The revenge of Hercules
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The revenge of Hercules |
| Original title | La vendetta di Ercole |
| Country of production | Italy , France |
| original language | Italian |
| Publishing year | 1960 |
| length | 98 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Vittorio Cottafavi |
| script |
Marcello Baldi Nicolò Ferrari Archibald Zounds Duccio Tessari |
| production | Achille Piazzi |
| music | Alexandre Derevitsky |
| camera | Mario Montuori |
| cut | Maurizio Lucidi |
| occupation | |
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The Revenge of Hercules (original title: La vendetta di Ercole ) is a mythological adventure film directed by Vittorio Cottafavi in Italy in 1960 . The film had its Italian premiere on August 12, 1960. It was premiered in German-speaking countries on December 23, 1960.
action
When Hercules defeated Cerberus, he was put under a curse: Woe to your son when he enters the royal house. Ten years later, Hylos, his son, falls in love with Thea, daughter of Eurytus, King of Ekalien. Hercules is mindful of the curse against the relationship, which plays into the hands of his old enemy Eurytus - who would like to subjugate the rich Thebes, which so far failed because of Hercules' resistance - who now sees a means of pressure against him. He captures Hylos and tells him that Hercules wants Thea for himself. With the help of his sinister advisor Tyndarus, he also gets Mistress Alcinoe to deliver Hercules poison. But he saves Alcinoe from a bear, and they fall in love.
Eurytus now, allegedly on behalf of Thea, gives Hercules another potion that is supposed to heal lovesickness. That doesn't work either; Hercules goes to rescue his son, who is about to be trampled by elephants. Meanwhile, a centaur captures Hercules' wife Deianira and delivers her to Eurytus. Hercules gathers his strength and brings the city walls to collapse; the bad die, the good prevail.
criticism
In the lexicon of fantasy films , Ronald M. Hahn / Volker Jansen, Norbert Stresau note : "The extent to which the German distributors have contributed to this truly captivating mixture of Wirr & Warr is in the stars". Francesco Minnini writes: "The boundaries of the genre become clear, but the director does it with joy and irony". Segnalazioni cinematigrafiche praised the coloring and photography, and the lexicon of international films also said that "the Italian" muscle-and-sandal film "is one of the better examples of the genre."
Web links
- Goliath and the Dragon in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Revenge of Hercules in the online movie database
- The film at comingsoon.it
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Revenge of Hercules at cinema-italiano-db.de
- ↑ a b The Revenge of Hercules in the Lexicon of International Films
- ↑ Ronald M. Hahn , Volker Jansen, Norbert Stresau : Lexicon of Fantasy Films. 650 films from 1900 to 1986 . Heyne, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-453-02273-4 , p. 407.
- ↑ in: Magazine italiano tv