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Hercule contre les fils du soleil

Original title: Ercole contro i figli del sole
  • 1964
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
4.3/10
233
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Giuliano Gemma in Hercule contre les fils du soleil (1964)
Adventure

Hercules is rescued by Prince Maytha and his warriors. Athualpa, King of the Incas, is to sacrifice Princess Yamara to the Sun God. Hercules must save her and defeat the King.Hercules is rescued by Prince Maytha and his warriors. Athualpa, King of the Incas, is to sacrifice Princess Yamara to the Sun God. Hercules must save her and defeat the King.Hercules is rescued by Prince Maytha and his warriors. Athualpa, King of the Incas, is to sacrifice Princess Yamara to the Sun God. Hercules must save her and defeat the King.

  • Director
    • Osvaldo Civirani
  • Writers
    • Osvaldo Civirani
    • María del Carmen Martínez Román
    • Franco Tannuzzini
  • Stars
    • Mark Forest
    • Anna-Maria Pace
    • Giuliano Gemma
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.3/10
    233
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    • Director
      • Osvaldo Civirani
    • Writers
      • Osvaldo Civirani
      • María del Carmen Martínez Román
      • Franco Tannuzzini
    • Stars
      • Mark Forest
      • Anna-Maria Pace
      • Giuliano Gemma
    • 10User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    Mark Forest
    Mark Forest
    • Hercules
    Anna-Maria Pace
    • Princess Hamara
    • (as Anna Maria Pace)
    Giuliano Gemma
    Giuliano Gemma
    • Prince Maytha
    Ángela Rhu
    • The Queen
    • (as Angela Rhu)
    Giulio Donnini
    • High Priest
    German Grech
    • Captain of the Guards
    Andrea Scotti
    • Hino
    Franco Fantasia
    • King Atahualpa
    Carlo Latimer
    • Chaco - village leader
    Romano Ghini
    • Cleor
    José Riesgo
    José Riesgo
    • King Huasca
    • (as José Riesgó)
    Antonio Acqua
    Antonio Acqua
    • Maytha's Priest
    Stefano Conti
    • Adro
    Gilberto Galvani
    • Prisoner
    • (as Gilberto Galvan)
    Assia Zezon
    • Handmaiden
    Audrey Anderson
    • Dancing Girl
    Ricardo Valle
    • Aflos
    • (as Riccardo Valle)
    José Carlos Arévalo
    • Director
      • Osvaldo Civirani
    • Writers
      • Osvaldo Civirani
      • María del Carmen Martínez Román
      • Franco Tannuzzini
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    1b_moviebuff

    Another history setback!

    History takes another setback as Hercules finds himself in the land of the Incas, shipwrecked he meets the true king of the Incas who has been deposed by a tyrant luckily for him they all speak perfect English or dubbed Italian if you prefer,very badly filmed and acted even by Italian standards and the music score just does not fit in with the film,check the sacrifice ritual dance and you will see what I mean, the only redeeming feature is the colourful Inca costumes,very poor all round,curious also to find out that our hero played by the handsome Mark Forest only took these parts to finance his opera singing!, something he still does to this day.
    9larryanderson

    GREAT TALE OF HEROIC VALUES BEATING OUT OPPRESSION

    Hercules gets shipwrecked on the western coast of south America and meets the rightful ruler of the Inca Empire. Hercules teaches the Inca warriors how to build war machines such as a giant siege tower that they use to take back their kingdom. Giuliana Gemma plays the rebel prince. Gemma became a big star in the Spaghetti Westerns and the producers of this movie changed all of their posters to show Gemma as the star and not Mark Forest. The entire story is a bit far fetched but the over all action and battles are very enjoyable. I recommend you see this entry into the Hercules franchise.
    4JohnSeal

    A strange one, even by the standards of the genre

    So there's this mythical strongman, see, and he likes sailing the seven seas with his Greek buddies. One day a big storm comes along and WHAM: they're shipwrecked and get washed ashore in sunny South America! Everyone dies except Hercules who get's rescued by the natives who enlist his aid in overthrowing the local tyrant. There's some wacky homoerotic ritual sacrifices and lots of battle sequences, and to top it all off, the film ends with some spectacular travelogue footage of snowcapped Peruvian mountains and a llama! WOW!
    3Bunuel1976

    HERCULES AGAINST THE SONS OF THE SUN (Osvaldo Civirani, 1964) *1/2

    This peplum, set in Inca country, is one of a handful which tried to give novelty to the tired formula by changing the locale (or the era) in which they were set: similarly freewheeling entries in the genre took place in China (including Riccardo Freda’s SAMSON AND THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD [1961]), another in full 17th Puritan atmosphere (THE WITCH’S CURSE [1962], coincidentally also by Freda), etc.

