Hercules and the Pirates
Seen it?1964 | 80 min | Adventure, Action
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone after some adrenaline and adventure lovers. A good one for when you want to be swept off somewhere else. Same wavelength as Kingdom of Heaven.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Lean, with little time wasted, at 1 hr 20 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- It's in Italian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1964: an older pace and style.
- Not for anyone who finds explosions tiring.
aka Hercules and the Black Pirates. Brave and noble Samson fights pirates as a soldier in the royal army. He wants to marry lovely fair maiden Rosita, but her haughty governor father disapproves. Meanwhile, the cunning and duplicitous Rodrigo Sanchez joins forces with the wicked Black Pirate to thwart Samson.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 744 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Luigi Capuano
- Sergio CianiSamson
- Rosalba NeriRosita
- Piero LulliRodrigo Sanchez
- Andrea AureliIl corsaro nero
- Elisa MainardiCarmelita
- Simonetta Simeoni
- Nello PazzafiniAiutante del corsaro nero
- Nerio BernardiGovernatore di Hermosa
- Vincenzo MaggioPaquito