Ercole E La Regina Di Lidia (1959)
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While negotiating peace between two brothers contesting the throne of Thebes, an amnesiac Hercules is seduced by the evil Queen Omphale.
Movie Tagline:
SEE the War of the Chariots! SEE Lydia, the Temptress! SEE the Contest of Giants! SEE the Combat of Kings! SEE the Arena of Tigers! SEE the Court of Lovers!
Also Known As:
Hercules Unchained
Title: Ercole E La Regina Di Lidia
Release Date: July 13, 1960
Runtime: 94 mins
Genre: Action
All Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Languages: Italian, Spanish
Country: Italy, France, Spain
Colors: Color
Sound: Mono
IMDB Rating: 3.9
Buried.com Rating: 4.9 - (Rate This Horror Movie at Buried.com)
Category: Horror Movies Starting With E
MPAA Rating: Unrated
Director(s):
Pietro Francisci
Cast:
Steve Reeves ...Ercole (Hercules)
Sylva Koscina ...Iole, bride of Ercole
Sylvia Lopez ...Queen Onfale, of Lidia
Gabriele Antonini ...Ulisse, son of Laertes
Primo Carnera ...Anteo, the giant
Patrizia Della Rovere ...Penelope
Sergio Fantoni ...Eteocle
Fulvia Franco ...Anticlea
Carlo D'Angelo ...Creonte, High Priest of Thebes
Marisa Valenti ...Blond Slave Girl
Mimmo Palmara ...Polinice
Elda Tattoli ...
Daniele Varga ...Anfiarao
Andrea Fantasia ...King Laerte
Gino Mattera ...Orfeo
Aldo Fiorelli ...Argo the Shipbuilder
Gianni Loti ...Sandone, Capt. of the Lidian Guard
Cesare Fantoni ...Re Edipo of Thebes
Ugo Sasso ...
Angelo Zanolli ...Admeo
Sergio Ciani ...
Nando Cicero ...
Aldo Pini ...Tifi, the pilot
Fulvio Carrara ...Castor, aide to Laertes
Willi Colombini ...Polluce (as Willy Colombini)
Walter Grant ...Aesculapio
Colleen Bennet ...Solo Ballerina
Fabrizio Mioni ...
Nino Marchetti ...Fossore
Remaining Cast:
Producer(s):
Ferruccio De Martino
Bruno Vailati
Writer(s):
Aeschylus
Ennio De Concini
Pietro Francisci
Sophocles
Composer(s):
Enzo Masetti
Movie Soundtrack(s):
"Evening Star"
More Movie Taglines:
- SEE the War of the Chariots! SEE Lydia, the Temptress! SEE the Contest of Giants! SEE the Combat of Kings! SEE the Arena of Tigers! SEE the Court of Lovers!
- Spectacles of Massive Might Beyond Any Ever Known Before!
- The Heroic Legend of Hercules Continues!
- Stronger Than Ever Before!
- See the mammoth war of the chariots!
- The mighty saga of the world's mightiest man!
- Fabulous feats of human power the screen has never shown before!
Movie Trivia:
- The score for this contains themes from its predecessor, Le fatiche di Ercole (1958). They became the most famous compositions, internationally, for composer Enzo Masetti. Masetti retired after completing the score for this film.
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Her role as Queen Omphale was the most widely seen one for French-born model-turned-actress Sylvia Lopez. At the time she filmed this she had leukemia. She was only able to complete one more film and died in November while working on a second.
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His role as Antaeus, who dwarfs even Steve Reeves, was the final film appearance for former world heavyweight boxing champion Primo Carnera.
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Keywords:
Thebes, Sword Fighting, Sword And Sorcery, Quest, Super Strength ...[more]
Keywords All:
Newlywed, Thebes Greece, Spear, Crushed To Death, Sequel To Cult Favorite, Old Man, Lute, Amazon Tribe, Arena, Tiger, Ship, Muscleman, Peplum, Sequel, Chariot, Gods, Giant, Sword, Army, Beautiful Woman, Carrier Pigeon, Battle, Bow And Arrow, Psychotronic, Brother vs Brother, Duel, Fake Deafness, Strongman, Sidekick, Axe, Suicide, Cult Favorite, Egyptian, MST3K, Water, Dancing Girl, Sword And Sandal, Public Domain, Memory Loss, Tied Up, B Movie, Sea, Wagon, Greek Mythology, Song, Human Statue, Character Name In Title
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Rating: 4.9 out of 10.0 - 63 votes cast total
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