Hercules, Samson And Ulysses

Herc and Uly set out to find and kill a local sea monster, Poseidon (who must be in league with Jehovah) decides to send the heroic crew to Judea where they find the Israelites being abused and subjugated by the Philistines. Their hero, the great Biblical Judge, Samson, is nowhere to be found. He is public enemy #1 to the oppressors, probably for burning their crops and murdering thousands of their soldiers and civilians (as recorded in the Bible.) Samson and Hercules have a lot in common. 1 - A direct connection to the Divine, 2 - are considered to be the mightiest of the ancient heroes, 3 - are endowed with mind boggling super human strength, and 4 - as noble as they are, they have psychological issues including uncontrollable bouts of rage, which often gets them into deep, deep doo doo. The Philistine King hires Hercules to find Samson and capture the marauding strongman. After Herc and Sam brawl it out, they decide to combine their strength against the Philistines. Delilah is included in this story too. Here she tries, unsuccessfully, to seduce the happily married Herc, settling instead on the single Sam. Herc gives Sam a warning about the temptress, but the look on Samson's face makes it obvious he won't heed the advice of the Son of Zeus. Where's Uly in all this? Well, this is long before the Trojan War, so the poor hero is still in his awkward, wussy Teen stage. He spends most of the movie being a captive, though he does get to show off his legendary ingenuity and archery talents. By the way, the Fall of the Temple of Dagon takes place in this film too. This time it's a joint effort by both Sam and Herc. The story takes place before the Iliad and the Odyssey, after the Twelve Labors and the Quest for the Golden Fleece, and before Samson's victory over the Philistines using only the Jawbone of an Ass, and his later tragic betrayal by the oh so sweet Delilah. Well, other than the fact that the "sea monster" was simply a giant elephant seal, the Philistines wear German war helmets and KKK like hooded capes, and the utter absurdity of combining Greek myth and Biblical Scripture (which I love by the way), this film stands as one of the better of the Italian muscleman movies. It's completely ridiculous, over the top, and enjoyable from start to finish, and fans of the Old Testament and the Greek Myths will have plenty to enjoy.

I think the first time I saw this one it was in the early 70s , I hade recorded it from the TV probably in the 1980s on VHS tape , I didn;t think I'd ever see it on DVD, and then, there it was on Amazon , To my surprize not only was the picture quality great , but it was actully in Widescreen too, I think this was one of the better sword and sandal , movies that was made , Right up there with Hercules, and Hercules Unchained, This is good new for my movie Collection , If you like this stuff get this one.

I remember this movie as a kid, when my father took my brother and I to Sherwood Twin Drive-In, located in Dayton, Ohio. Brings back a lot of good memories. Still one of the best Hercules movies ever!!

This has been hard to find and this version is a good clear copy. The only other copy I was able to find in English was converted from a VHS tape copied from TNT network. You either like these Peplum movies or you don't. This one mixes Greek mythology with the Bible, and is well done. This movie put the styrofoam industry on the map. Lots of styrofoam used in the fight and battle scenes to magnify the super-human strength of Hercules and Samson. The movie is the third in a Hercules trilogy. The first two starred Steve Reeves and this one Kirk Morris(Adriano Bellini) as Hercules. There are about five other actors that kept their same rolls from the first two movies. Morris and co-star Richard Lloyd(Iloosh Khooshaben/Samson) both appear to be good natural bodybuilders.

Fun movie, nice quality print 😊

It was everything I expected it to be. Just simply wonderful.The colors was nice and bright,the picture was clear and it played beautifully. It was a great purchase. Thank you.

If there had been an original thought in the minds of the producers, this would have been a great film. Compared to today's bodybuilding , Kirk Morris looks alittle scrawny....but the other guy who plays Samson was fat. Looks more like someone you'd see on Saturday Morning wrestling. For his time, Kirk Morris had an awesome physique. And he was very good looking. He was actually "discovered" in his native Italy because he had the classic bodybuilder look, and also he was seen as a far more handsome version of Elvis Presley.

Had vague recollections of this movie I haven't seen for decades. The one scene that always stuck in my mind was Sampson throwing spears using both arms.

小学生の時、テレビで見て、懐かしくて・・・・購入。サムソンとヘラクレスが、冷蔵庫大の石を投げ合うのが、ファンタシーパワー（笑）。こんな男になりたいと少年は思った。批評一切不要。理屈抜きで見る映画。

i saw this film at local flea pit about 30 years ago and never forgot it and when i so it for sale i had to have a copy, and i still enjoyed it.the film about Hercules and his crew who are shipped wrecked and are captured by Philistines . Hercules is told to capture Samson in exchange for Ulysses and his friends release ,but when Hercules find Samson its not that easy because Samson his just has strong has him. and when they fight hurling spears,heaving chunks of stone pillars at each other,bending thick iron rods around each other.they develop respect for each other and decide to join forces against the Philistines.good entertaining film.excellent picture quality and sound no extras only a trailer of the film this film plays on my region 2 payer.

Very excellent

nice but wish it had more language options and english subtitles. And maybe some extra material??