The mighty Hercules battles a sea monster to save the legendary city of Troy.The mighty Hercules battles a sea monster to save the legendary city of Troy.The mighty Hercules battles a sea monster to save the legendary city of Troy.
George Ardisson
- Leander
- (as Giorgio Ardisson)
Jacques Stany
- Argus
- (as Jacques Stanislavski)
Everett Sloane
- Narrator
- (voice)
- Director
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- TriviaThis was the pilot for a TV series titled "Hercules", that never materialized. The series would have Hercules (Gordon Scott) master of the ship Olympia, along with the philosopher Diogenes (Paul Stevens), returning the young Ulysses (Mart Hulswit) to Thebes. Each episode would have the ship stopping at various locations where they would face challenges and adventures. The producers were planning to recruit US actors familiar to American TV viewers, especially actors who were already in Europe working on other projects. This was Scott's last appearance in a peplum, as he moved on to its replacement genre, the spaghetti western.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Sure Thing (1985)
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Faster paced than usual, but otherwise standard
"Hercules and the Princess of Troy" was actually shot as a pilot for a proposed television series. This pilot wasn't picked up, probably because the sword and sandal genre was on its last legs both in Europe and in North America. It does have some interesting aspects, the main one being that for an 1965 American television production, it looks extremely lavish. Obviously, the makers of this pilot were able to recycle the sets, props, and costumes from past Italian sword and sandal movies. That's why this pilot feels exactly like one of those Italian sword and sandal movies, only shorter. The faster pace does indeed help, but for the most part this is no different than those Italian feature film productions. If you like the sword and sandal genre, you'll probably enjoy this. If you are not particularly crazy about the genre (like myself), you'll swallow it, but still be glad it's only half the usual length of the usual genre standard.
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- Wizard-8
- Jan 2, 2017
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- Hercules vs. the Sea Monster
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- Palinuro, Italy(Beach)
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