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Terms and references
| Term | Description |
|---|---|
| Maciste | “Maciste is one of the oldest recurring characters of cinema, created by Gabriele d’Annunzio and Giovanni Pastrone. He is featured throughout the history of the cinema of Italy from the 1910s to the mid-1960s.” |
| The Sons of Hercules | “The Sons of Hercules was a syndicated Embassy Pictures television show that aired in the United States of America in the 1960s. The series repackaged 13 Italian sword-and-sandal films by giving them a standardized theme song for the opening and closing titles, as well as a standard introductory narration attempting to relate the lead character in each film to the Greek demigod Hercules.” |
| Sword-and-sandal | “Sword-and-sandal, also known as peplum (pepla plural), is a subgenre of largely Italian-made historical or Biblical epics mostly set in the Greco-Roman or medieval period. These films attempted to emulate the big-budget Hollywood historical epics of the time, such as Spartacus, Samson and Delilah and The Ten Commandments. These films dominated the Italian film industry from 1958 to 1965, eventually being replaced in 1965 by the spaghetti Western and Eurospy films.” |
| Warriors 50 Movie Pack (tagged with Warriors 50 Movie Pack) | 13-disc set of 50 Italian peplum films (4 per disc, 2 on each side) published by Mill Creek Entertainment and of wildly varying quality. List of all of the movies in the set from IMDB. |
The Sons of Hercules
Movies in The Sons of Hercules series:
- Mole Men vs the Son of Hercules (Maciste, the Strongest Man in the World) 1961, starring Mark Forest
- Triumph of the Son of Hercules (The Triumph of Maciste) 1961, starring Kirk Morris
- Fire Monsters Against the Son of Hercules (Maciste vs the Monsters) 1962, starring Reg Lewis
- Venus Against the Son of Hercules (Mars, God Of War) 1962, starring Roger Browne
- Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules (Ulysses against Hercules) 1962, starring Mike Lane
- Medusa Against the Son of Hercules (Perseus the Invincible) 1962, starring Richard Harrison
- Ursus in the Land of Fire (1963), starring Ed Fury
- Tyrant of Lydia Against The Son of Hercules (Goliath and the Rebel Slave) 1963, starring Gordon Scott
- Messalina Against the Son of Hercules (The Last Gladiator) 1963, starring Richard Harrison
- The Beast of Babylon Against the Son of Hercules (Hero Of Babylon) 1963, a.k.a. Goliath, King of the Slaves, starring Gordon Scott
- Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules (Maciste, Gladiator of Sparta) 1964, starring Mark Forest
- Son of Hercules in the Land of Darkness (Hercules the Invincible) 1964, starring Dan Vadis
- Devil of the Desert Against the Son of Hercules (Anthar the Invincible) 1964, (a.k.a. The Slave Merchants, a.k.a. Soraya, Queen of the Desert) starring Kirk Morris, directed by Antonio Margheriti
Sources for streaming
| Source for streaming | Description |
|---|---|
| Amazon Prime Video | |
| Dailymotion | |
| Internet Archive | |
| Old Time Movies and Radio | “Free streaming classics and also rubbish” |
| PEPLUM TV | |
| ShoutFactoryTV | |
| Speedflix | “We’re building a video content portal intended to provide a simple, efficient approach to finding video content that matches your interests. We hope you’ll browse our large library of videos to find content you love.” |
| Tubi | |
| Vimeo | |
| YouTube |
Actors playing Hercules
| Actor | Movie |
|---|---|
| Mark Forest (actor, Hercules) | Hercules Against the Barbarians (1964) Hercules Against the Mongols (1963) Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun (1964) Hercules of the Desert (1964) Mole Men Against the Son of Hercules (1961) [Warriors 50 Movie Pack] The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules (1964) |
| Ed Fury (actor, Hercules) | Colossus and the Amazon Queen (1960) [Warriors 50 Movie Pack] Maciste contro lo sceicco (1962) Ursus in the Land of Fire (1963) [Warriors 50 Movie Pack] |
| Kirk Morris (actor, Hercules) | Devil of the Desert Against the Son of Hercules (1964) Triumph of the Son of Hercules (1961) |
| Steve Reeves (actor, Hercules) | The Giant of Marathon (1959) [Warriors 50 Movie Pack] |
| Gordon Scott (actor, Hercules) | Beast of Babylon Against the Son of Hercules (1963) Hero of Rome (1964) [Warriors 50 Movie Pack] Tyrant of Lydia Against the Son of Hercules (1963) |
| Alan Steel (actor, Hercules) | The Fury of Hercules (1962) [Warriors 50 Movie Pack] The Giant of Marathon (1959) [Warriors 50 Movie Pack] Hercules and the Masked Rider (1963) [Warriors 50 Movie Pack] Hercules Against the Moon Men (1964) [Warriors 50 Movie Pack] Hercules Against Rome (1964) [Warriors 50 Movie Pack] Hercules Unchained (1959) [Warriors 50 Movie Pack] |
| Dan Vadis (actor, Hercules) | Hercules the Invincible (1964) [Warriors 50 Movie Pack] Hercules vs. the Giant Warriors (1964) Spartacus and the Ten Gladiators (1964) [Warriors 50 Movie Pack] Triumph of the Ten Gladiators (1964) |
Movie index (by actor/director)
(Using “Hercules” as a general placeholder for “Maciste”, “Samson”, any of the “sons of Hercules”, and “Hercules” when labeling actors.)
