Hercules

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Hercules

G

1959

1h 47m

Adventure

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After the quick thinking of Hercules (Steve Reeves) saves Princess Iole (Sylva Koscina), he is tasked with training her irresponsible brother, Iphitus (Mimmo Palmara), to assume their father's place as king. Hercules falls for the beautiful Iole, but must perform a series of grueling tasks when Iphitus is killed in a tragic accident. When the mysterious Jason (Fabrizio Mioni) appears and claims to be the rightful king, he, Hercules and the Argonauts set sail for the legendary Golden Fleece.

Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

Slopped together from mythological dog-ends with no particular grace or wit.

Rated: 5/10

May 8, 2011

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Beth Accomando

KPBS.org

Ab-solutely goofball sword and sandal film. Great cheese factor.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 17, 2009

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Jul 7, 2005

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Carol Cling

Las Vegas Review-Journal

Rated: 2/5

Aug 22, 2003

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Brandon Judell

PopcornQ

Rated: 3/5

Dec 26, 2002

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Bob Bloom

Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

A true guilty pleasure for the young at heart. The prototype sand-and-sandal epic.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 3, 2002

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Elias N

Is it an objectively good movie? No. You're watching a Steve Reeves peplum movie, why does that need to be specified? Is it fun to watch? Absolutely! It's an entertaining movie that does what it's trying to do and does it well, and even if Alan Steel is usually a better leading man than Steve Reeves this is a classic of its genre.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/24/25

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renaldo d

Steve Reeves is amazing, as is this first Hercules film, however, the editing and script are terrible

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Mythology - Depth - Character + Cheese = Garbage Only bearable because of Mystery Science Theater 3000

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Audience Member

GREAT MOVIE EVEN WITH THE DUBBIING. HIGHLY UNDERRATED

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Audience Member

mashup of multiple stories related to Golden Fleece

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Audience Member

Steve Reeves may be Hercules, but he could use a better plot for a dull movie. It's not as entertaining as the other Hercules movies, though it does have some better qualities.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Ercole

Sylva Koscina

Iole

Fabrizio Mioni

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Synopsis

After the quick thinking of Hercules (Steve Reeves) saves Princess Iole (Sylva Koscina), he is tasked with training her irresponsible brother, Iphitus (Mimmo Palmara), to assume their father's place as king. Hercules falls for the beautiful Iole, but must perform a series of grueling tasks when Iphitus is killed in a tragic accident. When the mysterious Jason (Fabrizio Mioni) appears and claims to be the rightful king, he, Hercules and the Argonauts set sail for the legendary Golden Fleece.

Director: Pietro Francisci
Production Co: Galatea Film, O.S.C.A.R.
Rating: G
Genre: Adventure
Original Language: Italian
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 23, 2017
Runtime: 1h 47m

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