Big Reg is easily the most developed Hercules/Maciste/Samson actor you'll see pre-Schwarzenegger/Ferrigno days, and his laid back demeanour is cult splendour for those who care (possibly nothing to those who don't). His sleepy, carefree existence is disrupted when he's tricked into participating in a deadly mission by his King (Manni), but it's not all plain sailing when the ship sinks in bad weather and he finds himself in Atlantis looking for his missing companions (one of whom is his adult son).
American actress Fay Spain plays the Queen of Atlantis, given to making the hard decisions necessary to ensure the preservation of the sacred kingdom (even to the extent of sacrificing her daughter). Italian leading man Manni essentially only features in the bookends, while demonstrating that sometimes the apple does fall further from the tree, Luciano Marin plays Hercules' surprisingly scrawny son, taking the rearguard to protect the Queen's banished daughter (Altan). Although I didn't recognise him, Gian Maria Volonte (the main baddie in "For a Few $$ More") is billed among the supporting ranks, alongside peplum regulars Mario Petri and Mimmo Palmera.
It's a tad overlong, but generally carries the weight as well as Park does and the dubbing is much better than most of the ilk. If you want to know what first attracted Schwarzenengger to the idea of eating barbells, then Reg Park playing Hercules is where you'll locate the answer.
American actress Fay Spain plays the Queen of Atlantis, given to making the hard decisions necessary to ensure the preservation of the sacred kingdom (even to the extent of sacrificing her daughter). Italian leading man Manni essentially only features in the bookends, while demonstrating that sometimes the apple does fall further from the tree, Luciano Marin plays Hercules' surprisingly scrawny son, taking the rearguard to protect the Queen's banished daughter (Altan). Although I didn't recognise him, Gian Maria Volonte (the main baddie in "For a Few $$ More") is billed among the supporting ranks, alongside peplum regulars Mario Petri and Mimmo Palmera.
It's a tad overlong, but generally carries the weight as well as Park does and the dubbing is much better than most of the ilk. If you want to know what first attracted Schwarzenengger to the idea of eating barbells, then Reg Park playing Hercules is where you'll locate the answer.