Hercules and the Captive Women
Seen it?1961 | 101 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
- Made for fantasy fans and action fans. If you loved Jason and the Argonauts or The Dark Crystal, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 41 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Italian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1961: an older pace and style.
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.
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 9K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Vittorio Cottafavi
- Reg ParkErcole
- Fay SpainQueen Antinea of Atlantis
- Ettore ManniAndroclo, Re di Tebe
- Luciano MarinIllo
- Laura EfrikianIsmene, Antinea's Daughter
- Mario ValdemarinGabor
- Mimmo PalmaraAstor, il Gran Visir
- Mino DoroOraclo
- Salvatore FurnariTimoteo, il nano
- Luciana AngiolilloDeianira, Hercules' Wife