The Fury of Hercules
1962 film by Gianfranco Parolini
The Fury of Hercules (Italian: La furia di Ercole) is a 1962 Sword-and-sandal film written and directed by Gianfranco Parolini.
Plot
Hercules is reached by the slave Daria, who informes him that his country has fallen into the hands of the tyrant Meniste. Hercules follows Daria in his homeland, where he discovers that Meniste enslaves the citizens of the city, and that a group of rebels are trying an insurrection. Meniste fears the power of Hercules, however he kills Daria. So Hercules puts himself in charge of the band of rebels, and destroys the power of Meniste.
Cast
Brad Harris: Hercules
Luisella Boni: Daria (as Brigitte Corey)
Mara Berni: Cnidia
Serge Gainsbourg: Menistus
Alan Steel: Kaldos
Carlo Tamberlani: Eridione
Irena Prosen: Mila
Franco Gasparri
Production
The film was shot at Dubrava Film in Zagreb, Croatia and on location in Zagreb.
Release
The Fury of Hercules as released in Italy on 21 March 1962.
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