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Hercules Unchained (Italian: Ercole e la regina di Lidia, "Hercules and the Queen of Lydia") is a 1959 Italian-French epic fantasy feature film starring Steve Reeves and Sylva Koscina in a story about two warring brothers and Hercules' tribulations in the court of Queen Omphale. The film is the sequel to the Reeves vehicle Hercules (1957) and marks Reeves' second - and last - appearance as Hercules. The film's screenplay, loosely based upon various Greek myths and dramas, was written by Ennio De Concini and Pietro Francisci with Francisci directing and Bruno Vailati and Ferruccio De Martino producing the film.
Original Release
02/14/1959
US Release
07/13/1960
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Steve Reeves | Hercules / Ercole (Hercules) |
| Sylva Koscina | Iole, bride of Ercole / Iole |
| Gabriele Antonini | Ulysses - Son of Laertes / Ulisse, son of Laertes |
| Patrizia Della Rovere | Penelope |
| Sergio Fantoni | Eteocles / Eteocle |
| Fulvia Franco | Anticlea - Mother of Ulysses / Anticlea |
| Carlo D'Angelo | Creonte, High Priest of Thebes / Creonte - High Priest of Thebes |
| Marisa Valenti | Ulysses' Bride / Blond Slave Girl |
| Mimmo Palmara | Polinices / Polinice |
| Elda Tattoli | Altmea - Mother of Ulisses' Girlfriend |
Directors
Writers
Pietro Francisci, Sophocles, Aeschylus, Ennio De Concini
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Steve Reeves | Hercules / Ercole (Hercules) |
| Sylva Koscina | Iole, bride of Ercole / Iole |
| Gabriele Antonini | Ulysses - Son of Laertes / Ulisse, son of Laertes |
| Patrizia Della Rovere | Penelope |
| Sergio Fantoni | Eteocles / Eteocle |
| Fulvia Franco | Anticlea - Mother of Ulysses / Anticlea |
| Carlo D'Angelo | Creonte, High Priest of Thebes / Creonte - High Priest of Thebes |
| Marisa Valenti | Ulysses' Bride / Blond Slave Girl |
| Mimmo Palmara | Polinices / Polinice |
| Elda Tattoli | Altmea - Mother of Ulisses' Girlfriend |
| Daniele Vargas | Anfiarao |
| Andrea Fantasia | Laertes - King of Ithaca / King Laerte |
| Gino Mattera | Orpheo |
| Aldo Fiorelli | Argos the Shipbuilder |
| Gianni Loti | Sandone - Captain of the Lidian Guard |
| Cesare Fantoni | Oedipus - King of Thebes |
| Ugo Sasso | Polinice's Officer |
| Angelo Zanolli | Admeo |
| Sergio Ciani | Megreo - Officer eating apple |
| Aldo Pini | Tifi - Pilot of the Argos |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Ferruccio De Martino | Executive Producer |
| Bruno Vailati | Producer |
