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Spanish title: Hércules contra los hijos del Sol

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Osvaldo Civirani

Archie Savage …. Choreographer

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Hercules washes up on the shores of the Land of the Sun, where he teams up with Prince Maytha to rescue his sister Hamara and overthrow the usurper Atahualpa.

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• Credited cast
• Uncredited cast
• Unidentified cast

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(Actors credited in the Italian and English versions, both of which also include the roles)

Mark Forest
as Ercole / Hercules

Anna Maria Pace
as Princess Hamara

Giuliano Gemma
as Prince Maytha

Ángela Rhu
as The Queen

Giulio Donnini
as High Priest

German Grech
as Captain of the guard

Andrea Scotti
(credited as "Andrea Scoppi" in the Spanish version)
as Hino

Franco Fantasia
as King Atahualpa

Carl Latimer
(credited as "Carlo Latimer")
as Chaco

Romano Ghini
as Cleor

José Riesgo
as King Huascar

Antonio Acqua
as Priest

Stefano Conti
as Adro

Gilberto Galvan
as Prisoner
While he is listed as "Prisoner" in the credits there is actually more to his role than that as he is also the brother of the Queen. She does call him by name when he is killed, but I couldn't work out what the name is.

Ricardo Valle
(credited as "Riccardo Valle")
as Haflas
Probable identification - the character is never called by name

Assia Zezon
as Handmaiden

Audrey Anderson
as Dancer

Javier De Rivera
(credited as Javier Rivera)

Rafael Ibáñez

José Carlos Arévalo

Juan Antonio Arévalo

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Jon Chevron
as Tribal Chief
(the role is an educated guess based on his costume and the scene where he appears)

Franco Daddi
as Soldier of Prince Maytha

Vincenzo Maggio
as Soldier of Atahualpa

Alba Maiolini
as Mother of Adro

Romano Moraschini
as Soldier of Prince Maytha

Fernando Piazza
as Advisor to Prince Maytha

"Rosy the Soldier"
as Soldier of Atahualpa

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Jose Fresco - IMDb as King Juasca. Obviously a mis-spelling of José Riesgo and his role, even though they also have Riesgo listed separately.
Rosalba Neri - IMDb as The Queen. It seems Rosalba was originally cast in this role and got as far as doing publicity photos or wardrobe tests before being replaced by Angela Rhu, reason unknown.

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Both Il coltello di ghiaccio (1972) and this are Spanish co-productions? so Valle could refer to Spanish actor Ricardo Valle? I have Valle in El proscrito del Rio Colorado:
What do you think with #9?

carlos wrote: ↑

02/02/2023, 18:13

Both Il coltello di ghiaccio (1972) and this are Spanish co-productions? so Valle could refer to Spanish actor Ricardo Valle? I have Valle in El proscrito del Rio Colorado:
Ricardo Valle - El proscrito del Rio Colorado.jpg


What do you think with #9?

Yes, I think it's probably him, but not 100% certain. Maybe I should put it as a probable identification?

I don't know if any of the film was shot in Spain, but I doubt it (maybe Riesgo's scenes, since they don't involve anybody else). The only Spanish actors seem to be Rhu, Riesgo and, probably, Valle, so I'm confused by the additional Spanish actors listed by IMDb.

Spanish credits, after Forest, Gemma, Rhu, Pace, Fantasia, Riesgo, Donnini, Conti, Grech, Valle:

FatmanDan wrote: ↑

02/02/2023, 19:24

Spanish credits, after Forest, Gemma, Rhu, Pace, Fantasia, Riesgo, Donnini, Conti, Grech, Valle:
Screenshot (2616).jpg

Thanks, I assume these are curtesy credits as we found in another film, where the additional credited Spanish actors do not actually appear (or maybe appear in a scene only in the Spanish print), since there is only one tiny speaking role left unidentified (pics 16-17). Solves the mystery of the IMDb listing anyhow

In the book GIGANTI BUONI on page 92 the photo shows Giuliano Gemma with Rosalba Neri and the caption translates as Neri was replaced by Angela Ruiz. (sorry about the quality but i couldn't find this photo on Google).