Hercules vs. the Giant Warriors (1964)
ジャンル : アドベンチャー
上映時間 : 1時間 34分
演出 : Alberto De Martino
シノプシス
Hercules, having agreed to restore justice to Mycenae, confronts evil Prince Myles. The villain is invested with power over giant bronze warriors by his mother Pasiphaë, a sorceress in Hades. Myles assassinates the king and abducts his cousin, Queen Ate, through whom he plans to inherit the throne. Although Zeus temporarily removes Hercules' strength for killing Eurystheus, an innocent man framed by Myles, the god restores his powers. Hercules then saves Ate and destroys Myles, Pasiphaë, and the giant warriors.
神々の住まうオリンポス山の王ゼウスの息子として誕生しながら、死者の王ハデスの陰謀で人間になる薬を飲まされ、地上へ落とされたヘラクレス。薬の最後の一滴を残したため、怪力を失わずにすんだ彼だったが、人間界で育った彼はその超人的な力のために孤立していた。そんなある日、育ての親から出生の秘密を聞かされた彼は、神殿で本当の父であるゼウスと対面し、オリンポスに戻るには真の英雄にならなければならないと知る。
紀元前12世紀。繁栄を極めた都市国家トロイとギリシャの強国スパルタとの戦いが和平を迎えようとしていた。だがトロイの王子パリスがスパルタ王メネラウスの妃ヘレンと恋に落ちたことから、両国間の関係は再び悪化。王妃を奪われ激怒するメネラウスのもと、ギリシャは最強の戦士アキレス率いる大船団をトロイに差し向ける。一方トロイは、パリスの兄ヘクトルを指揮官にギリシャ軍を迎え撃つ。
星座が誕生する以前の古代ギリシア時代。世界を支配していたのはクロノスが率いるタイタンの神々だった。しかし、クロノスの息子の神であるゼウス、ポセイドン、ハデスらオリンポスの神が台頭した。ゼウスはハデスに「父を倒す為の怪物」を創る様に頼んだ。ハデスは自身の肉体を削り恐ろしい怪物クラーケンを創った。クロノスを打ち倒したゼウスたちはそれぞれの支配地を決めたゼウスは天界と神々の王にポセイドンは海洋の王になった。しかし、ハデスはゼウスに騙されて長兄でありながら暗黒の冥界の王となっていた。やがて神々は人間を創り、彼らからの崇拝と愛を糧に不老不死を保っていた。しかし、傲慢の限りを尽くす神々に対し、ついに人間たちは反旗を翻す。
An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition.
「タイタンの戦い」の続編。魔物クラーケンを倒してから10年、ペルセウスは男手一つで息子を育てていた。そんな折、神々とタイタン族の地上の支配権をめぐる戦いは日ごとに激しさを増していく。神々の王ゼウスと人間の母の間に誕生したペルセウスは、冥界の王ハデスの父への裏切りを知るが、冥府の虜囚となってしまう。完全に開いた冥府より現れた怪物キメラに、息子と住む町を襲われたペルセウスは再び世界の存亡をかけた戦いに挑む事を決意する。
全能の神ゼウスと人間の間に生まれた半神半人の男ヘラクレス（ドウェイン・ジョンソン）。神さえも恐れる超人的な怪力と人間の心を併せ持つ彼は、強さと優しさに満ち溢れた人物として世に知られていた。だが、自分の子どもの命を奪ったことで罪の意識に押しつぶされそうになった彼は、苦しみ抜いた末、救いを得るために自らに12の試練を課す。多頭の蛇ヒュドラ、不死身のライオン、巨大なイノシシであるエリュマントスなど、襲い掛かる魔物や悪を、圧倒的な力で倒してゆくヘラクレスだった
ラウレンティス製作による、ユダヤ人の盗賊バラバの波瀾に満ちた半生を描いた歴史スペクタクル大作。スウェーデンのノーベル賞作家ペール・ラーゲルクヴィストの原作で、実に内省的ムードの濃い、フライシャーの正攻かつ心理描写のダイナミズム光る傑作。
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Hercules comes to the aid of a young woman who is seeking the lost city of Troy. Eventually, Hercules leads her to a camp of refugees from the city, which has been taken over by Hera's Blue Priests. Hercules helps the refugees take back the city. "Hercules and the Lost Kingdom" is the second movie-length pilot episode of the television series "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys".
