''Conqueror of Atlantis'' (''Il conquistatore di Atlantide'', UK title: ''Kingdom in the Sand'') is a 1965 Italian fantasy film adventure directed by

Alfonso Brescia Alfonso Brescia (6 January 1930 – 6 June 2001) was an Italian film director. Brescia began working in film against his father's wishes, and eventually directed his first film '' Revolt of the Praetorians'' in 1964. Brescia worked in several gen ...

. Although the main character is called Herakles, this film was not part of the Italian "Hercules" film series of the 1960s. A poor quality pan & scan copy of the film is presented as a bonus feature on the DVD ''Goliath and the Dragon''.

Cast

Kirk Morris Kirk Morris (born 26 August 1942) is an Italian bodybuilder and actor. He was the winner of "Mr.Italia Bodybuilding contest 1961” Born in Venice as Adriano Bellini, while at university Morris devoted himself to bodybuilding and thanks to his ph ...

... Herakles * Luciana Gilli ... Virna *

Piero Lulli Piero Lulli (1 February 1923 – 23 June 1991) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 111 films between 1942 and 1977. He was the brother of actor Folco Lulli. Selected filmography * ''A Pilot Returns'' (1942) - De Santis * ''Love Stor ...

... Ramir *

Hélène Chanel Hélène Chanel (born Hélène Stoliaroff; 12 June 1941 in Deauville, Calvados, France) is a French actress of Russian heritage. She was active in the 1960s in a variety of European international co-productions of sword and sandal, Eurospy ...

... Queen Ming *

Andrea Scotti Andrea Scotti (born 27 August 1931) is an Italian film and television actor. Background Born in Naples, Scotti attended at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, graduating in 1956. During his career he was mainly active in genre f ...

... Karr * Mahmoud El-Sabbaa ... Assur *

Fortunato Arena Fortunato Arena (23 May 1922 – 7 March 1994) was an Italian stuntman and actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1954 to 1989. Selected filmography * ''Blood for a Silver Dollar'' (1965) * '' Conqueror of Atlantis'' (1965) * ...

... 'Golden Ghost' Man *

Livia Rossetti Livia Drusilla (30 January 59 BC – 28 September AD 29) was a Roman empress from 27 BC to AD 14 as the wife of Emperor Augustus Caesar. She was known as Julia Augusta after her formal adoption into the Julian family in AD 14. Livia was the ...

* Mohammed Tawfik * Caterina Trentini

Plot

After a ship wreckage Hercules finds himself on an unknown desert coast. He is found by princess Virna daughter of a nomad prince which takes care of the wounded Hercules. After a nightly assault Virna disappeared. Hercules starts to search her and finally finds her in a part of Atlantis in the desert where Virna had been selected to become the new heires after the current Queen Ming. Hercules gets captured by Ming's amazon guard who take to a mad scientist and the current queen.reveals that Virna is the reincarnation of Atlantis very first queen.

External links

* 1965 films 1960s Italian-language films 1960s fantasy adventure films Italian fantasy adventure films Films set in Atlantis Peplum films Sword and sandal films 1960s Italian films {{1960s-Italy-film-stub