Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules (1962)

Director
Mario Caiano

Main cast
Georges Marchal; Mike Lane; Alessandra Panaro; Dominique Boschero; Gabriele Tinti

Genres
Adventure, Fantasy

Description
Ulysses offends the gods so they send Hercules to capture him and bring him to them.


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