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title: 'Hercules in the Valley of Woe (1961)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mario Mattoli'
released: '1961-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 82
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/hercules-in-the-valley-of-woe-1961'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0122597/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Hercules in the Valley of Woe (1961)

1961 · 82 min · Fantasy, Comedy · Italy

Original title: Maciste contro Ercole nella valle dei guai

## Synopsis

Hercules in the Vale of Woe, a.k.a. Hercules in the Valley of Woe, is a 1961 Italian Franco and Ciccio comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Kirk Morris as Maciste and Frank Gordon as Hercules. The film is a comical take on the popular sword-and-sandal epics of the 1950s and 1960s.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mario Mattoli](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-mattoli)
- **Screenplay:** [Marcello Marchesi](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcello-marchesi), [Vittorio Metz](https://cinepixo.com/people/vittorio-metz)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Gianni Ferrio](https://cinepixo.com/people/gianni-ferrio)

## Cast

- [Francesco Mulè](https://cinepixo.com/people/francesco-mule)
- [Santo Versace](https://cinepixo.com/people/santo-versace)
- [Gino Buzzanca](https://cinepixo.com/people/gino-buzzanca)
- [Liana Orfei](https://cinepixo.com/people/liana-orfei)
- [Gino Bramieri](https://cinepixo.com/people/gino-bramieri)
- [Bice Valori](https://cinepixo.com/people/bice-valori)
- [Ciccio Ingrassia](https://cinepixo.com/people/ciccio-ingrassia)
- [Franco Franchi](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-franchi)
- [Renato Terra](https://cinepixo.com/people/renato-terra)
- [Kirk Morris](https://cinepixo.com/people/kirk-morris)
- [Luigi Visconti](https://cinepixo.com/people/luigi-visconti)
- [Carlo Croccolo](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-croccolo)
- [Riccardo Paladini](https://cinepixo.com/people/riccardo-paladini)
- [Ave Ninchi](https://cinepixo.com/people/ave-ninchi)
- [Sandra Mondaini](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandra-mondaini)

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