Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Based on
Based on Seven against Thebes and Oedipus at Colonus
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Sequels
Follows Hercules
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Collection
Part of Hercules (Pietro Francisci) Collection
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Music
Music by Enzo Masetti
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Mario Bava
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Ennio De ConciniScreenplay
- Pietro FrancisciScreenplay, Story
- Original title
- Ercole e la regina di Lidia
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 14, 1959
- Original language
- Italian
- Countries
- France, Italy, Spain
- Collection
- Hercules (Pietro Francisci) Collection
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In the United States
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Cast
Steve ReevesErcole (Hercules)
Sylva KoscinaIole, bride of Ercole
Sylvia LopezQueen Onfale, of Lidia
Gabriele AntoniniUlisse, son of Laertes
Primo CarneraAnteo, the giant
Patrizia Della RoverePenelope
Sergio FantoniEteocle
Fulvia FrancoAnticlea- Carlo D'AngeloCreonte, High Priest of Thebes
- Marisa ValentiBlond Slave Girl
Mimmo PalmaraPolinice
Elda TattoliAltmea - Mother of Ulisses' Girlfriend
Daniele VargasAnfiarao
Andrea FantasiaKing Laerte
Gino MatteraOrpheo
Aldo FiorelliArgos - the Shipbuilder
Gianni LotiSandone - Captain of the Lidian Guard
Cesare FantoniOedipus - King of Thebes
Ugo SassoPolinice's Officer
Angelo ZanolliAdmeo
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