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Hercules Unchained (1959)
February 14, 19591h 38mIT
5.0
53 votes
Overview
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.
Director
Pietro FrancisciWriters
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
Stream
Free
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Status
Released
Original Language
Italian
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Galatea FilmLux Compagnie Cinématographique de FranceLux Film
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Wuchak
7.0_**Married to Sylva but bewitched by Sylvia**_ "Hercules Unchained" (1959) is an Italian/French/Spanish sword & sandal flick in the mold of Kirk Douglas' "Ulysses" (1954). "Hercules Unchained" is more of the same, with a similar plot, i.e. the journeying hero forgets who he is while bewitched by a beautiful babe on some island. “Samson and Delilah” (1949) is the crowning predecessor of the genre. Californian muscleman Steve Reeves plays the titular hero/god to perfection. Reeves is most known for his Hercules role but interestingly only played the part twice, in this film and the first…
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