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5.1/10
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Hercules being heroic in ancient Greece.Hercules being heroic in ancient Greece.Hercules being heroic in ancient Greece.
Roberto Messina
- Wrestler
- (as Giovanni Messina)
Augusto Brenna
- Scribe
- (uncredited)
Franco Fantasia
- Arciere
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaItalian censorship visa # 43027 delivered on 27-5-1964
- GoofsThe plot summary is completely wrong. The hero is not Hercules and the whole story-line is set in Ancient Egypt.
- ConnectionsEdited from The Trojan Horse (1961)
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Peplum at its best
Mark Forest's personal favorite of his films is one of the best Italian sword & sandal films of the 1960s. Superior writing and direction, and handsome Egyptian sets and costumes, make it seem like a wonderful comic book come to life. Forest, in great shape, has never been better or been better-photographed. Furneaux capably heads a strong supporting cast.
The story finds the Pharaoh Rameses in love with Helen of Troy (Furneaux), who prefers Aryan (Forest), her beefy bodyguard. A mythological mix-up, but it's one of the genre's strongest, most logical and compelling stories.
A film like this, in an unfaded print with strong bright colors, makes one wonder if some of these films aren't actually better than they seem in their ludicrously-dubbed American TV versions. If this had been made by Fassbinder, David Lynch or some other fashionable director, it might be acclaimed as an avant garde masterpiece.
The story finds the Pharaoh Rameses in love with Helen of Troy (Furneaux), who prefers Aryan (Forest), her beefy bodyguard. A mythological mix-up, but it's one of the genre's strongest, most logical and compelling stories.
A film like this, in an unfaded print with strong bright colors, makes one wonder if some of these films aren't actually better than they seem in their ludicrously-dubbed American TV versions. If this had been made by Fassbinder, David Lynch or some other fashionable director, it might be acclaimed as an avant garde masterpiece.
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- fwmurnau
- Sep 27, 2007
Details
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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