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The Loves of Hercules

1960 · 98 min

A colourful, fast-moving sword-and-sandal adventure with melodramatic romance, scheming villains, and a touch of campy charm.

Overview
Hercules decides to avenge the death of his wife, murdered at the hands of Éurito, king of Ecalia, but everything is a plot of an ambitious courtier. Hercules ends up falling in love with Deyanira, who is now a good queen.

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Tone
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • betrayal
  • power
  • love
  • survival
Places
  • fantasy world
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
timeless
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour3
Realism2
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
adventure, fantasy
Directed by
Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
Written by
Luciano Doria, Sandro Continenza
Starring
Jayne Mansfield, Mickey Hargitay, Massimo Serato, Tina Gloriani, Rossella Como, Giulio Donnini, Arturo Bragaglia, Andrea Aureli
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
Italy, France
Languages
Italian

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