This is a list of films that feature the Greco-Roman divine hero Hercules, also known as Heracles. During the 1950s and 1960s, a series of films featuring Hercules were produced in Italy.
List of films
Les Douze Travaux d'Hercule (1910) by Émile Cohl
Italian productions
| Film | Year | Director | Actor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Adventures of Hercules | 1985 | Luigi Cozzi | Lou Ferrigno | Also known as Hercules II[1][2] |
| The Fury of Hercules | 1962 | Gianfranco Parolini | Brad Harris | |
| Hercules | 1957 | Pietro Francisci | Steve Reeves | [1] |
| Hercules | 1983 | Luigi Cozzi | Lou Ferrigno | [2] |
| Hercules Against Moloch | 1963 | Giorgio Ferroni | Gordon Scott | Also known as The Conquest of Mycenae and Hercules Attacks[1] |
| Hercules Against Rome | 1964 | Piero Pierotti | Alan Steel | [1] |
| Hercules Against the Barbarians | 1964 | Domenico Paolella | Mark Forest | Also known as Hercules Against the Mongols[1][2] |
| Hercules Against the Moon Men | 1964 | Giacomo Gentilomo | Alan Steel | The original Italian title of Hercules Against the Moon Men was Maciste e la regina di Samar ("Maciste and the Queen of Samar"). The French title of the film was Maciste contre les hommes de pierre ("Maciste Against the Men of Stone"), but the English distributors dubbed him to be Hercules, because Maciste was not well known to American audiences.[1][2] |
| Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun | 1964 | Osvaldo Civirani | Mark Forest | [1] |
| Hercules Against the Tyrants of Babylon | 1964 | Domenico Paolella | Rock Stevens | Also known as Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon[1] |
| Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis | 1961 | Vittorio Cottafavi | Reg Park | Also known as Hercules and the Captive Women, Hercules at the Conquest of Atlantis, and Hercules and the Haunted Women[1] |
| Hercules and the Masked Rider | 1963 | Piero Pierotti | Alan Steel | originally titled Goliath and the Masked Rider [1] |
| Hercules and the Princess of Troy | 1965 | Albert Band | Gordon Scott | Made for TV movie[1] |
| Hercules and the Queen of Lydia | 1959 | Pietro Francisci | Steve Reeves | Also known as Hercules Unchained[1] |
| Hercules and the Ten Avengers | 1964 | Alberto De Martino | Dan Vadis | Also known as Hercules vs. The Giant Warriors and The Triumph of Hercules[1] |
| Hercules and the Treasure of the Incas | 1964 | Piero Pierotti | Alan Steel | Also known as Lost Treasure of the Aztecs (not a Hercules film)[1] |
| Hercules at the Center of the Earth | 1961 | Mario Bava | Reg Park | Also known as Hercules in the Haunted World and Hercules vs. the Vampires[1] |
| Hercules in the Vale of Woe | 1962 | Mario Mattoli | Kirk Morris | Also known as Maciste Against Hercules in the Vale of Woe[1] |
| Hercules of the Desert | 1963 | Tanio Boccia | Kirk Morris | Also known as Desert Raiders[1] |
| Hercules, Prisoner of Evil | 1963 | Anthony Dawson & | Reg Park | [1] |
| Hercules, Samson and Ulysses | 1963 | Pietro Francisci | Kirk Morris | [1] |
| Hercules the Avenger | 1965 | Mauricio Lucidi | Reg Park | made with stock footage from earlier Hercules films[1] |
| Hercules vs. Ulysses | 1962 | Mario Caiano | Mike Lane | Also known as Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules [1] |
| Hercules, Samson, Maciste, and Ursus: the Invincibles | 1964 | Giorgio Capitani and others | Alan Steel | Also known as Samson and His Mighty Challenge |
| The Loves of Hercules | 1960 | Carlo Bragaglia | Mickey Hargitay | Also known as Hercules vs. the Hydras[1] |
| Revenge of Hercules | 1960 | Vittorio Cottafavi | Mark Forest | Also known as Goliath and the Dragon (not a Hercules film) |
American productions
| Film | Year | Director | Actor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hercules | 1995 | Toshiyuki Hiruma & | Tony Ail (voice) | Direct-to-Video Animated production by Jetlag Productions |
