(1958, Upgraded 12/29/20) Steve Reeves, Sylva Koscina, Fabrizio Mioni, Gianna Maria Canale. This, the grand-daddy of Italian muscleman movies, catapulted Steve Reeves from Mr. Universe to mythic hero. Who can forget the opening scene where Hercules stops a runaway chariot...

(1964) Reg Park, Mireille Granelli, Furio Meniconi, Ettore Manni.  Hercules has a life and death battle with a horrible monster and comes away badly injured.  Before long he’s pitted against and evil witch, who has occasion to change men into snarling...

(1963) Gordon Scott, Gloria Milland, Massimo Serato, Ombretta Colli. Italian sword & sandal thrills as the son of Hercules is pitted against an evil king and his wretched followers...

(1962, Upgraded 10-19-21) Jeanne Crain, Vincent Price, Edmund Purdom. A fine epic—overlooked for years. Crain, as Nefertite, is desired by Purdom, who is imprisoned by an evil high priest, played brilliantly by Price.  She weds the Pharaoh and after his death...

(1964) Richard Lloyd, Anthony Steffen, Tony Freeman, Claudia Lange, Ursula Davis. After a cave-in at an excavation site, a cave is discovered by the brothers Maciste and their pal, the Prince. The cave leads to a...

(1961) Kirk Morris, Cathia Caro Cesare Fantoni. Italian born Morris as the 'son', is put to the test. There's an evil queen causing mayhem.  It seems she has a propensity for sacrificing beautiful young women to the God of Fire, who resides within the "Mountain of Thunder."  Maciste enters the scene and tries to save the day...

(1964) Steve Reeves, Jacqueline Sassard, Mimmo Palmara. This action-packed Reeves epic was filmed in Singapore. Reeves reprises his role as Sandokan, a Malaysian rebel who takes on a corrupt British...

(1960) Anastasio Campoy, Juan Cortes, Alfonso de la Vega, Margarita Laos. Prophesied to bring great trouble to the throne, a royal Prince (at birth) is imprisoned by his father the King. Thirty yea

(1964, Upgraded 3/6/24) Steve Reeves, Genevieve Grad, Rik Battaglia. After the Sultan of Muluder is captured, Sandokan (his son) leads a band of warriors through the steamy jungles to free him. Reeves first appearance as...

(1962) Lang Jeffries, Rossana Podesta, Philippe Leroy, Gabriele Tinti. This is a taut thriller about the cruelty of a Roman Tribune who subjects the citizens in his province to muc

(1964) Alan Steel, Howard Ross, Nadir Moretti, Hélène Chanel, Yann Larvor. This obscure, color Italian epic incorporates all the legends of Hercules, Samson, Maciste and Ursus. The climax features...

(1961, aka HERCULES IN THE HAUNTED WORLD, Upgraded 12/31/20) Reg Park, Christopher Lee, George Ardisson, Leonora Ruffo, dir. by Mario Bava. A classic fantasy. Hercules searches Hades for a magic stone that will cure an ailing princess. The film’s climax...

(1961) Roger Moore, Mylene Demongeot, Rosanna Schiaffino, Jean Marais. As Romulus, leader of Rome, Moore takes his lusty male followers to a nearby Sabine village where they proceed to carry off the Sabine