Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules
- Mario Caiano
- Andre Tabet[1]
- Mario Caiano
- Andre Tabet[1]
- Georges Marchal
- Mike Lane
- Alessandra Panaro
- Dominique Boschero
- Gabriele Tinti
- Raffaella Carrà
- Raf Baldassarre
- Eleonora Bianchi
- Yvette Lebon
companies
- Compagnia Cinematografica Mondiale
- Fides[1]
- 3 February 1962 (1962-02-03) (Italy)
- Italy
- France[1]
Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules (Italian: Ulisse contro Ercole) is a 1962 peplum film directed by Mario Caiano.[2][3]
Plot
Hercules captures Ulysses, during the latter's return to Ithaca, by order of Zeus. The hero intends to bring him to Polyphemus, who was blinded by Ulysses years before, but during the journey, the two heroes are captured by half-men and half-bird beings. After managing to escape, Ulysses is made prisoner again, this time by the Troglodytae; Hercules carries on his journey and arrives in Greece, coming to the father of his fiancée Helena to set up an expedition against the monster people who wants to kill Ulysses.
Cast
- Georges Marchal: Ulysses
- Mike Lane: Hercules(credited as Michael Lane)
- Alessandra Panaro: Helena
- Dominique Boschero: Queen
- Raffaele Pisu: Assur
- Gabriele Tinti: Mercuro
- Yvette Lebon: Hera
- Raf Baldassarre: Leuco
- Tino Bianchi: King Ircano
- Gianni Santuccio: Lagos
- Raffaella Carrà: Adraste
Production
The film was shot on location at the Canary Islands in Spain.[1]
Release
Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules was released in Italy on 3 February 1962.[1] The film was released in the United States in 1964 with a 99-minute running time.[1] It was released to television in the United States with a 91-minute running time.[1] The film has also been released as Ulysses Against Hercules.[1]
It has been released on home video by Alpha Video.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 186.
- ^ Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 2007. ISBN 8884405033.
- ^ Gianfranco Casadio (2007). I mitici eroi: il cinema "peplum" nel cinema italiano dall'avvento del sonoro a oggi (1930-1993). Longo, 2007. ISBN 978-8880635291.
Sources
- Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476662916.
External links
- Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules at IMDb
- Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules at Variety Distribution
- v
- t
- e
- Hercle
- Ercole
- Hercule
- Alcide
- Zeus (father)
- Alcmene (mother)
- Megara, Omphale, Deianira, and Hebe (wives)
- Heracleidae (children)
Poems | |
---|---|
Plays |
|
Other |
- Hercules and the lion of Nemea (5th century BCE)
- Hercules of the Forum Boarium (2nd century BCE)
- Lansdowne Heracles (c. 125)
- Statue of Hercules, Dura-Europos (c. 150–256)
- Farnese Hercules (216)
- Hercules slaying Antaeus (c. 1460)
- Hercules and Deianira (c. 1470)
- Hercules and the Hydra (c. 1475)
- Hercules Killing the Stymphalian Birds (1500)
- Hercules and Antaeus (c. 1500–1510)
- The Choice of Hercules (c. 1520–1525)
- Hercules and Antaeus (1531)
- Hercules and Cacus (1534)
- The Origin of the Milky Way (1575–1580)
- The Choice of Hercules (1596)
- Hercules and Omphale (1603)
- Hercules Fighting the Nemean Lion (1634)
- Hercules and the Hydra (1634)
- Hercules Separates Mounts Calpe and Abylla (1634)
- The Death of Hercules (1634)
- Hercules's Dog Discovers Purple Dye (1636)
- The Origin of the Milky Way (1637)
- Hercules in the Garden of the Hesperides (1638)
- Landscape with Hercules and Cacus (c. 1660)
- Hercules and Omphale (1732–1734)
- Libertas Americana (1783)
- The Sanctuary of Hercules (1884)
- Hercules the Archer (1909)
- Achelous and Hercules (1947)
- The Twelve Labors of Hercules (1981)
- The Labors of Herakles (2006–2008)
- Hercules and the Erymanthian Boar
- Hercules and the Nemean Lion
- Ercole amante (1662)
- Alcide (1693)
- Ercole su'l Termodonte (1723)
- Admeto (1727)
- Laßt uns sorgen, laßt uns wachen, BWV 213 (1733)
- Hercules (1744)
- Le nozze d'Ercole e d'Ebe (1747)
- The Choice of Hercules (1750)
- Hercule mourant (1761)
- Le Rouet d'Omphale (1871)
- Déjanire (1911)
- Atlántida (1962)
- Hercules vs. Vampires (2010)
- The Mighty Hercules
- The Sons of Hercules
- Mole Men Against the Son of Hercules (1961)
- Fire Monsters Against the Son of Hercules (1962)
- Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules (1962)
- Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995)
- Hercules and the Amazon Women (1994)
- Hercules and the Lost Kingdom (1994)
- Hercules and the Circle of Fire (1994)
- Hercules in the Underworld (1994)
- Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur (1994)
- Hercules: The Animated Series (1998)
- "Hercules and the Arabian Night" (1999)
- Young Hercules (1998)
- Hercules (2005 miniseries)
- Atlantis (2013)
- Hercules (Marvel Comics)
- Hercules (DC Comics)
- Hercules (Radical Comics)
- The Return of Heracles (1983)
- Hercules (1984)
- Disney's Hercules (1997)
- Herc's Adventures (1997)
- Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (2000)
- Heracles Chariot Racing (2007)
- Glory of Heracles (2008)
- Hercules in popular culture
- Hercules (franchise)
- Hercules (2019 musical)
- Pillars of Hercules
- Maczuga Herkulesa
- Hercules' Club
- Xena: Warrior Princess
This article related to an Italian film of the 1960s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e
This article about an adventure film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e
This article about a fantasy film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e