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Hercules Against the Moon Men (1964)

Hercules is summoned to oppose the evil Queen Samara, who has allied herself with aliens and is sacrificing her own people in a bid to awaken a moon goddess. Director: Giacomo Gentilomo Writers: Arpad DeRiso (story), Giovanni Scolaro (story) (as Nino Scolaro) Stars: Sergio Ciani, Jany Clair, Anna Maria Polani

Hercules Against the Mongols (1963)

Though Genghis Khan eventually sought peace with the West, his death in 1227 AD puts into power his three war-like sons: Sayan, Susdal, and Kin Khan. These sons quickly overrun the city of Tuleda and take prisoner Princess Bianca, though young Prince Alessio escapes. Hercules comes to the rescue of Bianca, winning her freedom in a tournament in exchange for becoming a slave himself. Forces from the West soon come to re-take Tuleda and Hercules -- freed from his bonds -- helps to dispatch Genghis Khan's three sons while again saving Bianca and reuniting her with her young brother. Director: Domenico Paolella Writers: Alessandro Ferraù (screenplay), Luciano Martino (screenplay) Stars: Mark Forest, José Greci, Maria Grazia Spina

Hercules (1983)

The story of the Greek mythological figure, updated in this 80's version. Director: Luigi Cozzi (as Lewis Coates) Writer: Luigi Cozzi (as Lewis Coates) Stars: Lou Ferrigno, Brad Harris, Sybil Danning

Hercules (1958)

The muscular Hercules performs his Labors, sails with the Argonauts, and romances the fair Iole. Director: Pietro Francisci Writers: Apollonios Rhodios (poem), Pietro Francisci (adaptation) Stars: Steve Reeves, Sylva Koscina, Fabrizio Mioni

Her Vengeance (1988)

Wong plays an unassuming nightclub employee in Macao who alienates a gang of drunken men (led by Shing Fui-on). They tail her after her shift, and mount a gang assault. She attempts to enlist the aid of her former brother-in-law (Lam) - an ex-triad now confined to a wheelchair. A lounge owner in HK, he hires her as a waiter and finds her a place to live, but refuses to help in her quest for vengeance. She, however, has other ideas. When a chance encounter provides access to the first assailant (Shing), she improvises the first of a series of horrifically graphic acts of vengeance. The remaining gang members try to neutralize their unknown adversary. Director: Ngai Choi Lam Writer: Suet Lai Woo Stars: Siu-Fung Wong, Ching-Ying Lam, Elaine Jin

Heavy Metal (1981)

A glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with a collection of stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror. Director: Gerald Potterton Writers: Daniel Goldberg (screenplay) (as Dan Goldberg), Len Blum (screenplay) Stars: Richard Romanus, John Candy, Joe Flaherty

Some Girls Do (1969)

The robot brained agents ... Were they the motivation for Mike Myers' "fembots"? Director: Ralph Thomas Writers: David D. Osborn (screenplay) (as David Osborn), Liz Charles-Williams (screenplay) | 2 more credits » Stars: Richard Johnson, Daliah Lavi, Beba Loncar

So Evil, So Young (1961)

A young girl is framed for a robbery, and sent to a harsh reform school, where she becomes the target of a vicious warden. Director: Godfrey Grayson Writer: Mark Grantham (story) Stars: Jill Ireland, Ellen Pollock, John Charlesworth

Snake People (1971)

Evil scientist runs a veritable army of LSD crazed zombies. Directors: Juan Ibáñez (as Jhon Ibanez), Jack Hill Writers: Jack Hill (screenplay), Juan Ibáñez | 1 more credit » Stars: Boris Karloff, Julissa, Carlos East

Slaughter on the Khyber Pass (1971)

Soldiers on a mission from a fort on the Northwest Frontier of British-Raj India argue over tactics as they seek to deal with reports of a native uprising. Director: José Luis Merino Writers: Lorenzo Gicca Palli (story) (as Enzo Gicca), José Luis Merino Stars: Peter Lee Lawrence, Sergio Ciani, Antonio Mayans

Sky Bandits (1986)

Through a series of circumstances, a pair of Old West gunfighters end up as fighter pilots in World War I. Director: Zoran Perisic Writer: Thom Keyes (original screenplay) Stars: Scott McGinnis, Jeff Osterhage, Ronald Lacey

Secret Agent Super Dragon (1966)

A series of murders in Michigan lead an American secret agent to Amsterdam, where he uncovers a plot to imperil the world with a potent new drug. Director: Giorgio Ferroni (as Calvin Jackson Padget) Writers: Bill Coleman, Remigio Del Grosso Stars: Ray Danton, Marisa Mell, Margaret Lee

Secret Agent Fireball (1965)

Director: Luciano Martino (as Martin Donan) Writers: Ernesto Gastaldi (story) (as Julian Berry), Ernesto Gastaldi (screenplay) (as Julian Berry) Stars: Richard Harrison, Dominique Boschero, Wandisa Guida

Samson and the Slave Queen (1963)

The king of Nogara dies, leaving behind a will naming one of his nieces as his successor. Will it be blonde and virtuous Isabella or evil, dark-haired Malva? Each woman relies on a hero to locate the will. Malva hires the bare-chested strongman Samson while Isabella relies on the masked El Toro (a.k.a. Zorro) even though her heart belongs to the mild-mannered poet, Ramon. Malva's ruthless desire for the throne soon alienates Samson and he and El Toro then team up to bring about a proper resolution to the Nogara succession. Meanwhile, Isabella learns El Toto's true identity, an identity which both surprises and pleases her. Director: Umberto Lenzi Writers: Gabriele D'Annunzio (character Maciste), Umberto Lenzi Stars: Pierre Brice, Sergio Ciani, Moira Orfei

Samson and the Seven Miracles of the World (1961)

Sam must rescue a beautiful Chinese princess from a marauding horde of warriors. Director: Riccardo Freda Writers: Oreste Biancoli (story), Oreste Biancoli (screenplay) | 3 more credits » Stars: Gordon Scott, Yôko Tani, Hélène Chanel

Samson (1961)

While traveling through the kingdom of Sulom, Samson is arrested and finds that the queen no longer reigns and that a power-mad warlord and his army of mercenaries now controls the kingdom. Samson teams up with some of his one-time adversaries to battle the usurper and restore the rightful queen to power. Director: Gianfranco Parolini Writers: Oscar D'Amico (screenplay), G. Madison (story) Stars: Brad Harris, Sergio Ciani, Mara Berni