Hercules in the Haunted World

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Hercules in The Haunted World (Italian title: Ercole Al Centro Della Terra) is a 1961 Italian sword and sandal film directed by director Mario Bava and starring British-born bodybuilder Reg Park as Hercules and legendary British actor Christopher Lee as his nemesis, Lico. It is the sequel to Hercules and the Captive Women. It is one of the most loved films of its genre, with Bava's direction and atmospheric sets elevating the film above the usual cheap standards.

Upon his return to Italia from his many adventures, the great warrior Hercules learns that his lover, Princess Deianira (Daianara), has lost her senses. According to the oracle Medea, Daianara's only hope is the Stone of Forgetfulness which lies deep in the realm of Hades. Hercules, with two companions, Theseus and Telemachus, embarks on a dangerous quest for the stone, while he is unaware that Dianara's guardian, King Lico, is the one responsible for her condition and plots to have the girl for himself as his bride upon her revival. Lico is in fact in league with the dark forces of the underworld, and it is up to Hercules to stop him.

The climax has Hercules smashing Lico with a giant boulder and throwing similarly large rocks at an army of zombies.

[edit] Trivia

Christopher Lee's more familiar deep, smoothly menacing voice was dubbed by another actor for the English language version of the film.

[edit] External links

Hercules in the Haunted World at the Internet Movie Database

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Pre-1960s	Anfiteatro Flavio (1947) · Santa Notte (1947) · Caltiki - The Immortal Monster (1959)

1960s	Black Sunday (1960) · Erik the Conqueror (1961) · Hercules in the Haunted World (1961) · Le Meraviglie Di Aladino (1961) · The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963) · Black Sabbath (1963) · The Whip and the Body (1963) · Blood and Black Lace (1964) · The Road to Fort Alamo (1964) · Planet of the Vampires (1965) · Knives of the Avenger (1965) · Kill, Baby, Kill (1966) · Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs (1966) · Danger: Diabolik (1968) · Nude ... Si Muore (1968) · Five Dolls for an August Moon (1970) · Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1969)

1970s	Roy Colt and Winchester Jack (1970) · Twitch of the Death Nerve (1971) · Baron Blood (1972) · Four Times That Night (1972) · Lisa and the Devil (1972) · Rabid Dogs (1974) · The House of Exorcism (1974) · Shock (1977)