The film was released internationally as hercules vs the giant warriors, and also as hercules and the ten avengers. In classical mythology, hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous farranging adventures. Cleaned up disneys movie version of hercules leaves out. Hercules, the halfimmortal son of jupiter or zeus rescues iole, the daughter of pelias, the king of jolco, when the horses pulling her chariot run wild. Hercules is called upon to fight seven golden giants summoned by the dagger of jae, sister of juno hera, who dislikes hercules for certain family reasons skip navigation sign in. In order to win back the grieving heart of iole, hercules surrenders his immortality and manages to triumph in a savage test of his strength against the cretan bull. The labours of hercules is a 1958 italian peplum film based upon the hercules and the quest for the golden fleece myths. Jun 17, 2015 aka triumph of maciste this italian muscle man movie is very much like all the others. We have a hero named maciste who is referred to in the american print as a son of hercules in order to grab the audiences that made the steve reeves hercules films popular here. Triumph of the son of hercules 1961 movie moviefone.
Aside from this positive comparison, didnt anyone notice how helpless zeus was against the bad guys. Kellan lutz stars as this mythical warrior, who fights to reclaim his kingdom in this actionthriller directed by renny harlin. Triumph of the son of hercules 1961 michaels moviepalace. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times.
In this one, maciste is in memphis, egypt, where a tyrannical queen sacrifices women to a volcano god in a cave full of troglodytes. Triumph of hercules has always been one of my favorite films from the sword and sandal genre. Trionfo di maciste triumph of the son of hercules 1961 rotten. Triumph of the son of hercules 1961 cheesyflix 3000. Therefore, in the movie, hercules has a stable family to go back to. Here is kirk morris in another of the 14 sword and sandal films that were recut and dubbed into english for an american tv package called, the sons of hercules by embassy pictures. Queen tenefi ljubica bodina is the main antagonist in the 1961 italian peplum film, il trionfo di maciste, which translates to triumph of maciste, or triumph of. In his ruthless struggle for power, milo of mycena not only deprived pondione, the last king, but he also understood hercules, who had opposed milos plans, deceived and confused by the intrigues, killed an innocent, and so is robbed of its power. Originally titled il trionfo di ercole, the film was.
Il trionfo di maciste is a 1961 italian peplum film directed by tanio boccia and starring kirk morris. Kellan lutz stars as this mythical warrior, who fights to reclaim his kingdom in. Jul 23, 2014 this from the very shouty narrator who opens hercules for us, presumably in case you saw the hilariously awful the legend of hercules earlier this year and were suckered into believing that kellan lutz is a demigod. Queen tenefi ljubica bodina is the main antagonist in the 1961 italian peplum film, il trionfo di maciste, which translates to triumph of maciste, or triumph of the son of hercules. Triumph benefits from the presence of 23yearold kirk morris who has all the. Triumph of the son of hercules 1961 kirk morris, cathia. Hercules was directed by pietro francisci and produced by federico teti.
Triumph of the son of hercules 1961 a musclebound hero kirk morris must save the woman cathia caro he loves from a queen liuba bodina who wants to sacrifice her to a volcano god. Arpad deriso story and screenplay, giovanni scolaro story and screenplay as nino. Jul 25, 2014 the movie is stolen by mcshanes oracle, who is the recipient of the aforementioned noble neardeath scene, and tydeus aksel hennie, a warrior so scarred by violence that he is more animal than human. Watch the 1964 italian movie son of hercules in the land of darkness aka hercules the invincible directed by alvaro mancori and lewis mann. Scenes from triumph of the son of hercules with kirk morris as maciste were used in a deodorant commercial back in the late 1960s. Hercules is called upon to fight seven golden giants summoned by the dagger of jae, sister of juno hera, who dislikes hercules for certain family reasons. Having endured his legendary twelve labors, hercules, the greek demigod, has his life as a swordforhire tested when the king of thrace and his daughter seek his aid in defeating a tyrannical warlord. Invincible gladiator triumph of the son of hercules dvd, 861971 stay safe and healthy. Arpad deriso story and screenplay, giovanni scolaro story and screenplay as nino scolaro stars. The triumph of hercules 1964 scene 2 of 2 watch online.
