Skip to main content
Adventure Cult Classic

HERCULES, PRISONER OF EVIL

1964 · 1h 40m · NR · Adventure / Fantasy / Horror · IMDB TMDB

Hercules battles an evil sorceress who turns men into werewolves.

Details & Specs

Release
1964
Runtime
1h 40m
Country
Italy
Language
English, Italian
Also Known As
Terror of the Kirghiz, The Incredible Hercules, Prisoner of Evil, Original title: Ursus, il terrore dei kirghisi

Synopsis

Hercules battles an evil sorceress who turns men into werewolves. The mythic duo returns in Prisoner of Evil, where a sorceress seduces Herc and transforms him into a mindless beast. Italian horror master Antonio Margheriti directed this installment of the Hercules legend, a blend of sword-and-sandal fantasy and horror.

A small village is massacred by a mysterious monster – Hercules and his travelling group discover the massacre and it is reported to the local King who suspects that Hercules’ group control the creature and order them to be stopped. Meanwhile Hercules’ brother Ilo returns after travelling for several years, but that night is attacked by the monster and almost killed. He becomes suspicious of his brother and discovers that he is having a secret romantic rendevous with the future Queen