History Film / HerculesAndTheCaptiveWomen

* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: Antinea is a conquest-happy harpy who practices YouHaveFailedMe even as the mook is begging for a chance to redeem himself. She performs mystical experiments on her own subjects; those who succumb as she desires "disappear" to become her FacelessMooks, while those who resist are thrown into a rock quarry for the rest of their lives. She is constantly trying to kill her own daughter (though that, at least, is due to The Prophecy). {{A|rsonMurderAndJaywalking}}nd [[EvilIsSexy she's about a million times hotter than Hercules' wife.]]

* PlayingGertrude: Reg Park was 33 at the time the film was made, three years older than the actor playing his son (who was probably [[DawsonCasting supposed to be 17 or so]]). Herc, at least, has the fig-leaf of being [[{{Immortality}} semi-immortal]].

* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: When warned of approaching soldiers, a beached Hylus seems content to let well enough alone -- until he hears the added detail that they have a DistressedDamsel with them.

* ANaziByAnyOtherName: Antinea and her cult of the Sons of Uranus definitely bring the Nazis to mind with their desire to create a "better race" of people who are all, naturally, blond. Likewise, the power of Uranus (uranium?) is coded as a FantasticNuke, with its mutagenic powers and civilization-destroying capacity. And an early line from Androcles implies that Herc himself is a big proponent of this thing called democracy, making the whole movie oddly modern in its themes for a SwordAndSandal fantasy flick.

* DistressedDamsel: Ismene could be the poster child for this trope.
* DistressedDude: Androcles spends the entire third act unconscious and being lugged around.

* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: Antinea is a conquest-happy harpy who practices YouHaveFailedMe even as the mook is begging for a chance to redeem himself. She performs mystical experiments on her own subjects; those who succumb as she desires "disappear" to become her FacelessMooks, while those who resist are thrown into a rock quarry for the rest of their lives. She is constantly trying to kill her own daughter (though that, at least, is due to The Prophecy). [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking And]] [[EvilIsSexy she's about a million times hotter than Hercules' wife]].

'''Soldier Captain:''' [[{{Handwave}} Orders]].

** According to the prophecy that Antinea quotes, Atlantis will be destroyed should the Queen be outlived by her daughter. Given the type of film it is, you know Antinea won't live to see the closing credits, [[CataclysmClimax sooo...]]

''Hercules and the Captive Women'' (original Italian title: ''Ercole Alla Conquista Di Atlantide'' [Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis]; also known as ''Hercules Conquers Atlantis'' and ''Hercules and the Haunted Women'') is a 1961 SwordAndSandal film directed by Vittorio Cottafavi, starring British bodybuilder Reg Park as the titular demigod and Fay Spain as the Evil Queen antagonist.

Witness to an ominous vision concerning an imminent attack by an unknown force which threatens all of Greece, Androcles the King Of Thebes attempts to organize a "pre-emptive strike" expedition, but the other Grecian nobles refuse to participate; even Hercules declines, choosing instead to retire with his family. Androcles and Herc's son Hylus [[note]]"Illo" in the original[[/note]] conspire to trick Herc into the journey anyway, and off they go with a crew of [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits mercenaries and ne'er-do-wells]] -- [[ClosestThingWeGot the only help Androcles could scrounge]]. Soon a storm wrecks the ship, leaving Hercules stranded alone on a small island where he finds a girl encased in rock; she is a HumanSacrifice to the demigod Proteus. Herc's having none of that and kills Proteus, freeing the girl who reveals that her home is on the nearby island of {{Atlantis}}.

In Atlantis, Hercules reveals to Queen Antinea that he has rescued the girl and "freed" them from the domination of Proteus, then asks for help in locating his missing comrades. Antinea pretends to cooperate, but she has a hidden agenda -- the girl is her own daughter, and prophecy states that should the Queen's daughter outlive her, Atlantis would be destroyed. (Also, in case you couldn't guess, Atlantis is the source of the threat which got all this started, but they don't dwell on that a whole lot.) Now Hercules has to find a way to rescue the girl (again!), find his missing companions and save Atlantis and the whole of Greece from the bloodthirsty Antinea.

* BigWordShout / SayMyName: During the AdultFear moment described above, Hercules barges into the Atlantean temple bellowing "ANTINEA! '''ANTINEA!!!'''"

* AdultFear: Seeing the [[EverybodysDeadDave aftermath]] of the rock quarry prisoners' failed attempt at StormingTheCastle, Hercules frantically searches through the bodies, thinking his son might be among the dead.

* ANaziByAnyOtherName: Antinea and her cult of the Sons of Uranus have some definite Nazi trappings, in their desire to create a "better race" of people who are all, naturally, blond.

