---
title: 'Hercules (1958)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Pietro Francisci'
released: '1958-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/hercules-1958'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050381/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Hercules (1958)

1958 · 90 min · Fantasy, Adventure · Italy, Spain

Original title: Le fatiche di Ercole

## Synopsis

Hercules is a 1958 Italian sword-and-sandal film based upon the Hercules and the Quest for the Golden Fleece myths. The film stars Steve Reeves as the titular hero and Sylva Koscina as his love interest Princess Iole. Hercules was directed by Pietro Francisci and produced by Federico Teti. The film spawned a 1959 sequel, Hercules Unchained, that also starred Reeves and Koscina.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Pietro Francisci](https://cinepixo.com/people/pietro-francisci)
- **Screenplay:** [Pietro Francisci](https://cinepixo.com/people/pietro-francisci), [Furio Scarpelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/furio-scarpelli), [Age & Scarpelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/age-scarpelli), [Ennio de Concini](https://cinepixo.com/people/ennio-de-concini), [Gaio Fratini](https://cinepixo.com/people/gaio-fratini)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Enzo Masetti](https://cinepixo.com/people/enzo-masetti)
- **Director of Photography:** [Mario Bava](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-bava)
- **Editor:** [Mario Serandrei](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-serandrei)

## Cast

- [Gian Paolo Rosmino](https://cinepixo.com/people/gian-paolo-rosmino) as Asclepius
- [Arturo Dominici](https://cinepixo.com/people/arturo-dominici) as Eurystheus
- [Mimmo Palmara](https://cinepixo.com/people/mimmo-palmara)
- [Ivo Garrani](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivo-garrani) as Pelias
- [Gabriele Antonini](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriele-antonini) as Odysseus
- [Afro Poli](https://cinepixo.com/people/afro-poli) as Chiron
- [Sylva Koscina](https://cinepixo.com/people/sylva-koscina) as Iole
- [Aldo Pini](https://cinepixo.com/people/aldo-pini)
- [Giuseppe Rinaldi](https://cinepixo.com/people/giuseppe-rinaldi)
- [Steve Reeves](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-reeves) as Hercules
- [Paola Quattrini](https://cinepixo.com/people/paola-quattrini) as Iole
- [Fabrizio Mioni](https://cinepixo.com/people/fabrizio-mioni) as Jason
- [Gianna Maria Canale](https://cinepixo.com/people/gianna-maria-canale)
- [Luciana Paluzzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/luciana-paluzzi)
- [Lydia Alfonsi](https://cinepixo.com/people/lydia-alfonsi)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/hercules-1958
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