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Hercules and the Captive Women (1961)

1961 · Feature film · 95 min · dir. Vittorio Cottafavi

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

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  • Action

Synopsis

King Androcles of Thebes (Ettore Manni) sails in search of a threat foretold by oracles, and Hercules (Reg Park) falls overboard in a fog. Washed ashore, he saves the girl Ismene (Laura Altan) from a shape-shifting creature, and she takes him to Atlantis, where her mother, Queen Antinea (Fay Spain), holds Androcles captive and dreams of conquering the world.

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Details

Director
Vittorio Cottafavi
Writer
Duccio Tessari
Composer
Gino Marinuzzi Jr.
Cinematography
Carlo Carlini
Studio
Comptoir Français du Film Production, SpA Cinematografica
Released
1961-08-19
Original title
Ercole alla conquista di Atlantide
Series
Hercules (Reg Park) Collection
Running time
95 minutes
Language
Italian
Collection
Feature Films

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