Hercules (1958 film)

Hercules
Italian film poster
Directed byPietro Francisci
Screenplay byEnnio De Concini
Pietro Francisci
Gaio Frattini
Story byPietro Francisci
(Adaptation)
Based onThe Argonauts
by Apollonius of Rhodes
Produced byFederico Teti
StarringSteve Reeves
Sylva Koscina
Gianna Maria Canale
Fabrizio Mioni
Arturo Dominici
Mimmo Palmara
Lidia Alfonsi
Gina Rovere
CinematographyMario Bava
Edited byMario Serandrei
Music byEnzo Masetti
Production
companies
O.S.C.A.R.
Galatea Film
Distributed byLux Film
Release date
  • 20 February 1958 (1958-02-20) (Italy)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian
Budget$2 million[1]
Box office$5 million
(US/Canada rentals)
66.6 million tickets (worldwide)

Hercules (Italian: Le Fatiche di Ercole, lit.'The Labours of Hercules') is a 1958 Italian sword-and-sandal film based upon the Hercules and the Quest for the Golden Fleece myths. The film stars Steve Reeves as the titular hero and Sylva Koscina as his love interest Princess Iole. Hercules was directed by Pietro Francisci and produced by Federico Teti. The film spawned a 1959 sequel, Hercules Unchained (Italian: Ercole e la Regina di Lidia), that also starred Reeves and Koscina.

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