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Hercules in New York

Hercules in New York

See Him Topple Two Ton Newspaper Rolls! See Him Toss Tough Men Like Toothpicks!

19704.11h 32m

Overview

Hercules is sent from Mount Olympus to modern-day Manhattan, where he takes up professional wrestling before getting mixed up with a gang of mobsters.

Directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman
Written by Aubrey Wisberg
Produced by Aubrey Wisberg
Box OfficeBudget: $300K0

Top Cast

Arnold Stang

Arnold Stang

Pretzie

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Hercules

D

Deborah Loomis

Helen Camden

James Karen

James Karen

Professor Camden

E

Ernest Graves

Zeus

T

Tanny McDonald

Juno

H

Harold Burstein

Rod Nelson

Merwin Goldsmith

Merwin Goldsmith

Maxie

George Bartenieff

George Bartenieff

Nitro

Taina Elg

Taina Elg

Nemesis

Themes & Keywords

new york citygreek mythologyzeusherculespro wrestlinglow budget

About Hercules in New York

Hercules in New York is a comedy, adventure, fantasy film released in 1970 exploring themes of new york city, greek mythology, zeus, hercules, pro wrestling, low budget. Directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman, it stars Arnold Stang, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Deborah Loomis. Hercules is sent from Mount Olympus to modern-day Manhattan, where he takes up professional wrestling before getting mixed up with a gang of mobsters.

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