    However, it’s not enough to alter the background if the plotting remains the same old juvenile nonsense! In this case, Hercules is shipwrecked and immediately clashes with the locals yet helped by their rivals (led by Giuliano Gemma, still a year away from attaining genuine stardom with the first Ringo Spaghetti Western). Apparently, for all their architectural know-how, the Incas are still a backward people when it comes to warfare (given the surprising number on display here, they’re seemingly more interested in raising llamas than anything else) – so that it takes Hercules to update their weaponry and organize the surprise attack on the usurper!

    As always, the faded pan-and-scan print and English dubbing do the film no favors – but it’s hurt all the more by a threadbare narrative (which extends merely to a princess being rescued from the sacrificial altar, naturally falling for the strapping foreigner at first sight, and the obligatory battle at the climax) padded with a couple of idiotic dances (which are interminable, to boot), and lifeless handling. Incidentally, the Hercules in this one – Mark Forest (who had already played the role in Vittorio Cottafavi’s minor but delirious GOLIATH AND THE DRAGON [1960]) – is atypically clean-shaven: apparently, the film-makers thought his customary bearded look would jar with the generally exotic ambiance!

    For the record, I was unfamiliar with director Civirani or, for that matter, leading lady Anna Maria Pace – the former’s work here doesn’t indicate anything more than a journeyman talent but the latter, at least, has the (agreeably darkened) looks to counter a rather stilted performance! Another ‘fault’ I regularly notice in this type of low-brow entertainment (but which, more often than not, translates into a fun booster for the viewer) is that the action sequences tend to come across as unintentionally comical – in the enthusiasm, or lack thereof, displayed by the extras or stunt people!
    6coltras35

    Hercules and the Incas

    Hercules, after sailing global waters is eventually shipwrecked in South America. After losing his Greek shipmates, Hercules is attacked by Atahulpa's men and saved by Prince Maytha (Giuliano Gemma) whose father, Huascar, has been deposed from the Inca throne by his tyrannical brother Atahualpa.

    Gemma and a group of rebel Inca warriors stage an uprising, with the help of Hercules. Enlisted to overthrow a tyrannical king in the land of the Incas.

    Featuring scenic views of the mountains of the Andes, Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun features Mark Forest as Hercules who does what he does best, flexes his muscle, coming to the aid of a princess who is about to be sacrificed - the difference is that he's transported to the Inca empire, and of course the timeline is off, but it's fairly decent peplum, if a little predictable and slow moving- the latter fits the dreamlike feel, and I have to say that there's a solemn attempt to evoke the Inca world- which hasn't been portrayed many times on celluloid. Plus some good action, especially in the finale featuring a war machine on wheels. The battle lasts around eighteen minutes. Good always prevail over bad at the end. Just turn off your historical accuracy radar and see it as a fantasy pic and you should find some heroic joy in it all.

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    • Trivia
      Italian censorship visa # 43547 delivered on 8-8-1964.
    • Goofs
      When Hercules and Maytha first meet, Maytha says how he never saw a white man before, and Hercules remarks about how the Incans are a people he's never heard of before. Despite both of them being totally ignorant of each other's cultures, they speak the same language and have no trouble communicating this to each other.
    • Quotes

      King Ata Hualpa: What's wrong with you, my queen? The spectacle is not to your liking?

    • Connections
      Edited into Cynful Movies: Hercules vs The Son of the Sun God (2022)

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    • Release date
      • August 8, 1964 (Italy)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • Spain
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun
    • Filming locations
      • Elios Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Hispamer Films
      • Wonder Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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