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Hercules and the Captive Women (1961)

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

Genre : Adventure, Fantasy, Action

Runtime : 1H 41M

Director : Vittorio Cottafavi
Writer : Sandro Continenza, Duccio Tessari

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Reg Park
Reg Park
Ercole
Fay Spain
Fay Spain
Queen Antinea of Atlantis
Ettore Manni
Ettore Manni
Androclo, Re di Tebe
Luciano Marin
Luciano Marin
Illo
Laura Efrikian
Laura Efrikian
Ismene, Antinea's Daughter
Mario Valdemarin
Mario Valdemarin
Gabor
Mimmo Palmara
Mimmo Palmara
Astor, il Gran Visir
Mino Doro
Mino Doro
Oraclo
Salvatore Furnari
Salvatore Furnari
Timoteo, il nano
Luciana Angiolillo
Luciana Angiolillo
Deianira, Hercules' Wife
Ignazio Dolce
Ignazio Dolce
Raf Baldassarre
Raf Baldassarre
Capo delle guardie
Mario Petri
Mario Petri
Zenith, prete di Urano
Alessandro Sperli
Alessandro Sperli
King with Mother
Gian Maria Volonté
Gian Maria Volonté
Re di Sparta
Ivo Garrani
Ivo Garrani
Re di Megara
Enrico Maria Salerno
Enrico Maria Salerno
Re di Megara
Nando Tamberlani
Nando Tamberlani
Tiresia
Tullio Altamura
Tullio Altamura

Crews

Vittorio Cottafavi
Vittorio Cottafavi
Director
Achille Piazzi
Achille Piazzi
Producer
Gino Marinuzzi Jr.
Gino Marinuzzi Jr.
Original Music Composer
Maurizio Lucidi
Maurizio Lucidi
Editor
Franco Lolli
Franco Lolli
Production Design
Carlo Carlini
Carlo Carlini
Director of Photography
Vittorio Rossi
Vittorio Rossi
Costume Design
Danilo Marciani
Danilo Marciani
Production Manager
Sandro Continenza
Sandro Continenza
Screenplay
Duccio Tessari
Duccio Tessari
Screenplay
Sandro Continenza
Sandro Continenza
Story
Sandro Continenza
Sandro Continenza
Dialogue
Duccio Tessari
Duccio Tessari
Story
Duccio Tessari
Duccio Tessari
Dialogue
Giorgio Cristallini
Giorgio Cristallini
Second Unit Director
Odoardo Fiory
Odoardo Fiory
Second Assistant Director
Giuseppe Ranieri
Giuseppe Ranieri
Production Design
Athos Danilo Zanetti
Athos Danilo Zanetti
Set Decoration
Luigi Filippo Carta
Luigi Filippo Carta
Camera Operator
Ruggero Radicchi
Ruggero Radicchi
Assistant Camera
Saverio Diamante
Saverio Diamante
Assistant Camera
Umberto Picistrelli
Umberto Picistrelli
Sound
Mario Ottavi
Mario Ottavi
Sound Recordist
Eugenio Fiori
Eugenio Fiori
Boom Operator
Franco Palombi
Franco Palombi
Makeup Department Head
Armando Morandi
Armando Morandi
Production Supervisor
Alfredo Petri
Alfredo Petri
Production Secretary
Gino Marinuzzi Jr.
Gino Marinuzzi Jr.
Conductor

Trailers and other movies

HERCULES AND THE CAPTIVE WOMEN, trailers. 1961. Reg Park, Fay Spain.

Posters and backgrounds

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