Hercules, Prisoner of Evil
Seen it?1964 | 100 min | Adventure, Fantasy, 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
- If you count yourself among anyone who loves a world with magic in it and fans of swords, quests and kingdoms, this one's for you. Its magic has rules, and the story plays by them. Same wavelength as The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. A proper quest, with a world big enough to get lost in.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Moves at a clip, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Italian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1964: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you like your stories firmly grounded in the real world.
Hercules battles an evil sorceress who turns men into werewolves. The mythic duo returns in Prisoner of Evil, where a sorceress seduces Herc and transforms him into a mindless beast. Italian horror master Antonio Margheriti directed this installment of the Hercules legend, a blend of sword-and-sandal fantasy and horror.
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 3K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Antonio Margheriti
- Reg ParkUrsus
- Mireille GranelliAmiko
- Ettore ManniIlo
- Furio MeniconiZereteli
- María Teresa OrsiniKato
- Lilly MantovaniSlave
- Nino FuscagniMiko
- Giulio MaculaniVaros
- Ugo Carboni
- Claudio ScarchilliLava