Hercule et la reine de Lydie

Titre original : Ercole e la regina di Lidia

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Sylva Koscina and Steve Reeves in Hercule et la reine de Lydie (1959)

Alors qu'il négocie la paix entre deux frères qui se disputent le trône de Thèbes, un Hercule amnésique est séduit par la méchante reine Omphale.Alors qu'il négocie la paix entre deux frères qui se disputent le trône de Thèbes, un Hercule amnésique est séduit par la méchante reine Omphale.Alors qu'il négocie la paix entre deux frères qui se disputent le trône de Thèbes, un Hercule amnésique est séduit par la méchante reine Omphale.

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8/10

Lots of fun

I grew up watching this stuff as a Saturday afternoon matinee 30 years ago & now, it's still as much fun to watch.

Hercules, now married to Ioli, is returning to Thebes to help sort out a dispute over who has the rights to the throne of Thebes. Along the way, Hercules loses his memory & is seduced by the evil Amphale who goes through husbands like Elizabeth Taylor, however, Amphale is something of a black widow & uses a few Egyptians to preserve her ex-husbands in the family crypt.

However, one look at the rugged carved from granite Steve Reeves & all her black widow tendencies fly out the window, but she still wants him for good.

Of course it all ends up in a good ruckus with sword fights, chariot duels, Hercules throwing tables & coffins at rushing troops, 2 insane brothers with a hatred for each other (& their father) & inevitably the faithful sidekick who chimes in with a few vital day-saving moments.

Clint Eastwood may have been the king of the Spaghetti Western, but Steve Reeves was the king of the Spaghetti Swords & Sandals. So if that's your cup of tea, I recommend this movie as an excellent addition to your collection.

mijbril
5 juil. 2002
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Anecdotes
French-born model-turned-actress Sylvia Lopez was already ill with leukemia at the time of filming. She was only able to complete one more film in 1959, and died at age 26 while working on another film.

Gaffes
Watch closely the second time Hercules takes up Ulysses' challenge to bend the iron torch stand in an attempt to remember who he is. He successfully does so, and then unbends it just as easily, leaving a slight curve in the stem. However when he returns the stand to its original location, the stand is perfectly straight.

Citations
Hercules: I'm so sleepy, I can't seem to keep awake!

Crédits fous
The Italian main title co-credits Iole's song to "Tito Manzese." This was not only a pseudonym, but an anagram of Enzo Masetti who wrote the score.