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aka Le Fatiche di Ercole.
Or should I say Hercules and the golden fleece, as it's really a retelling of the classic story from his point of view. With the odd lion and bull wrestling, and a meeting with the Amazonians, thrown in, before Jason defeats a dragon (looking like a clumsy T-rex) and obtains the fleece.
This is the film that made Steve Reeves a star and spawned the sword and sandal genre. It's an enjoyable take on the myth, though it has it's problems with pacing and falls a little flat at times, but it's generally entertaining and looks good courtesy of some fine cinematography by Mario Bava.
aka Ercole e la regina di Lidia. Hercules and the Queen of Lydia. Hercules and the Queen of Sheba
Hercules returns to Thebes on an important mission, but on drinking from an enchanted spring he loses his memory. He then falls under he spell of Queen Omphale of Lydia. Ulysses comes to his rescue, trying to help him regain his memory. Can he overcome his amnesia before the political tension in Thebes explodes into civil war?
Though the middle section where Hercules gets amnesia slows the pace of the film, cinematographer Mario Bava provides a good looking and light hearted action adventure, a fine way to waste 90 minutes if you like watching oiled up musclemen fighting off tigers, other oiled up musclemen and most importantly servent girls! If you have to watch only one peplum, then this would be a good one.
aka Le Fatiche di Ercole.
