Hercules in the Valley of Woe

Hercules in the Valley of Woe
Film poster
Directed by	Mario Mattoli
Written by	Marcello Marchesi Vittorio Metz
Starring	Kirk Morris Franco Franchi Ciccio Ingrassia
Music by	Gianni Ferrio
Release dates	1961 (1961)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Hercules in the Valley of Woe (Italian: Maciste contro Ercole nella valle dei guaicode: it is deprecated , also known as Maciste Against Hercules in the Valley of Woe) is a 1961 Italian Franco and Ciccio comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Kirk Morris as Maciste and Frank Gordon as Hercules.

Plot

In Milan, a major theater entrepreneur's going to put on a show period piece set in the era of mythological Greece. However, by a lucky accident, the company of actors and the entrepreneur himself are catapulted back in time just at the time of invincible warriors and heroes of Homer and Hesiod. Now we learn that the king Eurystheus need to drive to Hercules, the invincible hero, able to defeat his arch enemy Maciste, who wants to kidnap his girlfriend Deianira.

Cast

• Kirk Morris as Maciste
• Frank Gordon as Hercules
• Bice Valori
• Mario Carotenuto
• Gianna Cobelli
• Carlo Croccolo
• Franco Franchi as Francheo
• Ciccio Ingrassia as Ingrassiade
• Sandra Mondaini
• Liana Orfei
• Ombretta Ostenda
• Raimondo Vianello

External links

• Hercules in the Valley of Woe at IMDb