The Sons of Hercules (TV Syndication Package)
The Sons of Hercules was a syndicated television show that aired in the United States in the 1960s. The series repackaged 14 randomly-chosen Italian sword-and-sandal films by unifying them with memorable title and end title theme songs and a standard voice-over intro relating the main hero in each film to Hercules any way they could. In some areas, each film was split into two one-hour episodes, so the 14 films were shown as 28 weekly episodes. None of the films were theatrically released in the USA.
The films are not listed in chronological order, since they were not really related to each other in any way. The first title listed below for each film was its American broadcast television title, followed by the English translation of the original Italian theatrical title in parentheses:
- Ursus, Son of Hercules (Ursus) 1961, starring Ed Fury (a.k.a. Mighty Ursus in England)
- Mole Men vs the Son of Hercules (Maciste, the Strongest Man in the World) 1962, starring Mark Forest
- Fire Monsters Against the Son of Hercules (Maciste vs the Monsters) 1962, starring Reg Lewis
- Venus Against the Son of Hercules (Mars, God Of War) 1962, starring Roger Browne
- Triumph of the Son of Hercules (The Triumph of Maciste) 1962, starring Kirk Morriso
- Ulysses vs the Son of Hercules (Ulysses Against Hercules) 1962, starring Mike Lane
- Medusa vs the Son of Hercules(Perseus The Invincible) 1962, starring Richard Harrison
- Son of Hercules in the Land of Fire (Ursus In The Land Of Fire) 1963, starring Ed Fury
- The Tyrant of Lydia vs the Son of Hercules (Goliath and the Rebel Slave) 1963, starring Gordon Scott
- Messalina Against the Son of Hercules (The Last Gladiator) 1963, starring Richard Harrison
- The Beast of Babylon vs the Son of Hercules (Hero Of Babylon) 1963, a.k.a. Goliath, King of the Slaves, starring Gordon Scott
- The Terror of Rome vs the Son of Hercules (Maciste, Gladiator of Sparta) 1964, starring Mark Forest
- Son of Hercules in the Land of Darkness (Hercules the Invincible) 1964, starring Dan Vadis
- The Devil of the Desert vs the Son of Hercules (Anthar the Invincible) 1964, (a.k.a. The Slave Merchants, a.k.a. Soraya, Queen of the Desert) starring Kirk Morris, directed by Antonio Margheriti
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