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Hercules Unchained
Hercules Unchained

Hercules Unchained

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

98 mins

Rating

4.917/10

Release Date

14 February 1959

Country

France

Cast

Steve Reeves

Steve Reeves

Ercole (Hercules)

Sylva Koscina

Sylva Koscina

Iole, bride of Ercole

Sylvia Lopez

Sylvia Lopez

Queen Onfale, of Lidia

Gabriele Antonini

Gabriele Antonini

Ulisse, son of Laertes

Primo Carnera

Primo Carnera

Anteo, the giant

Patrizia Della Rovere

Patrizia Della Rovere

Penelope

Sergio Fantoni

Sergio Fantoni

Eteocle

Fulvia Franco

Fulvia Franco

Anticlea

Carlo D'Angelo

Carlo D'Angelo

Creonte, High Priest of Thebes

Marisa Valenti

Marisa Valenti

Blond Slave Girl

Mimmo Palmara

Mimmo Palmara

Polinice

Elda Tattoli

Elda Tattoli

Altmea - Mother of Ulisses' Girlfriend

Daniele Vargas

Daniele Vargas

Anfiarao

Andrea Fantasia

Andrea Fantasia

King Laerte

Gino Mattera

Gino Mattera

Orpheo

Aldo Fiorelli

Aldo Fiorelli

Argos - the Shipbuilder

Gianni Loti

Gianni Loti

Sandone - Captain of the Lidian Guard

Cesare Fantoni

Cesare Fantoni

Oedipus - King of Thebes

Ugo Sasso

Ugo Sasso

Polinice's Officer

Angelo Zanolli

Angelo Zanolli

Admeo

Sergio Ciani

Sergio Ciani

Megreo - Officer Eating Apple

Aldo Pini

Aldo Pini

Tifi - Pilot of the Argos

Nando Cicero

Nando Cicero

Lastene

Willi Colombini

Willi Colombini

Fulvio Carrara

Fulvio Carrara

Walter Grant

Walter Grant

Aesculapio

Colleen Bennet

Colleen Bennet

Ballerina at Omphale's Palace

Giuliano Gemma

Giuliano Gemma

Melanippo (uncredited)

Mario Ghignone

Mario Ghignone

Councilor of Eteocles (uncredited)

Nino Marchetti

Nino Marchetti

Fossore (uncredited)

Fabrizio Mioni

Fabrizio Mioni

Jason (uncredited)

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