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| Directed by | Luigi Cozzi |
| Produced by | Yoram Globus |
| Written by | Luigi Cozzi |
| Starring | Lou Ferrigno Sybil Danning Brad Harris Ingrid Anderson William Berger |
| Music by | Pino Donaggio |
| Cinematography | Alberto Spagnoli |
| Editing by | James Beshears Sergio Montanari |
| Distributed by | MGM/UA |
| Release date(s) | 12 August 1983 |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian English |
Hercules is a 1983 Italian adventure film written and directed by Luigi Cozzi. The film follows the exploits of Hercules.
Part of the adventure finds Hercules battling giant robots brought to life by stop motion animation. The musical score was provided by Pino Donaggio.
Despite not being a critical or box office hit, the film has become something of a cult favorite. A sequel called The Adventures of Hercules (also starring Ferrigno and written and directed by Cozzi) was released in 1985.
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The film is a retelling of the story of Hercules (Lou Ferrigno) battling the wizard Minos (William Berger), who uses "science" in an attempt to take over the world. Hercules must stop him and rescue his princess love in the process.
At the 4th Golden Raspberry Awards Hercules was nominated for five awards: worst screenplay, worst supporting actress (Sybil Danning), worst actor (Lou Ferrigno), worst new star (Lou Ferrigno), and worst picture. Of these, it won two: worst supporting actress and worst new star.