Hercules the Invincible
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Hercules the Invincible is a 1964 Italian Sword and Sandal
film directed by Alvaro Mancori and Lewis Mann and starring Dan Vadis
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The film is also known as Hercules Against the Elephants' Empire and Son of Hercules in the Land of Darkness; the latter title was for a series of similar films repackaged for television, The Sons of Hercules
.
Sword and sandal
The Peplum , also known as Sword-and-Sandal, is a genre of largely Italian-made Historical or Biblical Epics that dominated the Italian film industry from 1957 to 1965, eventually being replaced in 1965 by the "Spaghetti Western"...
film directed by Alvaro Mancori and Lewis Mann and starring Dan Vadis
Dan Vadis
Dan Vadis was an actor of Greek descent with lineage tracing back to the infamous island of Chios in the Aegean Sea. This former U.S...
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The film is also known as Hercules Against the Elephants' Empire and Son of Hercules in the Land of Darkness; the latter title was for a series of similar films repackaged for television, The Sons of Hercules
The Sons of Hercules
The Sons of Hercules was a syndicated Embassy Pictures television show that aired in the United States of America in the 1960s. The series repackaged 14 Italian sword-and-sandal films by giving them a standardized theme song for the opening and closing titles, as well as a standard introductory...
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Cast
- Dan VadisDan VadisDan Vadis was an actor of Greek descent with lineage tracing back to the infamous island of Chios in the Aegean Sea. This former U.S...
as Ercole (Argolese) - Spela Rozin as Telca
- Carla Calò as Ella, Queen of the Demulus
- Ken Clark as Kabol, Melissia's Father
- John SimonsJohn SimonsJohn Simons is a British radio executive, the current group programming director for GMG Radio.Simons began his career in 1979, before fronting the Breakfast Show on Radio Tees from 1983 to 1985 , and moving to BBC Radio Nottingham.In 1994 he was invited to be part of the team who launched Century...
as Babar - Jannette Barton as Etel
- Ugo Sasso as King Tedaeo, Telca's Father
- Howard RossHoward Ross (actor)Howard Ross is an Italian actor who has appeared in numerous films including Lo squartatore di New York, 5 bambole per la luna d'agosto, La lupa mannara, and I guerrieri dell'anno 2072....
as Telca's Brother - Olga SolbelliOlga SolbelliOlga Solbelli was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 81 films between 1939 and 1967.She was born in Verghereto and died in Bologna.-Selected filmography:* Schoolgirl Diary * The Last Wagon...
as The Oracle - Alberto Cevenini as Capt. of the Guard
- Rosemarie Lindt as Slave Girl
- Kriss Moss as Guard
- Jannette Le Roy as Slave Girl
- Sara Laurier as Slave Girl
- Christine Mathius as Slave Girl