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Hercules Unchained (1959)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Pietro Francisci
  • Profile picture of Steve Reeves
    Ercole (Hercules) Steve Reeves
  • Profile picture of Sylva Koscina
    Iole, bride of Ercole Sylva Koscina
  • Profile picture of Sylvia Lopez
    Queen Onfale, of Lidia Sylvia Lopez
  • Profile picture of Gabriele Antonini
    Ulisse, son of Laertes Gabriele Antonini
  • Profile picture of Primo Carnera
    Anteo, the giant Primo Carnera
  • Profile picture of Patrizia Della Rovere
    Penelope Patrizia Della Rovere
  • Profile picture of Sergio Fantoni
    Eteocle Sergio Fantoni
  • Profile picture of Fulvia Franco
    Anticlea Fulvia Franco

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