Hercules and the Captive Women

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

1961 1h 41m IT

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4.3

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★4.3TMDB · 35

AdventureFantasyAction

Synopsis

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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.

“THE WEIRDEST! THE WILDEST! Half Woman! Half Stone!”

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Cast

Reg Park
Ercole
Fay Spain
Queen Antinea of Atlantis
Ettore Manni
Androclo, Re di Tebe
Luciano Marin
Illo
Laura Efrikian
Ismene, Antinea's Daughter
Mario Valdemarin
Gabor
Mimmo Palmara
Astor, il Gran Visir
Mino Doro
Oraclo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Vittorio Cottafavi
Writers: Duccio Tessari, Sandro Continenza, Sandro Continenza
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy, France

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ERA

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65 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Italy, France.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Hercules (Reg Park) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Vittorio Cottafavi, shot by Carlo Carlini. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Gino Marinuzzi Jr.. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Maurizio Lucidi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Reg Park and Fay Spain and Ettore Manni carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "THE WEIRDEST! THE WILDEST! Half Woman! Half Stone!".

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The take

Vittorio Cottafavi directs. Carlo Carlini behind the camera. Gino Marinuzzi Jr. scores. Maurizio Lucidi cuts. Produced in Italy, France. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

165 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2International production across 2 countries: Italy, France.
3Part of the "Hercules (Reg Park) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Vittorio Cottafavi, shot by Carlo Carlini. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Gino Marinuzzi Jr.. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Maurizio Lucidi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Reg Park and Fay Spain and Ettore Manni carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "THE WEIRDEST! THE WILDEST! Half Woman! Half Stone!".
9IMDB entry: tt0054851 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 35 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 12 themes, including "monster", "atlantis", "gorilla", "mythology".