Italy / Feb 14, 1959 / 12
1h 38min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Fulvia Franco | Anticlea |
| Carlo D'Angelo | Creonte, High Priest of Thebes |
| Marisa Valenti | Blond Slave Girl |
| Mimmo Palmara | Polinice |
| Elda Tattoli | Altmea - Mother of Ulisses' Girlfriend |
| Daniele Vargas | Anfiarao |
| Andrea Fantasia | King Laerte |
| Gino Mattera | Orpheo |
| Aldo Fiorelli | Argos - the Shipbuilder |
| Gianni Loti | Sandone - Captain of the Lidian Guard |
| Cesare Fantoni | Oedipus - King of Thebes |
| Ugo Sasso | Polinice's Officer |
| Angelo Zanolli | Admeo |
| Sergio Ciani | Megreo - Officer Eating Apple |
| Aldo Pini | Tifi - Pilot of the Argos |
| Nando Cicero | Lastene |
| Willi Colombini |
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| Fulvio Carrara | |
| Walter Grant | Aesculapio |
| Colleen Bennet | Ballerina at Omphale's Palace |
| Giuliano Gemma | Melanippo (uncredited) |
| Mario Ghignone | Councilor of Eteocles (uncredited) |
| Nino Marchetti | Fossore (uncredited) |
| Fabrizio Mioni | Jason (uncredited) |
Genres
FantasyAction
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Ercole e la regina di Lidia |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | France, Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Galatea Film, Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France, Lux Film |
| Release date | 14 febbraio 1959 |
| Production | Bruno Vailati |
| Writer | Pietro Francisci, Ennio De Concini, Aeschylus, Sophocles |
| Editing | Mario Serandrei, Misa Gabrini |
| Cinematography | Mario Bava, Ubaldo Terzano, Mario Mancini, Aldo Galfano, Danilo Desideri |
| Assistant directors | Pietro Nuccorini, Mario Bava, Pietro Francisci, Barbara Fusch |
| Camera operators | Ubaldo Terzano, Mario Mancini, Aldo Galfano, Danilo Desideri, Mario Bava |
| Additional photography | Ubaldo Terzano, Mario Mancini, Aldo Galfano, Danilo Desideri, Mario Bava |
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| Production design | Flavio Mogherini, Giorgio Giovannini, Gianni D'Aloisio, Massimo Tavazzi |
| Art direction | Giorgio Giovannini, Gianni D'Aloisio, Flavio Mogherini, Massimo Tavazzi |
| Set decoration | Massimo Tavazzi, Giorgio Giovannini, Gianni D'Aloisio, Flavio Mogherini |
| Special effects | Mario Bava |
| Music | Enzo Masetti, Giuseppe Muratori, Giulio Tagliacozzo, Bruno Zanoli, Carlo Savina, Paolo Ketoff, Renato Cadueri |
| Sound | Enzo Masetti, Giuseppe Muratori, Giulio Tagliacozzo, Bruno Zanoli, Carlo Savina, Paolo Ketoff, Renato Cadueri |
| Costume design | Maria Baroni, Otello Fava, Mimma Olivieri, Maria Miccinilli, Sergio Angeloni, Violetta Pacelli, Assunta Lazzazera |
| Makeup | Otello Fava, Mimma Olivieri, Maria Miccinilli, Sergio Angeloni, Violetta Pacelli, Assunta Lazzazera, Maria Baroni |
| Hairstyling | Otello Fava, Mimma Olivieri, Maria Miccinilli, Sergio Angeloni, Violetta Pacelli, Assunta Lazzazera, Maria Baroni |
| Collection | Hercules (Steve Reeves) Collection |
Release dates
Theatrical release
France / Sep 04, 1959
Germany / Mar 29, 1960 / 12
United States / Jul 13, 1960 / NR
Digital
France / Dec 31, 2015 / VOD
Physical media
France / Jun 12, 2015 / DVD
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