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Though best known for his portrayal of Hercules, he played the character only twice: in Hercules, and in its 1959 sequel Hercules Unchained. By 1960, Reeves was ranked as the number-one box-office draw in 25 countries.
Hercules: Directed by Pietro Francisci. With Steve Reeves, Sylva Koscina, Fabrizio Mioni, Ivo Garrani. The muscular Hercules performs his Labors, sails with the Argonauts, and romances the fair Iole.
Actor: Hercules. Handsome bodybuilder Steve Reeves certainly had an enviable Herculean physique, and made plenty good use of it in Europe during the late 1950s and early 1960s portraying some of filmdom's most famous bronzed gods. Reeves was originally a Montana boy born on a cattle ranch in 1926.
Steve Reeves stars as "Hercules" a heroic,muscular figure in ancient Greece who begins his 12 labors,saves a princess and joins Jason and the Argonauts..http...
Hercules Unchained: Directed by Pietro Francisci, Mario Bava. With Steve Reeves, Sylva Koscina, Gabriele Antonini, Patrizia Della Rovere. While negotiating peace between two brothers contesting the throne of Thebes, an amnesiac Hercules is seduced by the evil Queen Omphale.
Hercules ( Italian: Le Fatiche di Ercole, lit. 'The Labours of Hercules') is a 1958 Italian sword-and-sandal film based upon the Hercules and the Quest for the Golden Fleece myths. The film stars Steve Reeves as the titular hero and Sylva Koscina as his love interest Princess Iole.
May 5, 2000 · Steve Reeves, the bodybuilder turned movie muscleman whose 1959 film ''Hercules'' ushered in a cycle of sword-and-sandal epics, died Monday at the Palomar Medical Center in Escondido, Calif. He...
Jun 22, 2006 · Synopsis: Hercules (Steve Reeves) rescues the beautiful princess Iole (Sylva Koscina) from a runaway chariot and falls in love. Returning to Iolcus, he stays clear of the twisted politics of her father Pelias (Ivo Garrani) but helps to tutor Pelias' son Iphitus (Mimmo Palmara), trains the young men of Iolcus in sports and defeats a marauding lion.
Jun 13, 2024 · Steve Reeves (born January 21, 1926, Glasgow, Montana, U.S.—died May 1, 2000, Escondido, California) was an American bodybuilder and actor. He was one of the handsomest and best-built men of his era.
Jan 12, 2024 · Steve Reeves made his cinematic breakthrough in 1958, with the movie Hercules. By the late 1950s, the sword and sandals genre was already becoming popular, but Reeves was the first performer to fully embody the physique of ancient Greek heroes on screen.
