I'll bet he was upset, who wouldn't be, when I was a youngster viewing these films with my slightly older sister, Steve Reeves was the part, by all accounts a very nice chap, he was fortunate at the time to be cast in these films, which today belie their threadbare budgets
and still manage to look good, thanks to my 'ol mate Mario Bava, who was a cameraman but also a special effects wizard who could create beautiful sets from cut outs and matte paintings, Pietro Francisci was Director on the first Hercules films and accepted all the
accolades, but it was Bava that created the films with his skills and imagination, and charged nothing for his extra services, indeed many of the Italian films and epics used the mans genius without him getting credit, another reason why I love the man's work.