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Feature film — 1961

Hercules and the Captive Women (1961)

4.31h 41mAdventure — Fantasy — Action

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.

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A high-signal pick with 35 votes.

Comptoir Français du Film Production / SpA Cinematografica

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Director: Vittorio Cottafavi

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Cast & crew

Reg Park as Ercole

Reg Park

Ercole

Fay Spain as Queen Antinea of Atlantis

Fay Spain

Queen Antinea of Atlantis

Ettore Manni as Androclo, Re di Tebe

Ettore Manni

Androclo, Re di Tebe

Luciano Marin as Illo

Luciano Marin

Illo

Laura Efrikian as Ismene, Antinea's Daughter

Laura Efrikian

Ismene, Antinea's Daughter

Mario Valdemarin as Gabor

Mario Valdemarin

Gabor

Mimmo Palmara as Astor, il Gran Visir

Mimmo Palmara

Astor, il Gran Visir

Mino Doro as Oraclo

Mino Doro

Oraclo

Salvatore Furnari as Timoteo, il nano

Salvatore Furnari

Timoteo, il nano

Luciana Angiolillo as Deianira, Hercules' Wife

Luciana Angiolillo

Deianira, Hercules' Wife

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Ignazio Dolce

Raf Baldassarre as Capo delle guardie

Raf Baldassarre

Capo delle guardie

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