Her only companions are her living snake hair and the many statues that decorate her grove which she. Brian bankston, whose cool ass cinema blog grew to fame in 2009 from peplum posts, calls the movie dumb but hugely enjoyable. Aug 28, 20 watch medusa against the son of hercules movie in hd secure scanned, no virus detected. A warrior does battle against the evil medusa, her army of stone warriors and a monstrous dragon. This movie started the phenomena of sword and sandal films.
Hercules is summoned to oppose the evil queen samara, who has allied herself with aliens and is sacrificing her own people in a bid to awaken a moon goddess. See more of richard harrison medusa against the son of hercules on facebook. Brave, muscular hero perseus battles medusa, the snakehaired demoness whose countenance can transform anyone to stone, and her army of rock soldiers to rescue his watch medusa against the son of hercules online vimeo on demand on vimeo. Medusa against the son of hercules 1963 filmaffinity. Popular videos the sons of hercules the sons of hercules topic. Hercules richard harrison does battle against the evil medusa, her army of stone warriors and a monstrous dragon. Watch medusa against the son of hercules movie in hd. See the full list of medusa against the son of hercules cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Watch medusa against the son of hercules movie in hd secure scanned, no virus detected. Watch medusa against the son of hercules online vimeo on. Many other mythoriented pepla are superior goliath against the giants being one of the best, but medusa is still worth a fans time. Medusa against the son of hercules 1963 rotten tomatoes.
Medusa against the son of hercules the 1967 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. If someone has an mpegii of this movie please upload it. Svengoolie the medusa against the son of hercules tv. Watch medusa against the son of hercules prime video. No quotes approved yet for medusa against the son of hercules. Richard harrison medusa against the son of hercules posts. This movie is better known as medusa against the son of hercules.
Richard harrison stars as perseus the fabled son of hercules who battles horrible monsters including medusa and her army of stone warriors. The medusa against the son of hercules 09 sep 2017 6. A deposed prince arrives in a city ruled over by a cult that worships an evil monster as a god. And watch for a wonderful announcement tonight hint, when i am done typing this mine, will be ordered i never heard of this italian dubbed flick but it sounds like it is pretty action packed. Medusa is a minor character from the disney animated series, hercules. To avenge his fathers death, and free the peaceful people of seriphos from galenore, the evil son of the king of the neighbouring city of argus, perseus, the mighty warrior, must first defeat a dragon and the monster medusa, whose steely gaze has turned all of seriphoss best warriors into stone. Released 1962, medusa against the son of hercules stars richard harrison, anna ranalli, arturo dominici, elisa cegani the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 30 min, and received a score of out. The story can be difficult to explain but one can follow it easily while watching. To avenge his fathers death and free the people of seriphos from the evil king galinor of argus, the noble perseus must defeat a dragon and the monster medusa, whose steely gaze has cast the. In my view medusa vs son of hercules and the beast of babylon vs the son of hercules are two of the greatest movies of the sons of hercules tv series. Many prints label this as son of hercules movie but the hero is actually perseus. Medusa against the son of hercules, as this movie was generally released in the united states, was recut as part of a package for television and shown broken into five episodes, presented nightly under the series title the sons of hercules.
Conqueror of atlantis swv fire monsters against the son of. Harrison stars as perseus who is in fact the son of zeus, not hercules, but never mind, a loner who has a little fawn as a friend. Richard harrison medusa against the son of hercules home. Medusa against the son of hercules movie quotes rotten. The sons of hercules was a syndicated embassy pictures television show that aired in the. The honorary son well explain that on the show is amiable and honest young perseus, who is one with nature and lives a simple, virtuous life. Oct 14, 2014 mythologys greatest hero and the trojan war come to life in the hercules collection, six classic movies from the sword and sandal genre.
Perseus fights armies, political intrigue, a water dragon and medusa in order to regain his birthright and save the village. As a young kid sitting up late on a saturday night watching tv back in. Richard harrison medusa against the son of hercules. Medusa is a very lonely being due to her inability to communicate with others, and this is because of her uncontrollable power of turning people into stone. Perseus richard harrison slays a firebreathing swamp monster and revives an army turned to stone by medusa. Medusa against 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 tyrant of lydia against the son of hercules goliath and the rebel slave 1963, starring gordon scott.
Svengoolie on metv medusa against the son of hercules. Besieged by the armies of argus, the kingdom of seriphos is on the verge of famine. Medusa against the son of hercules richard harrison anna ranalli arturo dominici 1962 perseus richard harrison slays a firebreathing swamp monster and revives an army turned to stone by medusa. Mythologys greatest hero and the trojan war come to life in the hercules collection, six classic movies from the sword and sandal genre. It made steve reeves, who at the time was also an elite body builder, into the most popular male movie star in europe. The movie is a retelling of the legend of perseus and the medusa, in which the hero is defending the. While the medusa against the son of hercules never quite achieves the lunacy of that flick, it does offer up a few cool monsters and some decent sword and sandal shenanigans. Hercules defends a people against a race of giant warriors.
