The Magnificent Gladiator
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| Directed by | Alfonso Brescia |
| Screenplay by | Alfonso Brescia[1] |
| Produced by | Anacleto Fontini[1] |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Pier Ludovico Pavoni[1] |
| Edited by | Nelle Nannuzzi[1] |
| Music by | Marcello Giombini[1] |
Production company | Seven Film[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes[1] |
| Country | Italy[1] |
| Language | Italian |
The Magnificent Gladiator (Italian: Il magnifico gladiatore) is a 1964 Italian sword-and-sandal film written and directed by Alfonso Brescia.
Plot[]
Attalus (or anachronistically "Hercules" in the English version) is captured by Roman soldiers on the frontier during the reign of Gallienus (AD 253-268). Attalus is brought back to Rome and forced to fight in the arena as a gladiator, but once there, he becomes embroiled in a plot to overthrow the emperor.
Cast[]
- Mark Forest as Attalus
- Marilù Tolo as Velida
- as Zullo
- as Clea
- as Gallienus
- Oreste Lionello as Drusius
- Nazzareno Zamperla as Horatius
- Fedele Gentile as Arminius
- Renato Montalbano
Release[]
The Magnificent Gladiator was released in Italy on 31 December 1964.[1]
See also[]
- List of historical drama films
- Gallienus usurpers
Notes[]
References[]
- Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476662916.
External links[]
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Categories:
- 1964 films
- Italian-language films
- Italian films
- Peplum films
- Films set in the 3rd century
- Films set in ancient Rome
- Films set in the Roman Empire
- Films directed by Alfonso Brescia
- Films about gladiatorial combat
- Films scored by Marcello Giombini
- Sword and sandal films
- 1960s Italian film stubs