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'''Hercules And The Captive Women''' (original Italian title: ''Ercole Alla Conquista Di Atlantide'' [Hercules And The Conquest Of Atlantis]; also known as ''Hercules Conquers Atlantis'' or ''Hercules And The Haunted Women'') is a 1961 SwordAndSandal film, directed by Vittorio Cottafavi. Starring British body-builder Reg Park as the titular demigod and Fay Spain as the Evil Queen antagonist.

It is a follow-up to ''The Revenge Of Hercules'', and the fourth entry in the film franchise started by ''Film/Hercules1958'' -- which franchise this film is technically a part of (despite the wholesale cast change), as Steve Reeves was expected to continue in the role but decided to drop out after ''Hercules Unchained''; furthermore, this actually is a Hercules movie, not just a DubNameChange like ''Film/HerculesAgainstTheMoonMen''. [[note]]Another Hercules movie, ''Film/TheLovesOfHercules'', was produced independently in 1960 mainly as a vehicle for Creator/JayneMansfield.[[/note]] The plot of the movie also borrows, uncredited, from Pierre Benoit's novel ''L'Atlantide'' which had been filmed multiple times. From this novel, the concept of Atlantis under the rule of evil Queen Antinea and her horrible practices was lifted wholesale.

* WhatTheHellHero?: Hylas calls Ismene "stupid" to her face.

It is a follow-up to ''The Revenge Of Hercules'', and the fourth entry in the film franchise started by ''Film/Hercules1958'' -- which franchise this film is technically a part of (despite the wholesale cast change), as Steve Reeves was expected to continue in the role but decided to drop out after ''Hercules Unchained''; furthermore, this actually is a Hercules movie, not just a DubNameChange like ''Film/HerculesAgainstTheMoonMen''. [[note]]Another Hercules movie, ''Film/TheLovesOfHercules'', was produced independently in 1960 mainly as a vehicle for Creator/JayneMansfield.[[/note]]. The plot of the movie also borrows, uncredited, from Pierre Benoit's novel ''L'Atlantide'' which had been filmed multiple times. From this novel, the concept of Atlantis under the rule of evil Queen Antinea and her horrible practices was lifted wholesale.

'''Hercules And The Captive Women''' (original Italian title: ''Ercole Alla Conquista Di Atlantide'' [Hercules And The Conquest Of Atlantis]; also known as ''Hercules Conquers Atlantis'' or ''Hercules And The Haunted Women'') is a 1961 SwordAndSandal film, directed by Vittorio Cottafavi. Starring British body-builder Reg Park as the titular demigod and Fay Spain as the Evil Queen antagonist. It is a follow-up to ''The Revenge Of Hercules'', and the fourth entry in the film franchise started by ''Film/Hercules1958'' -- which franchise this film is technically a part of (despite the wholesale cast change), as Steve Reeves was expected to continue in the role but decided to drop out after ''Hercules Unchained''; furthermore, this actually is a Hercules movie, not just a DubNameChange like ''Film/HerculesAgainstTheMoonMen''. [[note]]Another Hercules movie, ''Film/TheLovesOfHercules'', was produced independently in 1960 mainly as a vehicle for Creator/JayneMansfield.[[/note]]

'''Hercules And The Captive Women''' (original Italian title: ''Ercole Alla Conquista Di Atlantide'' [Hercules And The Conquest Of Atlantis]; also known as ''Hercules Conquers Atlantis'' or ''Hercules And The Haunted Women'') is a 1961 SwordAndSandal film, starring British body-builder Reg Park as the titular demigod and Fay Spain as the Evil Queen antagonist. It is a follow-up to ''The Revenge Of Hercules'', and the fourth entry in the film franchise started by ''Film/Hercules1958'' -- which franchise this film is technically a part of (despite the wholesale cast change), as Steve Reeves was expected to continue in the role but decided to drop out after ''Hercules Unchained''; furthermore, this actually is a Hercules movie, not just a DubNameChange like ''Film/HerculesAgainstTheMoonMen''. [[note]]Another Hercules movie, ''Film/TheLovesOfHercules'', was produced independently in 1960 mainly as a vehicle for Creator/JayneMansfield.[[/note]]

'''Dudes:''' [continue wailing on him]

[[caption-width-right:250:NOTE: May contain 100% fewer snakes than depicted.]]

* CoversAlwaysLie: A minor example with the film poster (see above); Proteus [[VoluntaryShapeshifting changes into various creatures]] during his fight with Hercules, but a snake is not one of them.

* LoadBearingBoss: According to the prophecy that Antinea quotes, Atlantis will be destroyed should the Queen be outlived by her daughter. Given the type of film it is, you know Antinea won't live to see the closing credits, [[CataclysmClimax sooo...]]