Hercules in the Underworld

1994•1h 31m•

★5.6(106 ratings)

AdventureFantasyTV Movie

Overview

When villagers begin disappearing it is discovered that they had fallen through a crack in the earth which goes straight to Hades. Hercules once again comes to the rescue and faces one of his most difficult challenges, and must prove himself as a man as well as a god. "Hercules in the Underworld" is the fourth made for TV movie in the series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.

Director

Bill L. Norton

Writers

Andrew Dettmann, Daniel Truly

Watchlist

Main Cast

Kevin Sorbo

Hercules

Anthony Quinn

Zeus

Tawny Kitaen

Deianeira

Marley Shelton

Iole

Cliff Curtis

Nessus

Michael Hurst

Hercules in the Underworld

1994•1h 31m•

★5.6(106 ratings)

AdventureFantasyTV Movie

Overview

Director

Bill L. Norton

Writers

Andrew Dettmann, Daniel Truly

Watchlist

Main Cast

Kevin Sorbo

Hercules

Anthony Quinn

Zeus

Tawny Kitaen

Deianeira

Marley Shelton

Iole

Cliff Curtis

Nessus

Michael Hurst

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Bill L. Norton

Writing

Writer: Andrew Dettmann
Writer: Daniel Truly

Production

Executive Producer: Sam Raimi
Producer: Eric Gruendemann
Production Assistant: David Pollison
Executive Producer: Robert Tapert
Executive Producer: Christian Williams
Casting: Ira Belgrade

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Joseph LoDuca

Cinematography

Director of Photography: James Bartle

Editing

Editor: Steve Polivka

Art Direction

Production Design: Mick Strawn

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Designer: Barbara Darragh

Did You Know?

The runtime is 91 minutes (1h 31m).

It was a co-production between: New Zealand, United States of America.

The film was directed by Bill L. Norton.

The screenplay was written by Andrew Dettmann and Daniel Truly.

The score was composed by Joseph LoDuca.

Cinematography was handled by James Bartle.

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0110019.

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Rating

5.6/10

Average

106 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Hercules in the Underworld

Status:

Released

Language:

English, Italiano

Country of Origin:

New Zealand, United States of America

Production Companies:

Renaissance Pictures

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Hercules in the Underworld

Overview

Director

Writers

Main Cast

Kevin Sorbo

Anthony Quinn

Tawny Kitaen

Marley Shelton

Cliff Curtis

Michael Hurst

Hercules in the Underworld

Overview

Director

Writers

Main Cast

Kevin Sorbo

Anthony Quinn

Tawny Kitaen

Marley Shelton

Cliff Curtis

Michael Hurst

Rose McIver

Andrew Kovacevich

John McKee

Buzz Moller

Amber-Jane Raab

Simon Lewthwaite

Full Crew

Direction

Writing

Production

Music & Sound

Cinematography

Editing

Art Direction

Costume & Make-Up

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Did You Know?

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