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Hercules and the Captive Women

1961 · 101 min

A colourful, slightly goofy sword-and-sandal romp with foggy islands, rubbery monsters and a strongman ambling through it all.

Tagline
THE WEIRDEST! THE WILDEST! Half Woman! Half Stone!
Overview
King Androcles of Thebes commands a ship in search of a threat to Greece, predicted by an atmospheric oracle. Hercules is part of the crew, but the strongman falls overboard in a thick fog. Washed ashore, he saves a young Ismene from Proteus, an evil, shape-shifting creature. Ismene takes Hercules to Atlantis, where he discovers that her mother, Queen Antinea, has captured Androcles. Hercules schemes to rescue him and thwart Antinea's dream of world conquest.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • ambition
  • family
  • survival
  • betrayal
Places
  • sea
  • fantasy world
  • single country house
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour4
Realism2
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
adventure, fantasy, action
Directed by
Vittorio Cottafavi
Written by
Duccio Tessari, Sandro Continenza
Starring
Reg Park, Fay Spain, Ettore Manni, Luciano Marin, Laura Efrikian, Mario Valdemarin, Mimmo Palmara, Mino Doro
Music
Gino Marinuzzi Jr.
Cinematography
Carlo Carlini
Runtime
101 min
Country
Italy, France
Languages
Italian

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