Hercules in the Haunted World
Original title: Ercole al centro della Terra
“An All New Height in Fright and Might!”
1961 · 1 h 24 min
Directed by 
Mario Bava
Mario BavaCast
Reg Park
Credits
Written by: Sandro Continenza
Plot
A mythical adventure.
Sinekatalog’s take
Mario Bava's gothic peplum sends muscleman Hercules into Hades to rescue his love and fight a vampire-like king. Lurid colours and eerie sets make it a fun, atmospheric, surprisingly stylish sword-and-sandal fantasy.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.1 / 10 (2,886 votes)
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