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Hercules in the Haunted World

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When his beloved Princess Deianira (Leonora Ruffo) goes mad, strong man Hercules (Reg Park) turns to the oracle Medea for advice. Medea tells him to travel to the underworld and find the Stone of Forgetfulness, a mysterious crystal that will cure Deianira's ills. Along with his friend Theseus, Hercules ventures into the dark and foggy depths of Hades to find the stone. Meanwhile, Deianira's power-hungry uncle, Lico (Christopher Lee), plots to steal the throne that is her birthright.

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Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Apr 9
3/5
…while story and dubbing are always an obstacle for modern viewers tackling such films, Hercules in the Haunted World is well worth a look, with breathtakingly-composed shots that leave you wondering how they could possibly have created such illusions… Go to Full Review
Mattie Lucas From the Front Row 10/31/2019
3/4
An eerie, surreal vision of the afterlife as only Bava could have envisioned it. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 10/19/2019
2.5/4
The acting (aside from Lee) is wooden and the script extremely choppy, but the film is elevated by Bava's renowned eye for atmospherics. Go to Full Review
Alberto Abuín Espinof 08/23/2019
The soundtrack of Armando Trovajoli also stands out, with jazz connotations that harmoniously match the fantasy. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 10/14/2005
2/5
Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) 02/03/2005
2/5
Typical Hercules/Machiste nonsense not made better by the overrated Bava direction. Go to Full Review
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03/14/2017 Un film di puro intrattenimento in cui non riesco a vedere il tocco di Bava, cosa che invece si vedeva nel primo suo lungometraggio (La maschera del demonio). Rimangono a mente alcune scene con ottimi costumi o effetti speciali ma tutto ha la patina del low budget. See more 10/19/2012 Greek Mythology Bava-Style--For that distinctive Bava touch!! See more 12/15/2011 Update: I recently saw the great Fantoma DVD version with it's full aspect ratio and great colors. The dialogue is pretty wooden at times, like all Peplum. Luckily Lyco and Hercules avoid the worst of it. Many of the sets and lighting give the movie a psychedelic, horror feeling at times that makes this movie fun. There's still quite a few cheesy laughs here and there, such as the goofy rock golem scene, but overall it's a good film. See more 10/06/2010 Mario Bava war ein echtes Genie. Auch dieser Film ist wahrscheinlich in irgend einer kleinen Schulaula gedreht worden, doch das Ergebnis ist wie beinahe immer verblüffend genial. Was Bava mit Licht & Schatten, Nebel und Pappmasché so geschaffen hat ist einfach großartig. Die Geschichte in Vampire gegen Herakles ist außerdem auch noch ziemlich cool: (imba) Herkules muss alle möglichen Aufgaben bestehen und gegen böse Fiecher antreten um seine große Liebe zu retten. Seine ärgsten Widersacher sind evil knievel Vampire, Steinmonster und ein ultra fieser Christopher Lee. Zusammenfassend kann man also sagen, dass Vampire gegen Herakles ganz großes Kino ist und jeder der anderes behauptet hat einfach keine Ahnung und wird von Herkules selbst ein paar auf die Omme bekommen. gute 3,5/5 See more 09/15/2010 Early effort from Mario Bava (with assistance from Franco Prosperi) is easily one of the strangest and best of the Italian sword and sandal epics. Despite its low-budget, Bava manages a surreal visual spectacle with some fun vintage special effects and his trademark atmospheric color photography. The plot is silly, but also fast-paced and full of memorably bizarre set pieces - a battle between Hercules and a gang of the undead is particularly impressive. Bava would go on to make much better films, but his visual style is firmly in place in this early effort. See more 09/05/2010 I found this movie a lot of fun, it's much better than other Hercules movies from the 60s, maybe because Bava directs, so it has a bit of a horror feeling to it? It does have a classical epic story, though, which is really cool. It was better than I expected. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis When his beloved Princess Deianira (Leonora Ruffo) goes mad, strong man Hercules (Reg Park) turns to the oracle Medea for advice. Medea tells him to travel to the underworld and find the Stone of Forgetfulness, a mysterious crystal that will cure Deianira's ills. Along with his friend Theseus, Hercules ventures into the dark and foggy depths of Hades to find the stone. Meanwhile, Deianira's power-hungry uncle, Lico (Christopher Lee), plots to steal the throne that is her birthright.
Director
Mario Bava, Franco Prosperi
Producer
Achille Piazzi
Screenwriter
Mario Bava, Sandro Continenza, Franco Prosperi, Duccio Tessari
Production Co
Omnia Deutsche Film Export
Rating
G
Genre
Fantasy, Adventure
Original Language
Italian
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 30, 2016
Runtime
1h 31m
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