Hercules and the Captive Women (1961)

08/19/1961 (IT) • 1h 41m

Adventure, Fantasy, Action

THE WEIRDEST! THE WILDEST! Half Woman! Half Stone!

Overview

King Androcles of Thebes commands a ship in search of a threat to Greece, predicted by an atmospheric oracle. Hercules is part of the crew, but the strongman falls overboard in a thick fog. Washed ashore, he saves a young Ismene from Proteus, an evil, shape-shifting creature. Ismene takes Hercules to Atlantis, where he discovers that her mother, Queen Antinea, has captured Androcles. Hercules schemes to rescue him and thwart Antinea's dream of world conquest.

Top Billed Cast

Reg Park

Ercole

Fay Spain

Queen Antinea of Atlantis

Ettore Manni

Androclo, Re di Tebe

Laura Efrikian

Ismene, Antinea's Daughter

Mimmo Palmara

Astor, il Gran Visir

Mino Doro

Oraclo

Salvatore Furnari

Timoteo, il nano


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Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

monster

atlantis

gorilla

mythology

palace

greek mythology

femme fatale

murder

boulder

hercules

roman mythology

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