Hercules in the Haunted World( 1961)

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An All New Height in Fright and Might!

Overview

Upon his return from battle in the previous film, the great warrior Hercules learns that his lover, Daianara, has lost her senses. Acording of the oracle Medea, Dianara's only hope is the Stone of Forgetfulness which lies deep in the realm of Hades. Hercules, with two companions, Theseus and Telemachus, embarks on a dangerous quest for the stone, while he is unaware that Dianara's guardian, King Lico, is the one responsible for her condition and plots to have the girl for himself as his bride upon her revival.

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Reg Park
Hercules (Ercole)
Christopher Lee
King Lico (Licos)
Leonora Ruffo
Princess Deianira
George Ardisson
Thesus (Teseo)
Marisa Belli
Aretusa
Ida Galli
Persephone
Franco Giacobini
Telemachus (Telemaco)
Mino Doro
Keros
Rosalba Neri
(credit only)
Monica Neri
Helena (uncredited)
Ely Drago
Jocasta
Gaia Germani
Medea
Raf Baldassarre
Leader of the Cutthroats
Aldo Pedinotti
Sunis
Claudio Marzulli

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Dec 14 2024

Christopher Lee looks like he'd raided Laurence Olivier's dressing room as he donned the bowl-cut wig and took on the role of the manipulative "Lico". He's got it into his head that he can marry the princess "Deianira" (Leonora Ruffo) and usurp the throne. Thing is, though, she is the love of the legendary "Hercules" (Reg Park) so he has to put her under a magic spell that will necessitate her hero heading to the depths of the Underworld to retrieve the "Apple of the Hesperides" to help restore her to her senses. Accompanied by his two friends "Theseus" (George Ardisson) and "Telemachus" (Franc...