The Fury of Hercules

The Fury of Hercules
Directed by Gianfranco Parolini
Produced by Mario Maggi[1]
Screenplay by
Story by Larry Madison[1]
Starring
Music by Carlo Innocenzi[1]
Cinematography Francesco Izzarelli[1]
Edited by Mario Sansoni[1]
Production
companies
  • Cinematografica Associati
  • Comptoir Francais du Film Production[1]
Release date
  • 21 March 1962 (1962-03-21) (Italy)
Running time
 97 minutes[1]
Country
  • Italy
  • France[1]

The Fury of Hercules (Italian: La furia di Ercole) is a 1962 peplum film written and directed by Gianfranco Parolini.[2][3]

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

Production

The film was shot at Dubrava Film in Zagreb, Croatia and on location in Zagreb.[1]

Release

The Fury of Hercules as released in Italy on 21 March 1962.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 59.
  2. ↑ Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 2007. ISBN 8884405033.
  3. ↑ Gianfranco Casadio. I mitici eroi: il cinema "peplum" nel cinema italiano dall'avvento del sonoro a oggi (1930-1993). Longo, 2007. ISBN 8880635298.

Bibliography

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


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