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Director:
Writers:
Aeschylus (play)
Ennio De Concini (screenplay)
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Release Date:
13 July 1960 (USA) more
Tagline:
SEE the War of the Chariots! SEE Lydia, the Temptress! SEE the Contest of Giants! SEE the Combat of Kings! SEE the Arena of Tigers! SEE the Court of Lovers! more
Plot:
While negotiating peace between two brothers contesting the throne of Thebes, an amnesiac Hercules is seduced by the evil Queen Omphale. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

  (in credits order)

Steve Reeves ... Ercole (Hercules)
Sylva Koscina ... Iole, bride of Ercole
Sylvia Lopez ... Queen Onfale, of Lidia
Gabriele Antonini ... Ulisse, son of Laertes
Primo Carnera ... Anteo, the giant
Patrizia Della Rovere ... Penelope
Sergio Fantoni ... Eteocle
Fulvia Franco ... Anticlea
Carlo D'Angelo ... Creonte, High Priest of Thebes
Marisa Valenti ... Blond Slave Girl
Mimmo Palmara ... Polinice
Elda Tattoli
Daniele Varga ... Anfiarao
Andrea Fantasia ... King Laerte
Gino Mattera ... Orfeo
Aldo Fiorelli ... Argo the Shipbuilder
Gianni Loti ... Sandone, Capt. of the Lidian Guard
Cesare Fantoni ... Re Edipo of Thebes
Ugo Sasso
Angelo Zanolli ... Admeo
Sergio Ciani
Nando Cicero
Aldo Pini ... Tifi, the pilot
Fulvio Carrara ... Castor, aide to Laertes
Willi Colombini ... Polluce (as Willy Colombini)
Walter Grant ... Aesculapio
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Colleen Bennet ... Solo Ballerina
Fabrizio Mioni
Nino Marchetti ... Fossore (uncredited)
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Directed by
Pietro Francisci 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Aeschylus  play "The Seven Against Thebes"
Ennio De Concini  screenplay
Pietro Francisci  screenplay
Sophocles  play "Aedipus at Colonus"

Produced by
Ferruccio De Martino .... executive producer
Bruno Vailati .... producer
 
Original Music by
Enzo Masetti 
 
Cinematography by
Mario Bava 
 
Film Editing by
Mario Serandrei 
 
Set Decoration by
Massimo Tavazzi 
 
Costume Design by
Maria Baroni 
 
Makeup Department
Otello Fava .... makeup artist
Maria Miccinilli .... hair stylist
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Pietro Nuccorini .... assistant director
Mario Bava .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Gianni D'Aloisio .... assistant architect
Giorgio Giovannini .... assistant architect
Flavio Mogherini .... architect
 
Sound Department
Giulio Tagliacozzo .... sound technician
Bruno Zanoli .... microphone technician
 
Special Effects by
Mario Bava .... special effects director
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Mario Bava .... special lighting director
Danilo Desideri .... assistant camera
Aldo Galfano .... still photographer
Mario Mancini .... assistant camera
Ubaldo Terzano .... camera operator
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Assunto Lazzazzera .... dress maker (as Assunta Lazzazera)
Mimma Olivieri .... dress maker
 
Editorial Department
Misa Gabrini .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Carlo Savina .... musical director
 
Other crew
Johnny Blysdeal .... choreographer
Dante Brini .... production secretary
Spartaco Conversi .... production secretary
Massimo De Rita .... production assistant
Barbara Fusch .... continuity
Enzo Musumeci Greco .... fencing master (as Enzo Musumeci)
Salvatore Siciliano .... location sets (as Ture Siciliano)
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Hércules encadenado (Spain)
Hércules y la reina de Lidia (Spain)
Heracles y la reina de Lidea (Spain) (literal title)
Hercule et la reine de Lydie (France)
Hercules Unchained (USA)
Hercules and the Queen of Lydia (International: English title) (literal title)
Hercules and the Queen of Sheba
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Runtime:
Germany:94 min | UK:101 min | USA:105 min | 97 min (2005 DVD release) | Italy:98 min
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Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
His role as Antaeus, who dwarfs even Steve Reeves, was the final film appearance for former world heavyweight boxing champion Primo Carnera. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Watch closely the second time Hercules takes up Ulysses' challenge to bend the iron torch stand in an attempt to remember who he is. He successfully does so, and then unbends it just as easily, leaving a slight curve in the stem. However when he returns the stand to its original location, the stand is perfectly straight. more
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Soundtrack:
Evening Star more

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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
Over-the-top effects..., 10 December 2003
Author: copycat1025 from U.S.A.

This film is a nice sequel to Francisci's gem "Hercules," the film that launched a seven-year festival of swords, sandals, cloaks, daggers, musclemen, and gorgeous women in the Italian cinema. In this sequel, Mario Bava returns as the FX man, and dazzles us with an array of visual effects which impart to this film an almost Hollywood-like sensationalism. The problem is, there is too much of it! After the first 30 minutes or so, the stuff tired me, sheerly through the fact that my mind ceased to remain in the elevated state necessary to appreciate and "roll with" what the director wanted to achieve visually. So there were alternate periods of depression and elevation, although the film, when viewed as a whole, must be one of the most stunning sword-and-sandals of all time. In this respect, Pietro Francisci did well. However, I still prefer the first entry to this one.

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