The original italian posters show hercules and samson fighting, with sexy liana orfei as delilah looking on, but the u. The research will discuss how each can be interpreted in terms of heroic tragedy. This research will compare and contrast the mythic figures hercules, from greek mythology, and samson, from the hebrew bible. Lot of 12 vintage movie stills from the 1950s and 1960s s word and sandal peplum films.
Samsons story is found in the book of judges chapters 16. Looking at it from the way we see super hero movies today, it was classic good vs evil. Comedy dwarf aside, this is amusing and engaging stuff, with plenty of plotting and brawling action. Steel has the distinction of having played herc more than anyone else in the italian productions and for having reappeared as the demigod in a 1993 australian product entitled hercules returns. The crooked duo deduce about the hercules acting as a decoy, but charlie manages to escape on time with samson. Kirk morris i actor one of the many muscle men of peplum who dominated italian swordandsandal epics in the early 60s. A number of englishdubbed italian films that featured the hercules name in their title were never intended to be hercules movies by their italian creators. Hercule contre moloch, also known as hercules against moloch, hercules vs. Jun 14, 2017 samson and hercules have a lot in common. Hercules kirk morris and samson richard lloyd fight each other, then team up with ulysses enzo cerusico against a tyrant. Its completely ridiculous, over the top, and enjoyable from start to finish, and fans of the old testament and the greek myths will have plenty to. Jul 26, 2016 starring kirk morris, iloosh khoshabe and liana orfei.
Whether or not you regard one or both to be fictional characters, or believe one or both to have a historical grounding, it is an interesting question. The series repackaged italian swordandsandal films by giving them a standardized theme song for the opening and closing titles, as well as a standard introductory narr. Hercules against the moon men, hercules against the barbarians, hercules against the mongols and hercules of the desert were all originally maciste films. Hercules, samson and ulysses 1965 was another one of those movies that evaded my grasp for far, far too long. The other thing is that the year of release indicated in the graphic above shows the year those films were released in the us not the actual year those films were completed. Hercules, samson and ulysses stock pictures, royaltyfree. Hercules has the blood of god as he is the son of the most powerful god zeus. Italian hercules film series 19571965 the full wiki. The italian title translates as hercules challenges samson, in case.
I caught my first glimpse of it over a decade ago after stumbling home from the bar one night, drunk as a skunk, as one normally was after stumbling home from the bar, and kicked on the old boobtube in time to see some kind of period piece on one of the superstations, where a. It is also known as samson and the mighty challenge, combate dei gigantes battle of the giants, triumph of the giants or le grand defi the great battle. Hercules, samson and ulysses online 1965 movie yidio. He was a type of christ coming to destroy the works of the devil. Samson used his great strength to kill a lion in timnah new american bible judges 14. The legend of hercules, hercules in the underworld, hercules. Hercules and ulysses here a young prince, not a misnamed musclemen, as was my assumption set out to hunt a sea monster, get shipwrecked in judea, and find themselves caught in the philistine kings hunt for samson.
Hercules, samson and ulysses original theatrical trailer youtube. If u find any movie with download link unavailable leave a comment under that movie i will reupload quick. The sons of hercules wikimili, the free encyclopedia. In their efforts to do so, the friends are involved in a shipwreck that leaves them in the foreign land of judea. A losing battle with a sea monster strands hercules and ulysses on a remote island in this mythological fantasy. Join facebook to connect with hercules samson and others you may know. Visit brians drivein theater for biographical information, photos, dvd, vhs, and more for actor kirk morris. He is the last of the major judges who led the israelites, but he is hardly an ideal role model or savior. The costume designers for this movie used repurposed nazi helmets for the philistine headgear. Hercules, samson and ulysses share this this is a story that takes us on an adventure with the ithacan hercules played by kirk morris a well built family man with godlike strength who is active in his community, so when hes summoned by the king laertes andrea fantasia to go fight a ferocious sea monster, hes eager to be of service. Cant wait to see what warner will come out with next. Also, samson has the vulnerability of his hair being lost.
The story of samson could have been based in truth. Hercules, samson and ulysses, is a 1963 italian metrocolor peplum film directed by pietro francisci. Samson is the biblical hercules, a man of superhuman strength who nonetheless could not escape tragedy. The englishlanguage version adds ulysses to the title even though he is, here as in many other peplum films, a boyishly mischievous sidekick for hercules.
Heracles is a demigod and has multiple tales concerning his birth, life, quests, death and then worship as a god in the greek pantheon. Samsons story begins with the domination of israel by the philistines for forty years. See more ideas about hercules, movies and movie posters. The italian title translates as hercules challenges samson, in case you needed to know who goes up against whom and who is. As the leader in instrument support and positioning systems, we offer a wide variety of tripods, heads and accessories to meet the challenging demands of our industrial and military users as well as custom solutions to satisfy your unique requirements. After they complain to the king, he recruits heroes hercules kirk morris and ulysses enzo cerusico to vanquish the beast. Ercole sfida sansone is a 1963 italian metrocolor peplum film directed by pietro francisci. Samson was born in a time where the philistines were dominating his homeland of israel newland 109. Shop hercules, samson and ulysses dvd 1965 region 1 us import ntsc. With kirk morris, iloosh khoshabe, liana orfei, diletta dandrea.
Hercules and the masked rider was actually a retitled goliath movie. After they complain to the king, he recruits heroes hercules kirk morris and ulysses enzo cerusico to. A striking similarity between samson and hercules is that they both defeated a lion. During the 1950s and 1960s, a series of films featuring hercules were produced in italy. He fought beasts and monsters in his tasks known as the twelve labors. You can watch recordings anytime, anywhere with your cloud dvr. Kids illustrated bible story of samson the strong man hercules slaying the lion nemean, point number 11 on the hero cycle heracles is an archetypal hero.
