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Hercules the Avenger

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Hercules the Avenger
Directed byMaurizio Lucidi
Screenplay byLorenzo Gicca Palli
Starring
CinematographyAlvaro Mancori[1]
Edited byMaurizio Lucidi[1]
Production
companies
  • Plaza Film
  • Schermi Riuniti[1]
Release date
  • 13 August 1965 (1965-08-13) (Italy)
Running time
96 minutes[1]
CountryItaly[1]

Hercules the Avenger (Italian: La sfida dei giganti) is a 1965 Italian adventure film directed by Maurizio Lucidi. It was composed mostly of re-edited stock footage from Reg Park's two 1961 Hercules films, Hercules at the Conquest of Atlantis and Hercules in the Haunted World.

Cast

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Production

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The screenplay author for the film is billed as Enzo Gicca, which is an alias for Lorenzo Gicca Palli.[1] Hercules the Avenger consists mostly of footage from Hercules in the Haunted World and Hercules and the Captive Women.[1]

Release

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Hercules the Avenger was released in Italy on 13 August 1965.[1]

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Footnotes

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Sources

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  • Hughes, Howard (2011). Cinema Italiano - The Complete Guide From Classics To Cult. London - New York: I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84885-608-0.
  • Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476662916.
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