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In the 6/15/1961 issue of the British magazine "Health and Strength," about this movie and under the title "A New Hercules," Oscar Heidenstam wrote: "Furthermore Reg Reg Park was not going to have his reputation as the greatest physique of all time mucked about by clauses in his contract that he should not weigh more than a certain amount, etc. He stipulated that if he was to play Hercules, he wanted to look like one imagined the legendary Hercules to be. He got his way and everything possible was put at his disposal for him to keep in his usual peak form during the making of this very strenuous and stupendous film. [...] The producers kept weights on the set for him, so that he could keep in tremendous physical shape. In spite of a very exhausting film schedule Reg lost only 5lb. in body weight. His normal chest is 53in. and his waist a net 32in., his body weight around 230lb. [...] Because Reg is so big they were unable to find a "stand-in'' for him, so Reg has had to do all the stunts for himself. [...] In a shipwreck scene he was badly battered and bruised when tons of water washed him into the mast and ropes.

The soundtrack of the American release ("Hercules and the Captive Women") contains several short passages from the score of Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), in particular the easily recognizable three-note "Creature theme."

This is said to be the only "Hercules" movie filmed in 70mm.

His small part as a Spartan was an early film role for Gian Maria Volonte. He would go on to become one of the most celebrated Italian actors.

The special effects were created by Mario Bava. For the company's next sword and sandal epic, "Hercules in the Centre of the Earth" (U.S. : "Hercules in the Haunted World"), Bava would serve as a writer, special effects director, director of photography and as the director.