Hercules Unchained

• Steve Reeves Hercules
• Sylva Koscina: Iole
• Sylvia Lopez: Queen Omphale
• Gabriele Antonini: Odysseus
• Primo Carnera: Antaeus
• Patrizia Della Rovere: Penelope
• Sergio Fantoni: Eteocles
• Mimmo Palmara: Polynices
• Cesare Fantoni: Oedipus
• Andrea Fantasia: Laertes
• Aldo Fiorelli: Argos

Hercules and the Queen of the Amazons ( Original title: Ercole e la regina di Lidia ) was a mythological adventure film, which was filmed in Italy in 1958 as a continuation of the successful film The Amazing Adventures of Hercules. The film had its world premiere on February 14, 1959 its Italian premiere was on March 29, 1960 in the Federal Republic of Germany.

Content

Hercules has a young man, Odysseus, with him, with whom he tried to settle the succession of the Oedipus among his feuding sons. Having tasted the potion of forgetfulness, Hercules forfeit the Amazon Queen Omphale. This can embalm their men after the night of love, what are just able to keep him, the Argonauts led by Odysseus yet. Meanwhile, however, has Eteocles, one of the sons of Oedipus, the dispute with his brother Polynices extended to war and taken Hercules ' wife Jole hostage. Hercules it to pass through an underground river in the city, where the brothers are about to see a duel succeed. He can also defeat the troops of General Amphiraos, which have been recognized by Polyneikos of the city, and helps so again for making the order.

Criticism

" ( The film ) escapes (...) of boredom, but one waits with her mouth open, whether the witnessed to date bullshit at all may yet be surpassed. "

"As a great spectacle staged that offers something for naive amazement and much laughter and unintentional. "

Comments

In the U.S., the film was marketed by Joseph E. Levine, who had pushed the previous film to an unprecedented success.