Hercules 1957  N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Foreign / Adventure
Director: Pietro Francisci
Cast: Steve Reeves, Sylva Koscina, Fabrizio Mioni, Ivo Garrani, Arturo Dominici, Mimmo Palmara, Lidia Alfonsi, Gina Rovere, Gabriele Antonini
This Italian-made film started a series of he-man fantasies when it was brought to the U.S. and, through good marketing, was a hit. Former Mr. Universe Steve Reeves plays Hercules of mythology in the retelling of "Jason and the Golden Fleece." The superhero Hercules must succeed in a series of difficult quests in order to win the fair (and scantily clad) maiden, Iole (Sylva Koscina).
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The Last Days of Pompeii 1959 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Mario Bonnard
Cast: Steve Reeves, Christine Kaufmann, Barbara Carroll, Anne-Marie Baumann, Fernando Rey, Mimmo Palmara, Guillermo Marin, Angel Aranda
A Roman soldier, Glaucus (Steve Reeves), fights the oppression of Christians in the decadent society of Pompeii. A remake of the 1935 film, it's not as good.
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2. The Last Days of Pompeii (1959)
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