of Atlantis, starring María Montez. The Italian-made peplum film Hercules at the Conquest of Atlantis (Ercole alla conquista di Atlantide, 1961), directed by Vittorio Cottafavi, drew heavily on the plot and characters of the book, having Queen Antinea capture Hercules and his companion Androcles, and imprisoning them in her red-lined underground palace. Androcles takes the Saint-Avit role and tries to murder Hercules, who (unsurprisingly) is able to resist Antinea's wiles and eventually saves the day. The film incorporates an anti-nuclear theme and has been praised by critics as one of the better peplum ("Sword-and-sandal") films. However its alternative US title – Hercules and the Captive Women – makes clear the audience it was expected to attract. Another Italian film, the comedy Totò sceicco (1950) starring Totò, is a parody of the story (and in particular of the 1949 film Siren of Atlantis). A European co-production, Journey Beneath the Desert also filmed in 1961 was directed by Edgar G. Ulmer who replaced an ailing Frank Borzage. A 1972 French television film L'Atlantide was directed by Jean Kerchbron. In 1992, another film adaptation of the novel was made, L'Atlantide, directed by Bob Swaim and starring Tchéky Karyo, Jean Rochefort, Anna Galiena, and the famous Spanish actor, Fernando Rey. See also List of films made in Weimar Germany References L'Atlantide. A facsimile of the 1920 English translation was published by Bison Books under the title Queen of Atlantis in 2005. External links Atlantida at Internet Archive (scanned books original editions color illustrated) (French version) (French version) Fiction set in 1896 1919 French novels 1919 fantasy novels 1919 science fiction novels Atlantis in fiction French adventure novels French fantasy novels French novels adapted into films Novels set in the 19th century French novels adapted into television shows Novels set in Africa Novels by Pierre Benoit