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The Fury of Hercules is a italien film of genre Fantasy directed by Gianfranco Parolini released in USA on 11 january 1963 with Bradford Harris
The Fury of Hercules (1962)
La furia di Ercole
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 11 january 1963
Length 1h37
Directed by Gianfranco Parolini
OriginItalie
Themes Films based on mythology, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology, Dans la Grèce mythologique, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Rating46%
The Fury of Hercules (Italian: La furia di Ercole, also known as The Fury of Samson) is a 1962 Italian peplum film written and directed by Gianfranco Parolini.
^ Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 2007. ISBN 8884405033.
^ Gianfranco Casadio. I mitici eroi: il cinema "peplum" nel cinema italiano dall'avvento del sonoro a oggi (1930-1993). Longo, 2007. ISBN 8880635298.
Synopsis
Hercules is reached by the slave Daria, who informes him that his country has fallen into the hands of the tyrant Meniste. Hercules follows Daria in his homeland, where he discovers that Meniste enslaves the citizens of the city, and that a group of rebels are trying an insurrection. Meniste fears the power of Hercules, however he kills Daria. So Hercules puts himself in charge of the band of rebels, and destroys the power of Meniste.Actors
Bradford Harris
(Hercules)
Serge Gainsbourg
(Menistus)
Luisella Boni
(Daria (as Brigitte Corey))
Mara Berni
(Cnidia)
Carlo Tamberlani
(Eridione)
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