Argos Nando CiceroLastene Willi Colombini Fulvio Carrara Walter GrantAesculapio Colleen BennetBallerina at Omphale's Palace Giuliano GemmaMelanippo (uncredited) Mario GhignoneCouncilor of Eteocles (uncredited) Nino MarchettiFossore (uncredited) Fabrizio MioniJason (uncredited)

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