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Hercules

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After the quick thinking of Hercules saves Princess Iole, he is tasked with training her irresponsible brother, Iphitus, to assume their father's place as king. Hercules falls for the beautiful Iole, but must perform a series of grueling tasks when Iphitus is killed in a tragic accident. When the mysterious Jason appears and claims to be the rightful king, he, Hercules and the Argonauts set sail for the legendary Golden Fleece.

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Tim Brayton Antagony & Ecstasy May 8, 2011
5/10
Slopped together from mythological dog-ends with no particular grace or wit. Go to Full Review Beth Accomando KPBS.org Mar 17, 2009
2/5
Ab-solutely goofball sword and sandal film. Great cheese factor. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 7, 2005
2/5
Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal Aug 22, 2003
2/5
Brandon Judell PopcornQ Dec 26, 2002
3/5
Bob Bloom Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) Nov 3, 2002
3/5
A true guilty pleasure for the young at heart. The prototype sand-and-sandal epic. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Elias N @RT69372936 Apr 24, 2025 Is it an objectively good movie? No. You're watching a Steve Reeves peplum movie, why does that need to be specified? Is it fun to watch? Absolutely! It's an entertaining movie that does what it's trying to do and does it well, and even if Alan Steel is usually a better leading man than Steve Reeves this is a classic of its genre. See more renaldo d @RT30888824 Dec 21, 2021 Steve Reeves is amazing, as is this first Hercules film, however, the editing and script are terrible See more Feb 9, 2020 Mythology - Depth - Character + Cheese = Garbage Only bearable because of Mystery Science Theater 3000 See more Feb 27, 2018 GREAT MOVIE EVEN WITH THE DUBBIING. HIGHLY UNDERRATED See more Nov 30, 2015 mashup of multiple stories related to Golden Fleece See more Nov 19, 2015 Steve Reeves may be Hercules, but he could use a better plot for a dull movie. It's not as entertaining as the other Hercules movies, though it does have some better qualities. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Pietro Francisci

Director

Steve Reeves

Ercole

Sylva Koscina

Iole

Fabrizio Mioni

Jason

Ivo Garrani

Pelias

Arturo Dominici

Eurysteus

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Synopsis After the quick thinking of Hercules saves Princess Iole, he is tasked with training her irresponsible brother, Iphitus, to assume their father's place as king. Hercules falls for the beautiful Iole, but must perform a series of grueling tasks when Iphitus is killed in a tragic accident. When the mysterious Jason appears and claims to be the rightful king, he, Hercules and the Argonauts set sail for the legendary Golden Fleece.
Director
Pietro Francisci
Production Co
Galatea Film, O.S.C.A.R.
Rating
G
Genre
Adventure
Original Language
Italian
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 23, 2017
Runtime
1h 47m
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