Hercules Unchained
Seen it?1959 | 98 min | Fantasy, Action
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fantasy fans and action fans.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 38 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Italian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1959: an older pace and style.
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.
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
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$3 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 16K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Pietro Francisci
- Steve ReevesErcole (Hercules)
- Sylva KoscinaIole, bride of Ercole
- Sylvia LopezQueen Onfale, of Lidia
- Gabriele AntoniniUlisse, son of Laertes
- Primo CarneraAnteo, the giant
- Patrizia Della RoverePenelope
- Sergio FantoniEteocle
- Fulvia FrancoAnticlea
- Carlo D'AngeloCreonte, High Priest of Thebes
- Marisa ValentiBlond Slave Girl