Hercules and the Princess of Troy is a 1965 Italian

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 fantasy film

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 adventure directed by Albert Band

Albert Band

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Cast

• Gordon Scott
  Gordon Scott
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  ... Hercules
• Paul Stevens
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  ... Diogenes
• Mart Hulswit ... Ulysses
• Diana Hyland
  Diana Hyland
  Diana Hyland was an American actress best known for her television appearances and occasional films.-Career:Hyland made her acting debut in 1955 in an episode of Robert Montgomery Presents...
  
  ... Princess Diana
• Steve Garrett ... Petra
• Gordon Mitchell
  Gordon Mitchell
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  ... Pirate Captain
• George Ardisson ... Leander (as Giorgio Ardisson)
• Roger Browne ... Ortag
• Jacques Stany ... Argus (as Jacques Stanislawski)
• Mario Novelli ... Botus
• Dan Christian ... Boatswain
• Everett Sloane
  Everett Sloane
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  ... Narrator (voice)

Plot

The film opens with the statement that the people of Troy must once a month sacrifice a maiden lest a sea monster destroy their city. Because of this, some families flee Troy only to be captured by pirates. Hercules, aboard the Olympia, comes across one of these ships and frees the Trojans aboard. Going to Troy, Hercules is given use of two horses that cannot be wounded by arrows. He then learns from Ortag the monster's weakness (its armor doesn't cover its belly).
Shortly afterwards, a boxer tries to poison Hercules but is impaled on his own spiked gloves and dies. Then Hercules and Ulysses are attacked by what appear to be thieves, and Diogenes presents the theory that Petra killed his brother and is planning to have Princess Diana killed. After this theory is revealed to Princess Diana, she is chosen for the ceremony, and the high priest is killed. After challenging Petra, Hercules is captured and held in a metal hole, down which soldiers pour oil to keep Hercules from climbing out. Ortag rescues Hercules and dies fighting the monster which Hercules finally slays. Princess Diana becomes ruler of Troy, and Hercules continues on his way (the film was originally intended as a pilot for a TV series).