Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules

Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules
Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules
Directed by	Mario Caiano
Screenplay by	Mario Caiano; Andre Tabet;
Story by	Mario Caiano; Andre Tabet;
Starring	Georges Marchal; Mike Lane; Alessandra Panaro; Dominique Boschero; Gabriele Tinti; Raffaella Carrà; Raf Baldassarre; Eleonora Bianchi; Yvette Lebon;
Cinematography	Alvaro Mancori
Edited by	Renato Cinquini
Music by	Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Production; companies	Compagnia Cinematografica Mondiale; Fides;
Distributed by	Variety Distribution
Release date	3 February 1962 (Italy);
Running time	105 minutes
Countries	Italy; France;

Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules (Italian: Ulisse contro Ercole) is a 1962 peplum film directed by Mario Caiano.^[2]^[3]

Plot

Hercules captures Ulysses, during the latter's return to Ithaca, by order of Zeus. The hero intends to bring him to Polyphemus, who was blinded by Ulysses years before, but during the journey, the two heroes are captured by half-men and half-bird beings. After managing to escape, Ulysses is made prisoner again, this time by the Troglodytae; Hercules carries on his journey and arrives in Greece, coming to the father of his fiancée Helena to set up an expedition against the monster people who wants to kill Ulysses.

Cast

Georges Marchal: Ulysses
Mike Lane: Hercules(credited as Michael Lane)
Alessandra Panaro: Helena
Dominique Boschero: Queen
Raffaele Pisu: Assur
Gabriele Tinti: Mercuro
Yvette Lebon: Hera
Raf Baldassarre: Leuco
Tino Bianchi: King Ircano
Gianni Santuccio: Lagos
Raffaella Carrà: Adraste

Production

The film was shot on location at the Canary Islands in Spain.^[1]

Release

Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules was released in Italy on 3 February 1962.^[1] The film was released in the United States in 1964 with a 99-minute running time.^[1] It was released to television in the United States with a 91-minute running time.^[1] The film has also been released as Ulysses Against Hercules.^[1]

It has been released on home video by Alpha Video.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 186.
^ Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 2007. ISBN 8884405033.
^ Gianfranco Casadio (2007). I mitici eroi: il cinema "peplum" nel cinema italiano dall'avvento del sonoro a oggi (1930-1993). Longo, 2007. ISBN 978-8880635291.

Sources

Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476662916.

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[FOOTNOTEKinnardCrnkovich2017186-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 186.

[2] Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 2007. ISBN 8884405033.

[3] Gianfranco Casadio (2007). I mitici eroi: il cinema "peplum" nel cinema italiano dall'avvento del sonoro a oggi (1930-1993). Longo, 2007. ISBN 978-8880635291.

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