Hercules (1983 film)

Hercules
Theatrical release poster by Drew Struzan
Directed byLuigi Cozzi
Written byLuigi Cozzi
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAlberto Spagnoli
Edited by
Music byPino Donaggio
Production
company
Release date
  • 26 August 1983 (1983-08-26) (U.S.)
Running time
98 minutes
Countries
  • Italy
  • United States
LanguagesEnglish
Italian
BudgetUS$2.5–3.5 million
Box office$11 million
(North America)

Hercules is a 1983 fantasy film written and directed by Luigi Cozzi and starring bodybuilder-turned-actor Lou Ferrigno, Brad Harris, Sybil Danning, and William Berger. It is loosely based on Greek mythology, plus elements of Cozzi's earlier science fiction opus, Starcrash. It received mostly negative reviews, but was a modest financial success. Ferrigno reprised his role in the 1985 sequel, The Adventures of Hercules.