Samson was an inspiring village hero and fighter who began the israelites resistance to the philistines, whom samson was too much for but did not conquer. Hercules acts as a decoy to them both and samson goes to free charlie who was locked up in a barn. Hercules and samson series provide proven dependability. The point here, as the original italian title ercole sfida sansone suggests, is to pit hercules against samson. On the greek island of ithaca, a sea serpent is frequently attacking the fishermen. Their ship is wrecked and they end up in the holy land where hercules is assumed to be samson who is a wanted man. Hercules and the black pirate and hercules and the treasure of the incas were both retitled samson. Free download from source, api support, millions of users.
The israelites were consoled by the stories of samson, which showed that god was with their people. Oct 19, 2008 samson is mortal and supposed to be the savior of israel. Hercules and the black pirate and hercules and the treasure of the incas were both retitled samson movies. Samson in a brawl to outdo them all, hurling spears, heaving chunks of pillars and, in the clinches, bending thick iron rods around each other. Samson and hercules 3 in the th and 14th centuries b. See more of rod flash hercules, samson and ulysses on facebook. By the time hercules, samson and ulysses finally made it to america in 1965, the sword and sandal epic was out and the spaghetti western was in. Once his hair was cut off, he lost all his strength.
Hercules against the mongols 1963 italian peplum movie. One of the many muscle men of peplum who dominated italian swordandsandal epics in the early 60s, italian kirk morris born adriano bellini was born in the late 1930s and plucked from the canals of venice for his go at moviedom. He is the only human to have immortality from the gods. High definition upload of le fatiche di ercole english. If mortals were able to capture samson, hercules easily could. But the actual stories of both can be traced back even farther to the tales of gilgamesh which predate both cultures, yet have some very scary similarities.
Hercules series 1957 1965 a series of 19 italian hercules movies were made in the late 50s early 60s. Hercules, samson and ulysses the 1965 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Samson in a brawl to outdo them all hurling spears heaving chunks of pillars and in the clinches bending thick iron rods around each other. Rod flash hercules, samson and ulysses home facebook. Starring kirk morris, iloosh khoshabe and liana orfei. With ulysses held hostage, hercules is forced to hunt down samson with the help of the scheming delilah, of course. Hercules means the glory or light of hera zeus wife, he brought deliverance to his people. Hercules completed 12 challenging labors, rescued the princess of troy from a seamonster, and helped zeus defeat the giants battling for control of olympus hercules. The sons of hercules was a syndicated embassy pictures television show that aired in the united states of america in the 1960s. Hercules, prisoner of evil was actually a retitled ursus film. But i think this is one helluva lastofthegenre hurrahs, though. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Hercules, samson and ulysses the slave sandokan the great by rod lott the appeal of 1963s hercules, samson and ulysses is right there in the title, or as the trailer puts it with capslock.
Ulysses offends the gods by blinding the cyclops, so they send hercules to capture him and bring him to them. Find art you love and shop highquality art prints, photographs, framed artworks and posters at. Hercules is told to capture samson in exchange for ulysses and his friends release,but when hercules find samson its not that easy because samson his just has strong has him. Hercules has no known weakness, except for accounts of him being too confident and lustful. Hercules, samson and ulysses dvd used very good dvdrws ebay.
If your cloud dvr fills up, well make space by deleting your. This movie, like all its italian muscleman predecessors, is so goodnatured. Lot 12 movie stills hercules samson goliath ulysses. Sep 04, 2009 between samson and hercules samson wins out on the age by around 400 years or so. Movie and tv subtitles in multiple languages, thousands of translated subtitles uploaded daily. Its original title was ercole, sansone, maciste e ursus gli invincibili hercules, samson, maciste, and ursus. On the island, they must battle a vicious lion and fellow strongman samson, who. Trailer three musclemen of legend take on the philistines in this 1964 swordandsandal epic, filmed in italy and starring kirk morris as hercules. Hercules, samson and ulysses dvd 1965 region 1 us import. A late entry teaming up no less than hercules, samson, maciste and ursus.
Hercules and samson had the involvement of gods or a god, which they either inherited or were given certain powers from, in their lives since conception. Hercules had set out to find samson and deliver him to the philistines in exchange for the imprisoned ulysses and other ithacans. Two strongmen set out to hunt down a murderous sea monster. Whereas hercules is based off of mythology and the son of the non existent deity zeus. This is a list of films that feature the greek divine hero hercules. The films are listed below in chronological order of. Hercules 859x subtitles download movie and tv series. Samson and hercules follow a pizza truck to carny and slicks hangout which is a stables.
Samson and hercules destroying the lion, represents the age of leo or ego coming to an end. Watch hercules, samson and ulysses online stream full. On the island, they must battle a vicious lion and fellow strongman samson, who eventually joins them in a battle against the evil philistines. There, as they struggle to survive, they meet the powerful samson. Find highquality hercules, samson and ulysses stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. Hercules, samson and ulysses manufactured on demand, mono. Hercules, samson and ulysses classic cinema online. Hercules, samson and ulysses the slave sandokan the. Samson and his mighty challenge is a 1964 italian swordandsandal film, released in 1965 at the very tail end of the peplum craze. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Samson definitely could have been a very devout man. Samson would win because he was a real person who got his strength from the nazarite vow from the creator yahweh.
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