Throughout the whole movie, i just drew parallels and differences between the greek mythology and christianity. The triumph of hercules, the 1964 film, was one of many italian sword and sandal epics during the 1960s craze. Kirk morris is the youngest muscle man star in the peplum genre doing this movie at the age of 18 or 19 depending on when it was filmed so the baby face really doesnt help playing these type of roles. Triumph of the son of hercules 1963 fantastic movie. One day, a stranger arrives in jolco claiming to be jason, pelias nephew, and son of the murdered king and the rightful king. Triumph of the son of hercules is a 1961 italian peplum film directed by tanio boccia and starring kirk morris. The spot includes celluloid footage of maciste flexing his muscles, and restraining the horses of memphis queen tenefis in the chariot torture, with a female voiceover declaring, my brother works hard. Hercules defends people against a race of giant warriors. Hercules triumph the above listed equipment specification is subject to minor modifications and changes. May 02, 2020 also, in the original myth, alcmene conceives hercules when zeus deceives her by disguising himself as her husband. Watch triumph of hercules 1964 full movie free online. Son of hercules in the land of darkness full movie in.
But when the benevolent ruler of thrace and his daughter seek hercules help to defeat a savage and terrifying warlord, hercules finds that in order for good to triumph and justice to prevail he must again become the hero he once was he must embrace his own myth he must be hercules. The queen of memphis brings young women against their will to the neanderthallike yurimen who sacrifice them to the god of fire. Sandokan pirate of malaysia son of samson spartacus and the ten gladiators ten gladiators thor and the amazon women triumph of the son of hercules two gladiators ulysses against the son of hercules ursus in the land of fire ursus in the valley of the lions vengeance of ursus vulcan son of jupiter and white warrior. Heralding a decade of italianmade swordandsandal films, hercules as its been known in the united states since its 1959 release draws most of its plot from the legend of jason and the golden fleece. Jan 04, 2015 hercules is called upon to fight seven golden giants summoned by the dagger of jae, sister of juno hera, who dislikes hercules for certain family reasons. In this way, some of the mythological hercules penitential. Le triomphe dhercule 1964 dan vadis, marilu tolo, pierre cressoy. Dan vadis plays a very husky, somewhat headstrong hercules closer to some aspects of the legend than many other portrayals in this swordandsandal adventure tale, which combines elements from. Triumph of the son of hercules 1961 cast and crew moviefone. The queen of memphis brings young women against their will to the neanderthal. With dwayne johnson, john hurt, ian mcshane, joseph fiennes. The first official movie trailer of hercules, the upcoming action movie starring dwayne johnson and based on the comic book hercules the thracian wars, has been unleashed online, hurry to watch it below.
Triumph of the son of hercules aka il trionfo di maciste 1961 1h 27min action, adventure, drama 2 october 1961 italy a musclebound hero, maciste, must save the woman he loves from a queen who wants to sacrifice her to a volcano god. Films include hercules unchained, vulcan son of jupiter, romulus, ceasar the conqueror, and many more features about the famous characters from roman, greek, and norse mythology. Whats sort of funny and sort of the best thing about this second attempt in a few months to pass off a superhero of the ancient. Queen tenefi triumph of the son of hercules the female villains. In an effort to kill hercules, hades sets up various challenges for him, such as a daring encounter with a 30headed hydra. The halfgod is now at the mercy of the tyrant, but in the hour of probation, zeus does not abandon his son and give him back the allpowerful force. Maciste is enlisted to defeat her and free the people. This mammoth collection of vintage films contains 50 classics of cinema.
