Hercules, Samson and Ulysses

Hercules, Samson and Ulysses

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Hercules, Samson and Ulysses
Italian poster for Hercules, Samson and Ulysses
Directed by	Pietro Francisci
Produced by	Joseph Byrd[1]
Screenplay by	Pietro Francisci[1]
Starring	Kirk Morris Iloosh Khoshabe Liana Orfei Diletta D'Andrea
Music by	Angelo Francesco Lavagnino[1]
Cinematography	Silvano Ippoliti[1]
Edited by	Pietro Francisci[2]
Production company	I.C.D.[3]
Release date	20 December 1963 (1963-12-20) (Italy)
Running time	93 minutes[3]
Country	Italy[2]

Hercules, Samson and Ulysses, (Italian: Ercole sfida Sansone) is a 1963 Italian peplum film directed by Pietro Francisci.^[4]

Contents

• 1Plot
• 2Cast
• 3Release
• 4Notes
  • 4.1References
• 5External links

Plot[edit]

On one of the many Greek Islands, Hercules and Ulysses are asked to kill a sea serpent menacing the coast and its inhabitants. They succeed, but their ship is caught in a storm. Shipwrecked, they come to Phoenicia and encounter the mighty Samson, who they help in battling the vicious Phoenicians.

Cast[edit]

• Kirk Morris: Hercules
• Iloosh Khoshabe: Samson
• Enzo Cerusico: Ulysses
• Liana Orfei: Delilah
• Diletta D'Andrea: Leria
• Fulvia Franco: Ithaca Queen
• Aldo Giuffrè: Seren
• Pietro Tordi: Azer

Release[edit]

Hercules, Samson and Ulysses opened on December 20, 1963 in Italy.^[3] It was released in May 1965 in the United States.^[3]

Notes[edit]

1. ^ Jump up to: ^{a b c d} Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 91.
2. ^ Jump up to: ^{a b} Brennan, Sandra. "Ercole Sfida Sansone". Allmovie. All Media Guide. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
3. ^ Jump up to: ^{a b c d} Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 92.
4. ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia; Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN 8876055932.

References[edit]

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

External links[edit]

• Hercules, Samson and Ulysses on IMDb

show v t e Hercules (Heracles)
Hercle Ercole Hercule Alcide
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Literature	Poems Heracles Papyrus Shield of Heracles Catalogue of Women L'Atlàntida Plays Herakles Women of Trachis Hercules Furens Hercules Oetaeus Other The Labours of Hercules Hercules and the Wagoner
Comics	Hercules (Marvel Comics) Hercules (DC Comics) Hercules (Radical Comics)
Games	The Return of Heracles (1983) Hercules (1984) Disney's Hercules (1997) Herc's Adventures (1997) Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (2000) Glory of Heracles (2008)
Opera	Ercole amante (1662) Alcide (1693) Ercole su'l Termodonte (1723) Admeto (1727) Laßt uns sorgen, laßt uns wachen, BWV 213 (1733) Hercules (1744) Le nozze d'Ercole e d'Ebe (1747) The Choice of Hercules (1750) Hercule mourant (1761) Le Rouet d'Omphale (1871) Déjanire (1911) Hercules vs. Vampires (2010) Atlántida
Art	Hercules and the lion of Nemea (5th century BCE) Hercules of the Forum Boarium (2nd century BCE) Lansdowne Heracles (c. 125) Farnese Hercules (216) Hercules and Antaeus (c. 1500-1510) Hercules and Antaeus (1531) The Origin of the Milky Way (1575–1580) The Choice of Hercules (1596) Hercules and Omphale (1603) Hercules fighting Nemean lion (1634) Hercules and the Hydra (1634) Hercules separating the mounts Calpe And Abyla (1634) The Death of Hercules (1634) Hercules' Dog Discovers Purple Dye (1636) The Origin of the Milky Way (1637) Hercules in the Garden of the Hesperides (1638) Hercules the Archer (1909) Achelous and Hercules (1947) The Labors of Herakles (2006–2008) Herkules mit dem Nemeischen Löwen
Other	Hercules in popular culture Hercules (franchise) Pillars of Hercules Maczuga Herkulesa Hercules' Club Xena: Warrior Princess

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