| Hercules | 1997 | John Musker & | Tate Donovan (voice) | Theatrical Animated production by Walt Disney Pictures |
| Enchanted Tales: Hercules | 1997 | Diane Eskenazi | Cam Clarke (voice) | Direct-to-video animated production by Golden Films[4] |
| Hercules | 2005 | Roger Young | Paul Telfer | TV film |
| Hercules | 2014 | Brett Ratner | Dwayne Johnson | Theatrical |
| Hercules and the Amazon Women | 1994 | Bill Norton | Kevin Sorbo | TV film produced by Universal Television |
| Hercules and the Lost Kingdom | 1994 | Harley Cokeliss | Kevin Sorbo | TV film produced by Universal Television |
| Hercules and the Circle of Fire | 1994 | Doug Lefler | Kevin Sorbo | TV film produced by Universal Television |
| Hercules in the Underworld | 1994 | Bill Norton | Kevin Sorbo | TV film produced by Universal Television |
| Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur | 1994 | Josh Becker | Kevin Sorbo | TV film produced by Universal Television |
| Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus | 1998 | Lynne Naylor | Kevin Sorbo (voice) | Direct-to-video [1] |
| Hercules in New York | 1970 | Arthur Seidelman | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Theatrical; also known as Hercules: The Movie and Hercules Goes Bananas[1][2] |
| Hercules Reborn | 2014 | Nick Lyon | John Morrison | Direct-to-video production by The Asylum |
| Hercules: Zero to Hero | 1999 | Bob Kline,Ted Stones & Phil Weinstein | Tate Donovan (voice) | Direct-to-video animated production by Walt Disney Television Animation |
| Immortals | 2011 | Tarsem Dhandwar | Steve Byers | Theatrical |
| Jason and the Argonauts | 1963 | Don Chaffey | Nigel Green | Theatrical; also known as Jason and the Golden Fleece |
| Jason and the Argonauts | 2000 | Nick Willing | Brian Thompson | TV film; also known as Jason and the Golden Fleece |
| The Legend of Hercules | 2014 | Renny Harlin | Kellan Lutz | Theatrical; also known as Hercules: The Legend Begins |
| Little Hercules in 3-D | 2009 | Mohamed Khashoggi | Richard Sandrak | [2] |
| The Three Stooges Meet Hercules | 1962 | Edward Bernds | Samson Burke | Theatrical [2] |
| The Warrior's Husband | 1933 | Walter Lang | Tiny Sandford | Theatrical spoof adapted from a stage play, in which Hercules is a coward[5] |
| Hercules | 1983 | Luigi Cozzi | Lou Ferrigno | Theatrical [2] |
| The Adventures of Hercules | 1985 | Lugi Cozzi | Lou Ferrigno | Theatrical; also known as Hercules II[1][2] |
| The Amazing Feats of Young Hercules | 1997 | Skinny Wen | ? | Direct-to-video shorts |
| Young Hercules | 1998 - 1999 | TV Series | Ian Bohen | Direct-to-video prequel film to Hercules: The Legendary Journeys |
| Thor: Love and Thunder | 2022 | Taika Waititi | Brett Goldstein | Theatrical [6] |
See also
- Hercules: The Animated Series, TV series based on the Disney film
- Hercules in popular culture
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Young, R.G., ed. (2000). The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film: Ali Baba to Zombies. Applause Books. ISBN 978-1-55783-269-6.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Bricken, Rob (January 6, 2014). "8 Demigod-Awful Movies about Hercules". io9. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
- ↑ Crnkovich, P.G. (1976-02-01). Computer simulation of a staging system for a theta-pinch reactor (RTPR) (Report). Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI).
- ↑ "Hercules (Video 1997)". IMDb. IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ↑ Mordden, Ethan (2007). All That Glittered: The Golden Age of Drama on Broadway, 1919-1959. Macmillan. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-312-33898-5.
- ↑ Taylor, Robert Brian (July 8, 2022). "'Thor: Love and Thunder': All the Easter Eggs You Might Have Missed". Collider. Archived from the original on July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.