Hercules Unchained (1959)

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14/02/1959 (FR)•Fantasy, Action•1h 38m

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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.

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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

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A review by Wuchak

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Written by Wuchak on Aug 13, 2020

_**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 ...