I probably first saw it back in the late 60s on a sunday morning when a local pittsburgh tv station was running the sons of hercules film package, which consisted of thirteen peplum titles, dubbed, edited often into two parts, and scored with the super catchy sons of hercules theme song. Sep 09, 2017 a movie unlike anything youve seen on this show. And watch for a wonderful announcement tonight hint, when i am done typing this mine, will be ordered i never heard of this italian dubbed flick but it. Movieaffinity filmaffinity is a movie recommendation site based on the concept of movie soulmates. Perseo linvincibileperseo e medusa perseus the invincibleperseus against the monstersvalley of the stone men. A warrior does battle against the evil medusa, her army of stone warriors and a monstrous.
No real live nephew of your uncle sam its a son of hercules against the medusa or medusa against the son of hercules either way, boy are they against each other. Brave, muscular hero perseus battles medusa, the snakehaired demoness whose countenance can transform anyone to stone, and her army of rock soldiers to rescue his beloved andromeda. The sons of hercules label comes from the times when peplum movies were packaged for television distribution. Perseo richard harrison does battle with medusa, some soldiers, and a dragon, while trying to win over andromeda anna ranalli. Jul 17, 2018 the medusa against the son of hercules 1963 we are told that, through the centuries, in olden times, great heroes have been given the honor of the title of son of hercules, and perseus is one of these men, or will be when we meet him, but first we get some backstory. Watched on svengoolie, which helped with the boredom of the movie. This mythological adventure has also been released with the main character dubbed hercules, for american television audience. Richard harrison medusa against the son of hercules added a new photo to the album.
The son of hercules, as noted above, is really just another take on the legend of perseus, the most famous version of which was, of course, ray harryhausens clash of the titans. The medusa against the son of hercules is featured. The first title listed for each film was its american television title, followed by the translated original italian title in. Oct 12, 2018 many prints label this as son of hercules movie but the hero is actually perseus. 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 narration attempting to relate the lead character in each film to the greek demigod hercules. Watch medusa against the son of hercules online 1967 movie. Seeing in him gladiator material, caligula takes glaucus back to rome along with other. Harrison medusa against the son of hercules on facebook. Italianspanish adventure from the age of legends stars richard harrison and anna ranalli. This is an excellent peplum aka sword and sandal movie. I probably first saw it back in the late 60s on a sunday morning when a local pittsburgh tv station was running the sons of hercules film package, which consisted of thirteen peplum titles, dubbed, edited often into two parts, and scored with the super catchy sons of.
First brought to the screen by bodybuilder steve reeves, the character of hercules has enjoyed one of the most enduring careers in motion pictures, spanning over fifty years and counting. Hercules 1958 it combines hercules battling against the bull of crete, the quest for the golden fleece and more, all in one movie. I loved watching this movie as i enjoy all the old sword and sandal movies. Medusa against the son of hercules has long been one of my favorites of the late 50s mid 60s sword and sandal genre. This italian film from 1963 is one of many similar movies from that era known as swordand. She is a lonely young gorgon, who becomes smitten with hercules. Sword andsandals movies arent very interchangeable, and this one just drags and drags. Thousands of brave soldiers trying to reach seriphos by the mysterious swamp bordering it have fallen victim to a firebreathing monster. The sons of hercules wikipedia, the free encyclopedia the sons of hercules was a syndicated embassy pictures television show that aired in the united states of america in the 1960s. Watch medusa against the son of hercules online 1967. Larson and his minions hope to dissuade our hero by introducing him to seductive ruby.
Aug 07, 2017 brave, muscular hero perseus battles medusa, the snakehaired demoness whose countenance can transform anyone to stone, and her army of rock soldiers to rescue his watch medusa against the son of hercules online vimeo on demand on vimeo. The sons of hercules movie theme song with picture collage. Medusa against the son of hercules 1963 rare movie collector. The monsters, created by carlo rambaldi, are easily the best part of the movie. Rentals include 7 days to start watching this video and 7 days to finish once started. There are at least three different cuts in circulation. Actually, it is a town and an island in the aegean sea. A strapping demigod named perseus trades blows with a hideous oneeyed monster and her legion of stone men. I liked the dragon, even though it looked less like a dragon and more like the loch ness monster. This italian film from 1963 is one of many similar movies from that era known as swordandsandal films, and most of them are fairly awful, with this being no exception. We are an independent movie lovers club worldwide with 646. Basically, perseus richard harrison has been denied a. The sons of hercules was a syndicated embassy pictures television show that aired in the united states of america in the 1960s. Goofs serifos, andromedas hometown in the movie, is said to be the capital city of a landlocked state in the vicinity of argos.
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