Hercules was a 1981 film by Redwood Studios. It was about the Greek hero Hercules. Legendary actor Sylvester Stallone portrayed Hercules. Note that this was during a time when he was also very famous for portraying Rocky Balboa. The only other actors from the Rocky franchise who were also in this one were Joe Spinell, Talia Shire and Burgess Meredith. It also had a lot of the same cast from The Godfather. Regardless of what anyone says, this version was a far superior adaptation of the classic Greek tale than Disney’s version from 1997 will ever hope to be. It also was more true to the original source material.
Main Cast[]
- Sylvester Stallone as Hercules
- Talia Shire as Megara
- Joe Spinell as King Eurystheus
- Burgess Meredith as Amphitryon
- Marlon Brando as Zeus
- Claire Bloom as Hera
- Susan Fleetwood as Athena and Artemis
- Robert De Niro as Apollo and Hermes
- Al Pacino as Hades