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Actors: Steve Reeves, Sylva Koscina, Ivo Garrani, Fabrizio Mioni
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Hercules (1957) |
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HERCULES (Le Fatiche di Ercole) is an italian production directed by Pietro Francisci in 1957. Special effects by Mario Bava.
Hercules arrives to the Greek Kingdom of Iolcus. Asked by the King Pelias to retrieve the sacred Golden Fleece from the island of Colchides, Hercules will discover that Pelias has murdered his brother Aeson some 15 years before in order to reign over Thessaly. Our hero decides to help Jason, Aeson's son, to claim his legitimate throne. But, in the company of the Argonauts, Hercules must first deal with the dragon of Ares, a bunch of beast men and the army of the Amazons before coming back with the Golden Fleece.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Hercules (1957) |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 50%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- fantasy story on another world/distant past
Explore/1st contact
Yes
Explore plotlet:
- fighting across a fantasy world
Technology/$$$$/Info hunt
Yes
Stealing/recovering/destroying
- magical artifact
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- super strength
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/medium curly
Body type
- muscular (man)
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Greek
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- Bulging muscles
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) long curly
Body type
- ample chest & buttocks (female)
How much in movie?
- 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Greek
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity
- Greek
Intelligence
- Average Intelligence
Physical condition
- average physique
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
Earth setting:
- Ancient past (Greek-Roman)
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Water?
Yes
Forests?
Yes
Misc settings
- prison
Small Island?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Tone of movie
- upbeat
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Any profanity?
- None
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