Hercules, Prisoner of Evil

Hercules, Prisoner of Evil (Italian: Ursus il terrore dei Kirghisi, lit. 'Ursus, Terror of the Kirghiz') is a 1964 Italian peplum film directed by Anthony Dawson and an uncredited Ruggero Deodato. Deodato, credited as assistant director, replaced Margheriti who was busy with the completion of the film The Fall of Rome.^[2][3] The film is filled with a variety of horrific themes and elements, featuring a killer werewolf, and is as much a horror film as it is a peplum.^[4]

Hercules, Prisoner of Evil
Directed by	Anthony Dawson Ruggero Deodato[1]
Screenplay by	Marcello Sartarelli [1]
Produced by	Adelpho Ambrosiano[1]
Starring	Reg Park Mireille Granelli Ettore Manni Furio Meniconi
Cinematography	Gabor Pogany[1]
Edited by	Otello Clangeli[1]
Music by	Franco Mannino[1]
Production companies	Ambrosiana Cinematografica Adelphia Productions[1]
Release date	31 July 1964 (1964-07-31) (Italy)
Running time	100 minutes[1]
Country	Italy[1]
Language	Italian

Plot

The mighty Ursus is given a potion to drink that transforms him on certain nights into a murderous werewolf. Ursus kills several innocent people in the forest before realizing that he himself is the creature the local villagers are seeking to destroy. Ursus is referred to as Hercules in the English-dubbed prints.

Cast

• Reg Park as Ursus
• Mireille Granelli as Aniko
• Ettore Manni as Ido
• Furio Meniconi as Zereteli
• Maria Teresa Orsini as Kato
• Lilly Mantovani as slave
• Serafino Fuscagni as Mico
• Ugo Carboni
• Claudio Scarchilli
• Gaetano Quartararo
• Giulio Maculani

Release

Hercules, Prisoner of Evil was released in Italy on July 31, 1964.^[1]

See also

• List of films featuring Hercules