Hercules
Hercules

Hercules

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1958
1h 39m
5.0(64 votes)
Fantasy
Adventure

Overview

In this melange of characters and events from separate mythological stories, Hercules, demigod and superman, arrives in the ancient Greek kingdom of Iolcus to tutor Iphitus, son of king Pelias; immediately on arrival, he falls in love with the king's delectable, briefly clad daughter Iole. Before he can win her, he must succeed in a series of quests, in the course of which he teams up with Jason, true heir of Iolcus, whom he accompanies on the famous voyage of the Argonauts.

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Steve Reeves

Ercole (Hercules)

Steve Reeves
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Sylva Koscina

Iole, Daugher of Pelias

Sylva Koscina
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Fabrizio Mioni

Jason

Fabrizio Mioni
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Gianna Maria Canale

Antea, Queen of the Amazons

Gianna Maria Canale
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Arturo Dominici

Eurysteus

Arturo Dominici
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Mimmo Palmara

Iphitus, Son of Pelias

Mimmo Palmara
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Lidia Alfonsi

The Sybil

Lidia Alfonsi
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Gabriele Antonini

Ulysses

Gabriele Antonini
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Aldo Fiorelli

Argos

Aldo Fiorelli
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Andrea Fantasia

Laertes

Andrea Fantasia
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Luciana Paluzzi

Iole's Maid

Luciana Paluzzi
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Ivo Garrani

Pelias, King of Iolcus

Ivo Garrani
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Gina Rovere

amazzone

Gina Rovere
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Lily Granado

amazzone

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Afro Poli

Chironi

Afro Poli
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Gino Mattera

Orpheus

Gino Mattera
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Gian Paolo Rosmino

Aesculapius

Gian Paolo Rosmino
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Willi Colombini

Unknown Role

Willi Colombini
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Fulvio Carrara

Unknown Role

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Aldo Pini

Tifi

Aldo Pini
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Guido Martufi

Iphitus as a child

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Paola Quattrini

Iole as a child

Paola Quattrini
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Romano Barbieri

Unknown Role

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Augusto Belardelli

Unknown Role

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Spartaco Nale

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