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The Adventures of Hercules

The Adventures of Hercules

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The Adventures of Hercules

"The man with supernatural strength returns to battle the forces of evil!"

1985

1h 28m

4.8(67 votes)

Fantasy

Action

Adventure

Overview

Hercules searches for the Seven Thunderbolts of Zeus, which have been stolen by renegade gods.

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The Cannon Group

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Lou Ferrigno

Lou Ferrigno

Hercules

Milly Carlucci

Milly Carlucci

Urania

Sonia Viviani

Sonia Viviani

Glaucia

William Berger

William Berger

King Minos

Carla Ferrigno

Carla Ferrigno

Athena

Claudio Cassinelli

Claudio Cassinelli

Zeus

Maria Rosaria Omaggio

Maria Rosaria Omaggio

Hera

Serena Grandi

Serena Grandi

Euryale

Pamela Prati

Pamela Prati

Aracne

Alessandra Canale

Alessandra Canale

Deianira

Creative team

Directed by: Luigi Cozzi
Written by: Luigi Cozzi
Produced by: Yoram Globus
Menahem Golan

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