With reg park, christopher lee, leonora ruffo, george ardisson. Hercules at the center of the earth is a 1961 italian swordandsandal film directed by mario bava. The story of the greek mythological figure, updated in this 80s version. Hercules in the valley of woe 1961 changes the movie. The complete italian hercules series in chronological order. Hercules in the valley of woe 1961 hercules in the valley. Pecoil supplies plummet as the great muscly hero of classical antiquity arrives on the big screen, played by dwayne the rock johnson, in glistening seminudity.
Two boxing promoters travel via time machine back to the days of hercules frank gordon, who must save them from genghis khan and the mongol horde. The cast also includes john hurt, joseph fiennes, and ian mcshane. Reg park, wandisa guida, bruno piergentili, eleonora bianchi, elio jotta, carlo tamberlani, giuseppe addobbati, nino persello, bruno scipioni, loris loddi, kirk morris, frank gordon, mario mattoli, piero regnoli, ermanno donati, italo martinenghi, luigi carpentieri. This story is about how hercules finished the 12 impossible labors tasks with some help from hades. Pecoil supplies plummet as the great muscly hero of classical antiquity arrives on the big screen, played by dwayne. Maciste against hercules in the vale of woe 1964 two shifty 20thcentury fight promoters travel back in time, where they stage a bout between strongmen. Maciste against hercules in the vale of woe 1964 movie. Hercules in new york is a 1969 american fantasy comedy film directed by arthur allan seidelman and written by aubrey wisberg, who also served as producer. It was the first feature film to star a thenunknown arnold schwarzenegger, who was about 22 years old when the film was produced. Hercules was a boxoffice success in america and set the stage for a series of swashbuckling swordandsandal epics that showcased reeves as a heroic strongman.
Shooting at cinecitta, director mario bava used some of the same sets from the earlier hercules and the. It is based on the indie comic miniseries hercules. Hercules in the underworld is the fourth madefortv movie in the series hercules. This is entirely untrue, since the titans in greek. If that sounds like faint praise, it isnt intended to be, for while overall hercules cant totally rise above the many limitations of its genre and budget, it nevertheless will thrill fans of such movies and even give nondevotees a number of very worthwhile. Maciste in king solomons mines 1964 maciste against hercules in the vale of woe 1961. Hercules in the valley of woe 1961 hercules in the. Maciste original trade ad for the first of the maciste silent film. Bodybuilder mark forest played maciste in the 1961 film maciste, the. The story of theseus the athenian hero greek mythology see u in history duration. The legend of hercules is a 2014 american 3d action fantasy film directed by renny harlin, written by daniel giat and sean hood, and starring kellan lutz, gaia weiss, scott adkins, roxanne mckee, and liam garrigan. Especially pathetic is the way the film introduces and frames the lesser known maciste.
Hercules in the valley of woe 1961 the movie database. The titans are the destructive, huge, elemental antagonists. Hercules must journey in hades itself to retrieve the magic stone that will free his love from the powers of darkness. Hercules the mythical greek strongman gets a refreshingly human spin in brett ratners grandly scaled, solidly entertaining popcorn pic. Jul 24, 2014 the film begins by recounting the legend of hercules, with snippets of his famous 12 labors. The 40s monster rally series was also poorly done, but not like this. As stated above, there were several subsequent films detailing the various exploits of hercules, but not necessarily in the same continuity as reeves films given the wholesale replacement of the entire cast of characters, save herc, in each new film. Hercules in the valley of woe 1961 1961, gli ultimi.
Hercules in the haunted world is about as good a film as could be made on a budget in the mythic hero subgenre of action films. He was the roman equivalent of the greek divine hero heracles, who was the son of zeus roman equivalent jupiter and the mortal alcmene. It featured steve reeves in the title role and made him an international star. It is the third feature film to star the three stooges after their 1959 resurgence in popularity. Although reeves had other italianamerican hitsagi murad il diavolo bianco 1959. Hercules is a 1995 film about the story of the greek demigod hercules, the son of zeus and alcmene. Hercules in the vale of woe 1964 two timetraveling con artists meet a barbarianbattling gladiator in the ancient world.
Hercules in the valley of woe 1961 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. See the full list of hercules in the vale of woe cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. But he had an ittybitty brain, without his friends help he couldnt even slay down the first labor. It was originally released in super technirama 70 the film is also known as hercules conquers atlantis in the united kingdom, and hercules and the captive women.
