---
title: 'Le pillole di Ercole (1960)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Luciano Salce'
released: '1960-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/le-pillole-di-ercole-1960'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054184/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Le pillole di Ercole (1960)

1960 · 85 min · Comedy · Italy


## Synopsis

Le pillole di Ercole is a 1960 Italian comedy film directed by Luciano Salce. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. The film revolves around "a sort of miraculous Viagra ante litteram [that] turns a meek newly-wed into a sex maniac."

## Credits

- **Director:** [Luciano Salce](https://cinepixo.com/people/luciano-salce)
- **Screenplay:** [Luciano Salce](https://cinepixo.com/people/luciano-salce), [Ettore Scola](https://cinepixo.com/people/ettore-scola), [Ruggero Maccari](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruggero-maccari)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Armando Trovajoli](https://cinepixo.com/people/armando-trovajoli)
- **Producer:** [Dino De Laurentiis](https://cinepixo.com/people/dino-de-laurentiis)
- **Director of Photography:** [Erico Menczer](https://cinepixo.com/people/erico-menczer)
- **Editor:** [Roberto Cinquini](https://cinepixo.com/people/roberto-cinquini)

## Cast

- [Lina Tartara Minora](https://cinepixo.com/people/lina-tartara-minora)
- [Leopoldo Valentini](https://cinepixo.com/people/leopoldo-valentini)
- [Oreste Lionello](https://cinepixo.com/people/oreste-lionello)
- [Gianni Bonagura](https://cinepixo.com/people/gianni-bonagura)
- [Nietta Zocchi](https://cinepixo.com/people/nietta-zocchi)
- [Andreina Pagnani](https://cinepixo.com/people/andreina-pagnani)
- [Franco Bruno](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-bruno)
- [Nedo Azzini](https://cinepixo.com/people/nedo-azzini)
- [Nino Manfredi](https://cinepixo.com/people/nino-manfredi)
- [Sylva Koscina](https://cinepixo.com/people/sylva-koscina)
- [Vittorio De Sica](https://cinepixo.com/people/vittorio-de-sica)
- [Jeanne Valérie](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeanne-valerie)
- [Annie Gorassini](https://cinepixo.com/people/annie-gorassini)
- [Franco Scandurra](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-scandurra)
- [Ignazio Leone](https://cinepixo.com/people/ignazio-leone)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/le-pillole-di-ercole-1960
Film facts: Wikidata (Q3828960); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.