Hercules the Avenger
| Hercules the Avenger (aka "Challenge of the Giants") | |
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| Directed by | Maurizio Lucidi |
| Written by | Lorenzo Gicca Palli |
| Music by | Ugo Filippini |
| Cinematography | Alvaro Mancori |
Release dates | 1965 |
Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Hercules the Avenger (La sfida dei giganti / Challenge of the Giants) is a 1965 Italian adventure film directed by Maurizio Lucidi. It was composed mostly of re-edited stock footage from Reg Park's two 1961 Hercules films, Hercules at the Conquest of Atlantis and Hercules in the Haunted World.
Plot
Reg Park returns to his antics of old as the man of iron in HERCULES THE AVENGER. The Son of Jove undertakes another journey into the nether realms battling zombies and monsters in order to rescue his son, allowing goddess Gia an opportunity to place her own slacker son in Hercules' sandals. There's something for everyone: ghouls, dragons, sweating men and girls in skimpy outfits.
Cast
- Reg Park as Hercules
- Gia Sandri as Queen Leda
- Giovanni Cianfriglia as Anteo
- Adriana Ambesi (credited as Audrey Amber) as Deyanira
- Luigi Barbini as Xantos
- Gianni Solaro as Teseo
- Franco Ressel as Eteocles
- Luigi Donato as Timoniere
Accolades
For his impressive physique the principal actor Reg Park was again elected Mr Universe the following year.[1]
Biography
- Hughes, Howard (2011). Cinema Italiano - The Complete Guide From Classics To Cult. London - New York: I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84885-608-0.
References
- ↑ Hughes, p.24