Hercules
The strongest man on Earth.
1983 | 98m | English
Popularity: 1.0 (history)
| Director: | Luigi Cozzi |
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| Writer: | Luigi Cozzi |
| Staring: |
| Hercules, a semi-divine being, squares off against King Minos, who is attempting to use science to gain power and take over the world. With the help of a benevolent sorceress, Circe, Hercules tries to save his beloved Cassiopeia from being sacrificed by Minos, and struggles against laser-breathing creatures and an evil sorceress. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 12, 1983 |
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| Director: | Luigi Cozzi |
| Writer: | Luigi Cozzi |
| Genres: | Fantasy, Adventure, Action |
| Keywords | greek mythology, sword fight, hercules, roman mythology |
| Production Companies | The Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions, Cannon Italia Srl |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $10,676,194
Budget: $2,500,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Lou Ferrigno | Hercules |
| Sybil Danning | Ariadne |
| Brad Harris | Augias |
| Rossana Podestà | Hera |
| Ingrid Anderson | Cassiopea |
| Mirella D'Angelo | Circe |
| William Berger | King Minos |
| Bobby Rhodes | King Xenodama |
| Gianni Garko | Valcheus |
| Delia Boccardo | Athena |
| Claudio Cassinelli | Zeus |
| Franco Garofalo | The Thief |
| Gabriella Giorgelli | Mother |
| Raf Baldassarre | Sostratos |
| Eva Robin's | Dedalos |
| Yehuda Efroni | Dorcon |
| Stelio Candelli | Father |
| Valentina Montanari | Chambermaid |
| Rocco Lerro | The Friend |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Luigi Cozzi | Story, Director, Screenplay |
| Giancarlo Santi | Assistant Director |
| Armando Valcauda | Special Effects, Visual Effects |
| Pino Donaggio | Music |
| Massimo Antonello Geleng | Production Design |
| Enzo Musumeci Greco | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sergio Montanari | Editor |
| Alberto Spagnoli | Director of Photography |
| Adriana Spadaro | Costume Design |
| James Beshears | Editor |
| Giacomo Caló Carducci | Set Decoration, Set Dresser |
| Fabio Diotallevi | Production Supervisor |
| Vittorio Galiano | Production Manager |
| Ricky Sacco | Production Director |
| Lizi Gelber | Assistant Editor |
| Maria Gianandrea | Assistant Editor |
| Roberto Gianandrea | Assistant Editor |
| Chris David | Dolby Consultant |
| Gerry Humphreys | Sound Mixer |
| Robin O'Donoghue | Sound Mixer |
| Roberto Petrozzi | Sound |
| Louis Elman | ADR Supervisor |
| Germano Natali | Special Effects |
| Goffredo Unger | Special Effects |
| Roberto Brega | Visual Effects Camera |
| Olivier Gérard | Visual Effects Camera |
| Paolo Zeccara | Modeling |
| Claudio Zucchet | Stunts |
| Rocco Lerro | Stunts |
| Mauro Gasparri | Stunts |
| Arnaldo Dell'Acqua | Stunts |
| Giovanni Cianfriglia | Stunts |
| Giovanni Bonadonna | Stunts |
| Elio Bonadonna | Stunts |
| Franco Bruni | Camera Operator |
| Sergio Melaranci | Assistant Camera |
| Fabrizio Vicari | Assistant Camera |
| Marco Sacerdoti | Focus Puller |
| Mauro Ruspantini | Still Photographer |
| Ram Globus | Still Photographer |
| Gianlorenzo Battaglia | Underwater Camera |
| Natale Massara | Conductor |
| Egle Guarino | Script Supervisor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Menahem Golan | Producer |
| Yoram Globus | Producer |
| John Thompson | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 20 | 40 | 13 |
| 2024 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 9 |
| 2024 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 7 |
| 2024 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 7 |
| 2024 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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I suppose the give away is the opening logo from "Cannon" - that usually spoke volumes about what was going to come next - and here, well yep - it is pretty much as poor as expected. This time, hulky Lou Ferrigno picks up the mantle as the demi-god son of Zeus. I don't recall this being one of his t ... welve labours, but he must join with the powerful sorceress "Circe" (Mirella D'Angelo) to thwart a cunning plan by King Minos (the wooden as any Trojan horse William Berger) to take over the world with his magically imbued - by his personal sorceress "Adriana" (Sybil Danning) - robots. Yes, that's robots...! Not the kind Ray Harryhausen might devise that fly and make cute squeaking sounds; but bad-ass tin beasties that will make him ruler of the world. What also irks our hero, is that Minos plans to sacrifice his girlfriend "Cassiopeia" (Ingrid Anderson) so he has to get a move on before she is toast! The dialogue is dreadful, as are the visual effects - and Ferrigno makes Steve Reeves look like Laurence Olivier. I have watched a load of what is somewhat disparagingly called "Peplum" over the years, and some of it is truly terrible - but I would venture to suggest that this sits comfortably within that group - and nowhere near the top, neither! It is sort of like "Conan" (1982) but without, well just about everything... Not good, sorry.