Hercules the Avenger
| Hercules the Avenger (aka "Challenge of the Giants") | |
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| Directed by | Maurizio Lucidi |
| Written by | Lorenzo Gicca Palli |
| Music by | Ugo Filippini |
| Cinematography | Alvaro Mancori |
Release dates | 1965 |
Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Hercules the Avenger (La sfida dei giganti / Challenge of the Giants) is a 1965 Italian adventure film directed by Maurizio Lucidi. It was comprised mostly of re-edited stock footage from Reg Park's two 1961 Hercules films, Hercules at the Conquest of Atlantis and Hercules in the Haunted World.
Cast
- Reg Park as Hercules
- Gia Sandri as Queen Leda
- Giovanni Cianfriglia as Anteo
- Adriana Ambesi (credited as Audrey Amber) as Deyanira
- Luigi Barbini as Xantos
- Gianni Solaro as Teseo
- Franco Ressel as Eteocles
- Luigi Donato as Timoniere
Accolades
For his impressive physique the principal actor Reg Park was again elected Mr Universe the following year.[1]
Biography
- Hughes, Howard (2011). Cinema Italiano - The Complete Guide From Classics To Cult. London - New York: I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84885-608-0.
References
- ↑ Hughes, p.24