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Cast:
Brad Harris as Hercules
Luisella Boni as Daria [credited as Brigitte Corey]
Mara Berni as Queen Cnidia
Serge Gainsbourg as Menistus, the true ruler of Cnidia's kingdom
Sergio Ciani as Kaldos, the mute strongman soldier of Menistus [credited as Alan Steel]
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The Fury of Hercules (1962): Good Hercules flick! Brad Harris makes a good Hercules. He looks tough, has the beard, acts well, just one criticism: he looks too short! In real life he's 5' 11", which is a decent height, but a lot of guys in this movie look bigger than him! I suppose it's not a terrible thing, but the usual idea is that Hercules is a giant.
Harris is a cool Hercules, though, and in this movie Hercules has himself a set of wheels! The "man of might" rides around on a big white chariot pulled by four black horses. That's a cool visual, really.
It's the standard Hercules-type storyline. Hercules comes to some anonymous kingdom for some reason, discovers there is tyrannical rule, and does his Hercules thing to free the people. In this movie, Hercules drops in for a visit with beautiful Queen Cnidia, who is the daughter of Hercules' dead friend. He soon discovers that her kingdom is not her own. The man who is supposed to be her advisor, Menistus, is really the one in control. Cnidia goes along with it, mostly because she fears Menistus. She's not as bad as he is, but does share the blame among the oppressed populace.
The Queen's beautiful handmaiden Daria informs Hercules of all that's going on and fastly becomes his love interest. Hercules is then fighting bad guys left and right and doing what he does best. The most notable bad guy under Menistus is Kaldos, the mute strongman. Kaldos is played by Sergio Ciani, credited in this film as Alan Steel. You may remember him from other sword-and-sandal movies, including the starring role in "Hercules Against the Moon Men" (1964).
Hercules wins (natch!). Menistus kills the Queen with a spear in her back after she saves Hercules. Hercules, in turn, kills Menistus. Everybody is free and happy. Daria wants to ride off with Hercules, but he won't let her. Is the man crazy?!
Funny thing: Top bad guy Menistus reminds me of Pee Wee Herman! I can never take him seriously, he just looks too funny!
Alternate Titles For This Film:
The Fury of Samson [USA; TV title]
La furia di Ercole [Italy; actual title]
Fun Facts:
In the film when Menistus opens up the case and reveals the dead man inside...before he closes the case, the "dead man" blinks. It's a goof!
Photos:
Brad Harris as Hercules
Luisella Boni as Daria [credited as Brigitte Corey]
Mara Berni as Queen Cnidia
Serge Gainsbourg as Menistus, the true ruler of Cnidia's kingdom
Sergio Ciani as Kaldos, the mute strongman soldier of Menistus [credited as Alan Steel]
CONTACT ME if you can help with the cast information above.
The Fury of Hercules (1962): Good Hercules flick! Brad Harris makes a good Hercules. He looks tough, has the beard, acts well, just one criticism: he looks too short! In real life he's 5' 11", which is a decent height, but a lot of guys in this movie look bigger than him! I suppose it's not a terrible thing, but the usual idea is that Hercules is a giant.
Harris is a cool Hercules, though, and in this movie Hercules has himself a set of wheels! The "man of might" rides around on a big white chariot pulled by four black horses. That's a cool visual, really.
It's the standard Hercules-type storyline. Hercules comes to some anonymous kingdom for some reason, discovers there is tyrannical rule, and does his Hercules thing to free the people. In this movie, Hercules drops in for a visit with beautiful Queen Cnidia, who is the daughter of Hercules' dead friend. He soon discovers that her kingdom is not her own. The man who is supposed to be her advisor, Menistus, is really the one in control. Cnidia goes along with it, mostly because she fears Menistus. She's not as bad as he is, but does share the blame among the oppressed populace.
The Queen's beautiful handmaiden Daria informs Hercules of all that's going on and fastly becomes his love interest. Hercules is then fighting bad guys left and right and doing what he does best. The most notable bad guy under Menistus is Kaldos, the mute strongman. Kaldos is played by Sergio Ciani, credited in this film as Alan Steel. You may remember him from other sword-and-sandal movies, including the starring role in "Hercules Against the Moon Men" (1964).
Hercules wins (natch!). Menistus kills the Queen with a spear in her back after she saves Hercules. Hercules, in turn, kills Menistus. Everybody is free and happy. Daria wants to ride off with Hercules, but he won't let her. Is the man crazy?!
Funny thing: Top bad guy Menistus reminds me of Pee Wee Herman! I can never take him seriously, he just looks too funny!
Alternate Titles For This Film:
The Fury of Samson [USA; TV title]
La furia di Ercole [Italy; actual title]
Fun Facts:
In the film when Menistus opens up the case and reveals the dead man inside...before he closes the case, the "dead man" blinks. It's a goof!
Photos: