---
title: 'Hercules (1983)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Luigi Cozzi'
released: '1983-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 99
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/hercules-1983'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085672/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Hercules (1983)

1983 · PG · 99 min · Fantasy, Action · Italy, United States


## Synopsis

Hercules is a 1983 fantasy film written and directed by Luigi Cozzi and starring bodybuilder-turned-actor Lou Ferrigno, Brad Harris, Sybil Danning, and William Berger. It is loosely based on Greek mythology, plus elements of Cozzi's earlier science fiction opus Starcrash. It received mostly negative reviews, but was a modest financial success. Ferrigno reprised his role in the 1985 sequel, The Adventures of Hercules.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Luigi Cozzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/luigi-cozzi)
- **Screenplay:** [Luigi Cozzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/luigi-cozzi)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Pino Donaggio](https://cinepixo.com/people/pino-donaggio)
- **Producer:** [Menahem Golan](https://cinepixo.com/people/menahem-golan), [Yoram Globus](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoram-globus)
- **Editor:** [Sergio Montanari](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergio-montanari)

## Cast

- [Rossana Podestà](https://cinepixo.com/people/rossana-podesta) as Hera
- [Franco Garofalo](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-garofalo)
- [Sybil Danning](https://cinepixo.com/people/sybil-danning) as Ariadne
- [Bobby Rhodes](https://cinepixo.com/people/bobby-rhodes)
- [Gabriella Giorgelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriella-giorgelli)
- [Mirella D'Angelo](https://cinepixo.com/people/mirella-d-angelo) as Circe
- [Lou Ferrigno](https://cinepixo.com/people/lou-ferrigno) as Hercules
- [Claudio Cassinelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/claudio-cassinelli) as Zeus
- [Gianni Garko](https://cinepixo.com/people/gianni-garko)
- [Raf Baldassarre](https://cinepixo.com/people/raf-baldassarre) as Sostratos of Aegina
- [Brad Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/brad-harris)
- [Delia Boccardo](https://cinepixo.com/people/delia-boccardo) as Athena
- [Eva Robin's](https://cinepixo.com/people/eva-robin-s) as Daedalus
- [William Berger](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-berger) as Minos

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/hercules-1983
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