Starring Reg Park, Fay Spain, Ettore Manni, Luciano Marin, Laura Altan
Directed by Vittorio Cottafavi
(actor & director credits courtesy IMDB.com)
Hercules sets off on a voyage with the King of Thebes to investigate a rumored power threatening Greece, which they discover to be from the long-hidden nation of Atlantis.
One of the more watchable Hercules films in my opinion, with a great deal going going on in the screenplay which helps considerably, the production focuses on Hercules rescuing a maiden imprisoned by a shape-shifting god, returning her to Atlantis and discovering their threat under their cruel queen, all the while searching for the lost-at-sea Androcles, while Hercules' son stows away on the vessel under his nose. The battle between Hercules and the shapeshifting Proteus was the highlight of the film for me, especially when Proteus transforms into a fearsome giant lizard creature that grapples with the hero on its hind legs. This isn't the most impressive version of Atlantis captured on film, although there's some worthy set design and okay effects. Park is fine as the musclebound hero, and I welcomed the comic relief of midget actor Salvatore Furnari.
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