The Fury of Hercules

The Fury of Hercules
The Fury of Hercules
Directed by	Gianfranco Parolini
Screenplay by	M. D'Amiens; Angelo DeRiso; Gianfranco Parolini; Giovanni Simonelli; Sergio Sollima;
Story by	Larry Madison
Produced by	Mario Maggi
Starring	Brad Harris; Luisella Boni; Mara Berni; Elke Arendt;
Cinematography	Francesco Izzarelli
Edited by	Mario Sansoni
Music by	Carlo Innocenzi
Production; companies	Cinematografica Associati; Comptoir Francais du Film Production;
Release date	21 March 1962 (Italy);
Running time	97 minutes
Countries	Italy; France;

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

Brad Harris: Hercules
Luisella Boni: Daria (as Brigitte Corey)
Mara Berni: Cnidia
Serge Gainsbourg: Menistus
Alan Steel: Kaldos
Carlo Tamberlani: Eridione
Irena Prosen: Mila
Franco Gasparri

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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 59.
^ Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari (2007). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 2007. ISBN 978-8884405036.
^ 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.

Bibliography

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

External links

The Fury of Hercules at IMDb

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[FOOTNOTEKinnardCrnkovich201759-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 59.

[2] Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari (2007). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 2007. ISBN 978-8884405036.

[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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