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Hercules Unchained (1960)
En route to Thebes for an important diplomatic mission, Hercules drinks from a magic spring and loses his memory. He spends most of the movie in the pleasure gardens of Queen Omphale of Lydia. While young Ulysses tries to help him regain his memory, political tensions escalate in Thebes, and Hercules' new wife Iole finds herself in mortal danger.
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En route to Thebes for an important diplomatic mission, Hercules drinks from a magic spring and loses his memory. He spends most of the movie in the pleasure gardens of Queen Omphale of Lydia. While young Ulysses tries to help him regain his memory, political tensions escalate in Thebes, and Hercules' new wife Iole finds herself in mortal danger.
Rating:NR
Genre:Fantasy, Action
Written By:Pietro Francisci, Ennio De Concini
In Theaters:7/13/1960
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Runtime:98 minutes
Studio:Galatea Film, Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France, Lux Film
Cast
Pietro Francisci
Director
Steve Reeves
Ercole (Hercules)
Sylva Koscina
Iole, bride of Ercole
Sylvia Lopez
Queen Onfale, of Lidia
Gabriele Antonini
Ulisse, son of Laertes
Primo Carnera
Anteo, the giant
Patrizia Della Rovere
Penelope
Sergio Fantoni
Eteocle
Fulvia Franco
Anticlea
Carlo D'Angelo
Creonte, High Priest of Thebes
Marisa Valenti
Blond Slave Girl
Mimmo Palmara
Polinice
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