Hercules and the Captive Women (1961)

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Hercules and the Captive Women on IMDb 3.9/10 1,064 votes

Released:
1961-08-19

Overview:
King Androcles of Thebes commands a ship in search of a threat to Greece, predicted by an atmospheric oracle. Hercules is part of the crew, but the strongman falls overboard in a thick fog. Washed ashore, he saves a young Ismene from Proteus, an evil, shape-shifting creature. Ismene takes Hercules to Atlantis, where he discovers that her mother, Queen Antinea, has captured Androcles. Hercules schemes to rescue him and thwart Antinea's dream of world conquest.

Director:
Vittorio Cottafavi

Runtime:
1h 41min

Genre:
Adventure, Fantasy, Action

  • Cast:
  • Reg Park
    as
    Ercole
  • Fay Spain
    as
    Queen Antinea of Atlantis
  • Ettore Manni
    as
    Androclo, Re di Tebe
  • Luciano Marin
    as
    Illo
  • Laura Efrikian
    as
    Ismene, Antinea's Daughter