Hercules Unchained
1959 · Movie · NR · 98 min · ★ 5.1
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.
Based on Oedipus at Colonus, Seven against Thebes
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Details
- Years
- 1959
- Release date
- 1959-02-14
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 5.1/10 (54 votes)
Themes
- greece
- guard
- black magic
- rescue mission
- greek mythology
- brother against brother
- stick fight
- hercules
- thebes
- peplum
Cast & crew
Steve Reeves
as Ercole (Hercules)
Sylva Koscina
as Iole, bride of Ercole
Sylvia Lopez
as Queen Onfale, of Lidia
Gabriele Antonini
as Ulisse, son of Laertes
Primo Carnera
as Anteo, the giant
Patrizia Della Rovere
as Penelope
Sergio Fantoni
as Eteocle
Fulvia Franco
as Anticlea
Carlo D'Angelo
as Creonte, High Priest of Thebes
- MV
Marisa Valenti
as Blond Slave Girl
Directed by Pietro Francisci