With kirk morris, cathia caro, ljubica otasevic, cesare fantoni. Find information about triumph of the will watch triumph of the will on allmovie. Invincible gladiator 1962 triumph of the son of hercules 1961. Triumph of the son of hercules aka il trionfo di maciste 1961 1h 27min action, adventure. I noticed that zeus used his son, hercules to save the world. The tyrant of lydia against the son of hercules 1963. Though not a bully you can see he enjoys being the son of agod.
The legend of hercules bluray and dvd releases april 29th mar 5, 2014. The son of hercules 1964 anthar linvincibile english drama movie. Whereas in the movie, hercules is zeus and heras son and hades has stolen his immortality. Trionfo di maciste triumph of the son of hercules 1961. Triumph of the son of hercules 1963 aka trionfo di maciste article 2022 by dave sindelar viewing date. The film spawned a 1959 sequel, hercules unchained. This from the very shouty narrator who opens hercules for us, presumably in case you saw the hilariously awful the legend of hercules earlier this year and were suckered into. Movie search results for triumph of the will allmovie. He uses his great strength only in the cause of justice and he has a. This one was released in italy as the triumph of maciste 1961 and was directed by tanio boccia. A musclebound hero must save the woman he loves from a queen who wants to sacrifice her to a volcano god. The evil queen tenefi, whos usurped the throne of memphis, demands that a steady supply of young women be sacrificed to the god of fire inside the mountain of thunder. It was the worst sword and sandal movie i have seen, its worth the standard 3 stars give to most of the other son of hercules movies. The muscular hero mark forest protects a princess and.
Also, in the original myth, alcmene conceives hercules when zeus deceives her by disguising himself as her husband. Triumph of the son of hercules 1961 cast and crew a musclebound hero kirk morris must save the woman cathia caro he loves from a queen liuba bodina who wants to sacrifice her to a volcano. Aug 11, 2014 but when the benevolent ruler of thrace and his daughter seek hercules help to defeat a savage and terrifying warlord, hercules finds that in order for good to triumph and justice to prevail he must again become the hero he once was he must embrace his own myth he must be hercules. Herculess air herc sandals are a clear reference to nikes air line of shoes especially the air jordan shoes by basketball player michael jordan.
The film stars steve reeves as the titular hero and sylva koscina as his love interest princess iole. This is a list of films that feature the greek divine hero hercules andor his son, ursus. The movie is stolen by mcshanes oracle, who is the recipient of the aforementioned noble neardeath scene, and tydeus aksel hennie, a warrior so scarred by violence that he is more animal than human. Tydeus backstory, which hercules only hints at, is far more interesting than anything were following in the present. It stars dan vadis as the demigod hercules and he plays the character in a much different manner than steve reeves or reg park. Ljubica bodina was born in serbia yugoslavia, and later lived in texas where she was known as ljubica otasevic. Invincible gladiatortriumph of the son of hercules dvd, 861971 stay safe and healthy.
Aug 29, 2016 triumph of the son of hercules aka il trionfo di maciste 1961 1h 27min action, adventure, drama 2 october 1961 italy a musclebound hero, maciste, must save the woman he loves from a queen who wants to sacrifice her to a volcano god. This is a pretty standard film, but fun nonetheless. During the 1950s and 1960s, a series of films featuring hercules were produced in italy. This is the first in a series of italian peplum films in which kirk morris plays maciste, the son of hercules. Triumph of hercules 1962 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Even for a fan of the genre, this is a tough watch. Maciste intervenes and saves from this sacrifice a villages women including the beautiful antea. Kirk morris, cathia caro, richard harrison, isabelle corey.
Queen tenefi triumph of the son of hercules the female. He was the roman equivalent of the greek divine hero heracles, who was the son of zeus roman equivalent jupiter and the mortal alcmene. Aug 28, 2019 watch the 1964 italian movie son of hercules in the land of darkness aka hercules the invincible directed by alvaro mancori and lewis mann. Triumph of the son of hercules 1961 kirk morris, cathia caro. The evil queen tenefi had usurped the throne of memphis, and was demanding the sacrifice of.
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