Hercules reg park and king androcles ettore manni are on an ocean expedition when androcles is washed overboard during a storm near a mysterious island. Jul 25, 2014 dwayne the rock johnson is the latest celeb to play hercules, but check out the stars of 90s past whove played the powerful greek demigod, including ryan gosling and kevin sorbo. Winslows team mate steel giuliania finished third in the championship with just over half of the. Is the second last of the series mythomania by kate mcmullan. Le avventure dellincredibile ercole is the 1985 sequel to the 1983 film hercules. We are a bible based nondenominational church in the san francisco east bay. The film is a comical take on the popular swordandsandal epics of the 1950s and 1960s. Paramount pictures and metrogoldwynmayer pictures film hercules, starring dwayne johnson, bows on july 25th. Hercules in the valley of woe 1961 what is my movie. Hercules is sent to earth where he finds true love and starts a promising career in the bodybuilder business. British bodybuilder reg park plays hercules while british actor christopher lee appears as hercules nemesis lico.
Steve reeves returns as hercules in this 1960 movie. This is a hercules film, for heavens sake, theres supposed to be some cool muscle flexing and beatdowns and feats of strength that awe the viewer, but what we get looks like 10 year old aping their heroes at muscle beach. With kirk morris, frank gordon, bice valori, raimondo vianello. It was one of two hollywoodstudio hercules films released in 2014, alongside paramount pictures and mgms coproduction hercules, released six months earlier on january 10, 2014. We desire to share the gospel of gods grace and help others grow in christ. Hercules in the valley of woe 1961 backdrops the movie. Two boxing promoters travel via time machine back to the days of hercules, who must save them from genghis khan and the mongol horde.
Hercules in the underworld last updated february 06, 2020. The movie draws material from the twelve labors of hercules, throwing in some of jason and. The thracian wars, written by steve moore, illustrated by admira wijaya, and published by radical comics. In classical mythology, hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous farranging adventures. Hercules steve reeves conquers the nemean lion and the cretan bull after saving the princess from a runaway chariot. Hercules in the vale of woe 1964 cast and crew moviefone. Hercules in the valley of woe 1961 release info imdb. Hercules in the underworld wikimili, the best wikipedia.
Hercules in the valley of woe 1961 hercules and the captive women 1961 aka. Hercules is a 2014 american 3d actionadventure film directed by brett ratner, written by ryan j. In fact, as it turns out, many of the subsequent hercules films were originally centered on other mythical strongman heroes such as maciste. Maciste against hercules in the vale of woe 1961 rare. By this time, the trio consisted of moe howard, larry fine, and joe derita dubbed curly joe. If any film is less deserving of a full narrative summary, it is this one. Hercules in the valley of woe was released in italy on 19 december 1961. Dwayne the rock johnson is the latest celeb to play hercules, but check out the stars of 90s past whove played the powerful greek demigod, including ryan gosling and kevin sorbo. Hercules at the conquest of atlantis is a 1961 film directed by vittorio cottafavi and starring reg park in his film debut as ercole hercules. Released by columbia pictures, the three stooges meet hercules was directed by longtime stooges. As stated before, this film is not a hercules film rather a vehicle for the comedy duo franco fanchi and. Valley girl trailer we summon the darkness trailer.
The three stooges meet hercules wikimili, the best. Hercules past actors include ryan gosling, tate donovan. Two boxing promoters travel via time machine back to the. With arnold stang, arnold schwarzenegger, deborah loomis, james karen.
Hercules in the vale of woe hercules in the vale of woe, 1961 starring kirk. Ursus nella valle dei leoni ursus in the valley of the lions, a. Smaller details the real deal the 5 famous fans of hercules are the muses, singing in four of the six songs in the movie. This article may contain an excessive amount of intricate detail that may interest only a particular audience. When you think hercules, youll relate hero to him right. He is usually depicted as a herculeslike figure, utilizing his massive strength to achieve.
It was written and directed by luigi cozzi and has lou ferrigno reprising his role as the title character. Hercules and the captive women 1961 rotten tomatoes. By 1961, the sword and sandal engine was running out of steam and would come to a. Tvs incredible hulk lou ferrigno takes over the hercules mantle, fighting on the moon for the love of a princess ingrid anderson. Hercules in the valley of woe maciste contro ercole nella. With lou ferrigno, brad harris, sybil danning, rossana podesta. This 1970 film stars arnold schwarzenegger in his first acting role. Condal and evan spiliotopoulos, and starring dwayne johnson, ian mcshane, rufus sewell, aksel hennie, ingrid bolso berdal, reece ritchie, tobias santelmann, joseph fiennes, peter mullan, rebecca ferguson, isaac andrews, irina shayk, and john hurt. Hercules miniseries wikimili, the free encyclopedia.
But this is not the steve reeves version of the tale. The three stooges meet hercules is a 1962 american comedy fantasy film directed by edward bernds. Hercules in the valley of woe would be one of the first films for the duo, who would. Hercules in the valley of woe maciste contro ercole nella valle dei guai 1961. Maciste contro ercole nella valle dei guai hercules in the valley of woe. Hercules in the valley of woe 1961 nr 01011962 us comedy, adventure, fantasy. The audience for hercules was 58 percent male, with 64 percent over age 25.
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