Movie index (by title)
(Using “Hercules” as a general placeholder for “Maciste”, “Samson”, any of the “sons of Hercules”, and “Hercules” when labeling actors.)
| Movie | Actors/directors |
|---|---|
| Beast of Babylon Against the Son of Hercules (1963) | Giuseppe Addobbati (actor) Carlo Franci (composer) Piero Lulli (actor) Siro Marcellini (director) Moira Orfei (actor) Gordon Scott (actor, Hercules) Andrea Scotti (actor) |
| Cleopatra’s Daughter (1960) [Warriors 50 Movie Pack] | |
| Colossus and the Amazon Queen (1960) [Warriors 50 Movie Pack] | Alberto Farnese (actor) Ed Fury (actor, Hercules) |
| The Conqueror of the Orient (1960) [Warriors 50 Movie Pack] | |
| Devil of the Desert Against the Son of Hercules (1964) | Aldo Cecconi (actor) Kirk Morris (actor, Hercules) |
| The Fury of Hercules (1962) [Warriors 50 Movie Pack] | Alan Steel (actor, Hercules) |
| The Giant of Marathon (1959) [Warriors 50 Movie Pack] | Steve Reeves (actor, Hercules) Alan Steel (actor) |
| The Giants of Rome (1964) [Warriors 50 Movie Pack] | Richard Harrison (actor) Piero Lulli (actor) |
| The Giants of Thessaly (1960) [Warriors 50 Movie Pack] | Cathia Caro (actor) Alberto Farnese (actor) Moira Orfei (actor) [The Female Villains Wiki] Nando Tamberlani (actor) |
| Hercules Against the Barbarians (1964) | Mark Forest (actor, Hercules) |
| Hercules Against the Mongols (1963) | Giuseppe Addobbati (actor) Mark Forest (actor, Hercules) |
| Hercules Against the Moon Men (1964) [Warriors 50 Movie Pack] | Carlo Franci (composer) Alan Steel (actor, Hercules) Nando Tamberlani (actor) |
| Hercules Against Rome (1964) [Warriors 50 Movie Pack] | Alan Steel (actor, Hercules) |
| Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun (1964) | Mark Forest (actor, Hercules) Andrea Scotti (actor) |
| Hercules and the Masked Rider (1963) [Warriors 50 Movie Pack] | Alan Steel (actor, Hercules) |
| Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon (1965) | Helga Line (actor) Piero Lulli (actor) Andrea Scotti (actor) |
| Hercules the Avenger (1965) | Alvaro Mancori (director) |
| Hercules the Invincible (1964) [Warriors 50 Movie Pack] | Alvaro Mancori (director) Dan Vadis (actor, Hercules) |
| Hercules of the Desert (1964) | Tanio Boccia (director) Mark Forest (actor, Hercules) |
| Hercules vs. the Giant Warriors (1964) | Aldo Cecconi (actor) Piero Lulli (actor) Moira Orfei (actor) Jacques Stany (actor) Marilu Tolo (actor) Dan Vadis (actor, Hercules) |
| Hercules Unchained (1959) [Warriors 50 Movie Pack] | Alan Steel (actor, Hercules) |
| Maciste contro lo sceicco (1962) | Ed Fury (actor, Hercules) |
| Maciste in King Solomon’s Mines (1964) | Giuseppe Addobbati (actor) |
| Medusa Against the Son of Hercules (1962) | Richard Harrison (actor) |
| Messalina vs. the Son of Hercules (1963) | Giuseppe Addobbati (actor) Richard Harrison (actor) |
| Mole Men Against the Son of Hercules (1961) [Warriors 50 Movie Pack] | Mark Forest (actor, Hercules) Alvaro Mancori (DP) Moira Orfei (actor) Nando Tamberlani (actor) |
| Son of Hercules in the Land of Fire (1963) | Giuseppe Addobbati (actor) |
| Spartacus and the Ten Gladiators (1964) [Warriors 50 Movie Pack] | Helga Line (actor) Dan Vadis (actor, Hercules) |
| The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules (1964) | Giuseppe Addobbati (actor) Mario Caiano (director) Mark Forest (actor, Hercules) Carlo Franci (composer) Jacques Stany (actor) Marilu Tolo (actor) |
| Triumph of the Son of Hercules (1961) | Tanio Boccia (director) Cathia Caro (actor) Giulio Donnini (actor) Kirk Morris (actor, Hercules) |
| Triumph of the Ten Gladiators (1964) | Helga Line (actor) Dan Vadis (actor, Hercules) |
| The Two Gladiators (1964) [Warriors 50 Movie Pack] | Alberto Farnese (actor) Richard Harrison (actor) Piero Lulli (actor) Moira Orfei (actor) |
| Tyrant of Lydia Against the Son of Hercules (1963) | Mario Caiano (director) Carlo Franci (composer) Gordon Scott (actor, Hercules) |
| Ulysses Against Hercules (1962) | Mario Caiano (director) Alvaro Mancori (DP) |
| Ursus in the Land of Fire (1963) [Warriors 50 Movie Pack] | Giuseppe Addobbati (actor) Ed Fury (actor, Hercules) Nando Tamberlani (actor) |