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Seen on: 03/18/2009

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Hercules, Prisoner of Evil (1964)

Directed by Antonio Margheriti

Adventure | Fantasy

Most recently watched by sleestakk

Overview

Hercules battles an evil sorceress who turns men into werewolves. The mythic duo returns in Prisoner of Evil, where a sorceress seduces Herc and transforms him into a mindless beast. Italian horror master Antonio Margheriti directed this installment of the Hercules legend, a blend of sword-and-sandal fantasy and horror.

Length 100 minutes

Actors

Furio Meniconi | Reg Park | Gaetano Quartararo | Ugo Carboni | Ettore Manni | Claudio Scarchilli | Claudio Ruffini | Giulio Maculani | Mireille Granelli | Piero Pastore | María Teresa Orsini | Lilly Mantovani | Nino Fuscagni

Viewing Notes

Featuring Reg Park again as Herc, this makes the previous Hercules in the Haunted World (1961) look like a Academy Award nominee. I blame the difference on the directors, Antonio Margheriti vs. Mario Bava. At least Bava can make most things interesting and even his take isn’t all that great but very watchable and somewhat entertaining albeit cheesy. Margheriti’s take lacks all that despite what might have a been a capable plot in someone else’s hands. Too bad.

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