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title: 'Hercules in the Haunted World (1961)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mario Bava'
released: '1961-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 84
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/hercules-in-the-haunted-world-1961'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054850/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Hercules in the Haunted World (1961)

1961 · 84 min · Fantasy, Horror, Adventure, History · Italy

Original title: Ercole al centro della Terra

## Synopsis

Hercules in the Haunted World is a 1961 Italian sword-and-sandal film directed by Mario Bava. British bodybuilder Reg Park plays Hercules while British actor Christopher Lee appears as Hercules' nemesis Lico. Shooting at Cinecittà, director Mario Bava used some of the same sets from the earlier Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis which also stars Park.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mario Bava](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-bava), [Franco Prosperi](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-prosperi)
- **Screenplay:** [Mario Bava](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-bava), [Duccio Tessari](https://cinepixo.com/people/duccio-tessari), [Sandro Continenza](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandro-continenza)
- **Director of Photography:** [Mario Bava](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-bava)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Armando Trovajoli](https://cinepixo.com/people/armando-trovajoli)
- **Editor:** [Mario Serandrei](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-serandrei)

## Cast

- [Marisa Belli](https://cinepixo.com/people/marisa-belli)
- [Franco Giacobini](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-giacobini) as Telemachus
- [Leonora Ruffo](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonora-ruffo) as Deianira
- [George Ardisson](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-ardisson)
- [Gaia Germani](https://cinepixo.com/people/gaia-germani) as Medea
- [Mino Doro](https://cinepixo.com/people/mino-doro)
- [Reg Park](https://cinepixo.com/people/reg-park) as Heracles
- [Ida Galli](https://cinepixo.com/people/ida-galli)
- [Carolyn De Fonseca](https://cinepixo.com/people/carolyn-de-fonseca)
- [Rosalba Neri](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosalba-neri) as Helen of Troy
- [Christopher Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-lee)

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