Hercules and the Captive Women

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Hercules and the Captive Women

1961

1h 33m

Adventure

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King Androcles of Thebes (Ettore Manni) commands a ship searching for a threat to Greece predicted by oracles. Hercules (Reg Park) is part of the crew, but the strongman falls overboard in a thick fog. Washed ashore, he saves a young girl, Ismene (Laura Altan), from a shape-shifting creature. She takes Hercules to Atlantis, where he discovers that her mother, the evil Queen Antinea (Fay Spain), has captured Androcles. Hercules schemes to rescue him and thwart Antinea's dream of world conquest.

Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Offers minimal thrills.

Rated: 2/4

Apr 16, 2021

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Aug 14, 2005

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Rob Thomas

Capital Times (Madison, WI)

Goofy enough to be enjoyed on its own merits, but the "MST3k" version is pure gold.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 15, 2004

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Vítor Pimentel de Oliveira V

A typical Italian sword-and-sandals from the first half of the 60's. Bad acting, weird dubbing and absurd plot. It was bad then, it's even worse now.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/14/25

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Georgan G

Another rotten one from disc 5 of 50 SciFi Classics Pack. I remember watching these Hercules Italian movies on Saturday afternoons as a child. Didn't like them even then.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/11/23

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Audience Member

Campiness aside, The Captive Women was an OK entry in the series, though if they could skip half of the dialogue it might have been a better film.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Audience Member

A nadir in Italian sword-and-sandal epics...and boy, that's saying something.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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The title is false--there is only one captive woman. Also, I have never seen a so-called hero sleep so much in my life.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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The title is false--there is only one captive woman. Also, I have never seen a so-called hero sleep so much in my life.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Vittorio Cottafavi

Director

Reg Park

Ercole (Hercules)

Fay Spain

Queen Antinea of Atlantis

Ettore Manni

Androclo

Luciano Marin

Illo

Laura Efrikian

Ismene

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Synopsis

King Androcles of Thebes (Ettore Manni) commands a ship searching for a threat to Greece predicted by oracles. Hercules (Reg Park) is part of the crew, but the strongman falls overboard in a thick fog. Washed ashore, he saves a young girl, Ismene (Laura Altan), from a shape-shifting creature. She takes Hercules to Atlantis, where he discovers that her mother, the evil Queen Antinea (Fay Spain), has captured Androcles. Hercules schemes to rescue him and thwart Antinea's dream of world conquest.

Director: Vittorio Cottafavi
Producer: Achille Piazzi
Screenwriter: Vittorio Cottafavi, Sandro Continenza, Duccio Tessari
Production Co: Comptoir Français du Film Production (CFFP), SpA Cinematografica
Genre: Adventure
Original Language: Italian
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 23, 2017
Runtime: 1h 33m

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