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Hercules and the Captive Women

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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.
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Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 04/16/2021
2/4
Offers minimal thrills. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/14/2005
2/5
Rob Thomas Capital Times (Madison, WI) 07/15/2004
2/5
Goofy enough to be enjoyed on its own merits, but the "MST3k" version is pure gold. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Vítor Pimentel de Oliveira V @RT19027067 03/14/2025 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. See more Georgan G @RT98616417 12/11/2023 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. See more 11/02/2016 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. See more 04/12/2016 A nadir in Italian sword-and-sandal epics...and boy, that's saying something. See more 04/06/2016 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. See more 09/26/2014 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. See more Read all reviews
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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