King Androcles of Thebes commands a ship in search of a threat to Greece, predicted by an atmospheric oracle. Hercules is part of the crew, but the strongman falls overboard in a thick fog. Washed ashore, he saves a young Ismene from Proteus, an evil, shape-shifting creature. Ismene takes Hercules to Atlantis, where he discovers that her mother, Queen Antinea, has captured Androcles. Hercules schemes to rescue him and thwart Antinea's dream of world conquest.
Practical Effects
Proteus transformation scenes are genuinely inventive rubber-suit madness
Costume
Queen Antinea's evil wardrobe deserves its own spinoff
Production
Atlantis sets are surprisingly ambitious for the budget
Director
Vittorio Cottafavi
Reg Park
Ercole
Fay Spain
Queen Antinea of Atlantis
Ettore Manni
Androclo, Re di Tebe
Luciano Marin
Illo
Laura Efrikian
Ismene, Antinea's Daughter
Mario Valdemarin
Gabor
Mimmo Palmara
Astor, il Gran Visir
Mino Doro
Oraclo
Salvatore Furnari
Timoteo, il nano
Luciana Angiolillo
Deianira, Hercules' Wife
Raf Baldassarre
Capo delle guardie
Alessandro Sperli
King with Mother
Gian Maria Volonté
Re di Sparta
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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