Home | Movies By Year | Movies from 1962
Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules
Buy Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the movie. And once you've experienced the movie, tell everyone what you thought about it.
Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules
| image = Ulisse-contro-ercole-italian-movie-poster-md.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| native_name =
| director = Mario Caiano
| producer =
| writer =
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on =
| starring =
| music = Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
| cinematography = Alvaro Mancori
| editing = Renato Cinquini
| production_companies =
| distributor = Variety Distribution
| released =
| runtime = 105 minutes
| country =
| language =
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules' is a 1962 'peplum' film directed by Mario Caiano.
Plot
Hercules captures Ulysses, during the latter's return to Ithaca, by order of Zeus.
The hero intends to bring him to Polyphemus, who was blinded by Ulysses years before, but during the journey, the two heroes are captured by half-men and half-bird beings. After managing to escape, Ulysses is made prisoner again, this time by the Troglodytae; Hercules carries on his journey and arrives in Greece, coming to the father of his fiance Helena to set up an expedition against the monster people who wants to kill Ulysses.
Cast
* Georges Marchal: Ulysses
* Mike Lane: Hercules(credited as Michael Lane)
* Alessandra Panaro: Helena
* Dominique Boschero: Queen
* Raffaele Pisu: Assur
* Gabriele Tinti: Mercuro
* Yvette Lebon: Hera
* Raf Baldassarre: Leuco
* Tino Bianchi: King Ircano
* Gianni Santuccio: Lagos
* Raffaella Carr: Adraste
Production
The film was shot on location at the Canary Islands in Spain.
Release
'Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules' was released in Italy on 3 February 1962. The film was released in the United States in 1964 with a 99-minute running time. It was released to television in the United States with a 91-minute running time. The film has also been released as 'Ulysses Against Hercules'.
It has been released on home video by Alpha Video.
References
Sources
*
Buy Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules now from Amazon
<-- Return to movies from 1962