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Hercules and the Captive Women (1963)
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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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.
Rating:NR
Genre:Adventure, Fantasy, Action
Written By:Sandro Continenza, Duccio Tessari
In Theaters:4/14/1963
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Runtime:101 minutes
Studio:Comptoir Français du Film Production, SpA Cinematografica
Cast
Vittorio Cottafavi
Director
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
Salvatore Furnari
Timoteo, il nano
Luciana Angiolillo
Deianira, Hercules' Wife
Ignazio Dolce
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