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Hercules and the Captive Women (1961)

Directed by Vittorio Cottafavi

Adventure | Fantasy | Science Fiction

Overview

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.

Rated NR | Length 101 minutes

Actors

Reg Park | Fay Spain | Ettore Manni | Luciano Marin | Laura Efrikian | Mario Valdemarin | Mimmo Palmara | Mino Doro | Salvatore Furnari | Luciana Angiolillo | Ignazio Dolce | Raf Baldassarre | Mario Petri | Alessandro Sperli | Gian Maria Volonté | Ivo Garrani | Enrico Maria Salerno | Nando Tamberlani | Tullio Altamura

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
08/19/2010TVStreamingVideo on Demand6 stars
03/21/2009TVDVDRented6.5 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Thanks to Netflix Watch Instantly I was able to rewatch this Reg Park Hercules flick in Hercules and the Captive Women (1961). You’d think with a title like that and Fay Spain as the Queen of Atlantis the film would be at least a little provocative. No, not really. Isn’t all that bad but hardly the best of Reg Park films. I dig the creepy blonde clones. I do really admire the crazy set pieces… seriously, the underground chariot the race is amazing.

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