The Fury of Hercules

The Fury of Hercules
Directed by	Gianfranco Parolini
Produced by	Filmar
Written by	Gianfranco Parolini Giovanni Simonelli
Starring	Brad Harris
Music by	Carlo Innocenzi
Cinematography	Francesco Izzarelli
Edited by	Mario Sansoni
Release dates	1962
Running time	95 min
Country	Italy - France
Language	Italian

The Fury of Hercules (Italian: La furia di Ercole, also known as The Fury of Samson) is a 1962 Italian peplum film written and directed by Gianfranco Parolini.^[1][2]

Plot

Hercules is reached by the slave Daria, who informes him that his country has fallen into the hands of the tyrant Meniste. Hercules follows Daria in his homeland, where he discovers that Meniste enslaves the citizens of the city, and that a group of rebels are trying an insurrection. Meniste fears the power of Hercules, however he kills Daria. So Hercules puts himself in charge of the band of rebels, and destroys the power of Meniste.

Cast

• Brad Harris: Hercules
• Luisella Boni: Daria (as Brigitte Corey)
• Mara Berni: Cnidia
• Serge Gainsbourg: Menistus
• Alan Steel: Kaldos
• Carlo Tamberlani: Eridione
• Irena Prosen: Mila
• Franco Gasparri

References

1. Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 2007. ISBN 8884405033.
2. Gianfranco Casadio. I mitici eroi: il cinema "peplum" nel cinema italiano dall'avvento del sonoro a oggi (1930-1993). Longo, 2007. ISBN 8880635298.

External links

• The Fury of Hercules at the Internet Movie Database