List of films based on Greco-Roman mythology

The Sword-and-sandal series (1957-1965) includes numerous films depicting Hercules that go by various titles depending by country of release. Below is a list (chronological order) that begins with the film's U.S.-release title, followed by the original Italian title and translation:[lower-roman 1]

• Hercules (1958; Italian: Le Fatiche di Ercole, lit. 'The Labors of Hercules'), starring Steve Reeves.
• Hercules Unchained (1959; Italian: Ercole e la regina di Lidia, lit. 'Hercules and the Queen of Lydia') starring Steve Reeves
• Goliath and the Dragon (1960; Italian: La Vendetta di Ercole, lit. 'The Revenge of Hercules')
• Hercules vs The Hydra (1960; Italian: Gli Amori di Ercole, lit. 'The Loves of Hercules')
• Hercules and the Captive Women (1961; Italian: Ercole alla conquista di Atlantide, lit. 'Hercules at the Conquest of Atlantis'; UK: Hercules Conquers Atlantis)
• Hercules in the Haunted World (1961; Italian: Ercole al centro della terra, lit. 'Hercules at the Center of the Earth')
• Hercules in the Valley of Woe (1961; Italian: Maciste contro Ercole nella valle dei guai, lit. 'Maciste vs. Hercules in the Vale of Woe')
• Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules (1962; Italian: Ulisse contro Ercole, lit. 'Ulysses vs. Hercules')
• The Fury of Hercules (1962; Italian: La Furia di Ercole)
• Hercules, Samson and Ulysses (1963; Italian: Ercole sfida Sansone, lit. 'Hercules Challenges Samson')
• Hercules Vs. the Moloch (1963; Italian: Ercole contro Molock; a.k.a. Conquest of Mycene), starring Gordon Scott
• Son of Hercules in the Land of Darkness (1964; Italian: Ercole l'invincibile, lit. 'Hercules, the Invincible') starring Dan Vadis
• Hercules vs. The Giant Warrior (1964; Italian: il Trionfo di Ercole, lit. 'The Triumph of Hercules'; a.k.a. Hercules and the Ten Avengers) starring Dan Vadis
• Hercules Against Rome (1964; Italian: Ercole contro Roma)
• Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun (1964; Italian: Ercole contro i figli del sole)
• Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon (1964; Italian: Ercole contro i tiranni di Babilonia)
• Samson and His Mighty Challenge (1964; Italian: Ercole, Sansone, Maciste e Ursus, gli invincibili, lit. 'Hercules, Samson, Maciste, and Ursus: the Invincibles')
• Hercules and the Princess of Troy (1965; a.k.a. "Hercules vs. the Sea Monster") starring Gordon Scott
• Hercules, the Avenger (1965; Italian: Sfida dei giganti, lit. 'Challenge of the Giants')

• The Three Stooges Meet Hercules (1962)
• The Return from Olympus (1969; Russian: Возвращение с Олимпа) [USSR], animated film by Alexandra Snezhko-Blotskaya
• Hercules in New York (1969) starring Arnold Schwarzenegger
• Hercules (1983) starring Lou Ferrigno
• Hercules 2 (1985; Italian: Le Avventure dell'incredibile Ercole) starring Lou Ferrigno
• Heracles and Admetus (1986) [USSR] animated film by Anatoly Petrov
• Hercules and the Amazon Women (1994)
• Hercules and the Circle of Fire (1994)
• Hercules and the Lost Kingdom (1994)
• Hercules in the Underworld (1994)
• Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur (1994)
• Hercules (1997) animated Disney film
• The Amazing Feats of Young Hercules (1997) animated, direct-to-video
• Young Hercules (1998) direct-to-video
• Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus (1998), direct-to-video
• The Legend of Hercules (2014)
• Hercules (2014)

• Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995–99)
• Xena: Warrior Princess (1995–2001; spinoff of Legendary Journeys)
• Young Hercules (1998–99)
• Himcules (1998–99) animated
• Hercules (2005) miniseries

Sons of Hercules was a syndicated television show that aired in the US in the 1960s. The series repackaged 14 Italian sword-and-sandal films by giving them a memorable theme song and a standard intro relating the lead character in each film to the Greek demigod Hercules any way they could. The first title listed for each film was its American television title, followed by the original Italian title in parentheses:

• Mole Men versus the Son of Hercules (Maciste, The Strongest Man in the World) starring Mark Forest as Maciste
• The Terror of Rome versus the Son of Hercules (Maciste, Gladiator of Sparta) starring Mark Forest
• Fire Monsters Against The Son Of Hercules (Maciste Vs. The Monsters) starring Reg Lewis as Maciste
• Triumph Of The Son Of Hercules (The Triumph Of Maciste) starring Kirk Morris as Maciste
• Son Of Hercules In The Land Of Darkness (Hercules The Invincible) starring Dan Vadis as Hercules
• Ulysses Vs. The Son Of Hercules (Ulysses Against Hercules) starring Mike Lane as Hercules
• Son Of Hercules In The Land Of Fire (Ursus In The Land Of Fire) starring Ed Fury as Ursus
• Ursus, Son Of Hercules (a.k.a. Ursus, a.k.a. Mighty Ursus) starring Ed Fury
• The Tyrant Of Lydia Vs. The Son Of Hercules (Goliath and the Rebel Slave) starring Gordon Scott as Goliath
• Messalina Against the Son Of Hercules (The Last Gladiator) starring Richard Harrison as Glaucus
• Devil Of The Desert Vs. The Son Of Hercules (Anthar The Invincible) starring Kirk Morris as Anthar
• Medusa Vs. The Son Of Hercules (Perseus The Invincible) starring Richard Harrison as Perseus
• Beast Of Babylon Versus The Son Of Hercules (Hero Of Babylon) starring Gordon Scott as Prince Nippur
• Venus Against The Son Of Hercules (Mars, God Of War) starring Roger Browne as Mars

• The Avenger (1962; Italian: La Leggenda di Enea, lit. 'The Legend of Aeneas')
• Eneide (1971) [Yugoslavia/Italy] - TV miniseries
• Dido & Aeneas (1995) [UK] - TV movie
• Dido and Aeneas (1995) [Canada] - filmed production of the opera

• The Island of Calypso: Ulysses and the Giant Polyphemus (1905; French: L'Île de Calypso: Ulysse et le géant Polyphème)
• Odissea (1911)
• Ulysses (1955)
• L'Odissea (1968) Italy - TV mini-series
• The Return of Ulysses to His Homeland (1973) [UK] - TV movie
• Uliisses (1982) Germany
• Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (1985) [Austria] - filmed production of the original opera
• The Odyssey (1997) - TV miniseries
• The Animated Odyssey (2000) [US] - animated TV movie
• O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) - based on the Odyssey
• L'Odyssée (2003) [Canada] - TV movie