Sins of Rome
Sins of Rome (Italian: Spartaco) is a 1953 historical drama film directed by Riccardo Freda and loosely based on the life story of Spartacus.[3][4] The rights of film's negatives and copies were bought by the producers of Stanley Kubrick's 1960 film Spartacus, as to prevent eventual new releases of the film that could have damaged the commercial outcome of Kubrik's film; this resulted in Sins of Rome's withdrawal from market for about thirty years.[5]
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| Directed by | Riccardo Freda |
| Produced by | Carlo Caiano[1] |
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| Story by | Maria Bory[2] |
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| Music by | Renzo Rossellini[2] |
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| Edited by | Mario Serandrei[2] |
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| Distributed by | A.P.I. (Italy) |
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Running time | 105 minutes[2] |
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| Box office | 450 million lire |
Cast
- Massimo Girotti as Spartacus
- Ludmilla Tchérina as Amitis
- Gianna Maria Canale as Sabina
- Yves Vincent as Ocnomas
- Carlo Ninchi as Marcus Licinius Crassus
- Carlo Giustini as Artorige
- Teresa Franchini as Spartacus's Mother
- Vittorio Sanipoli as Marcus Virilius Rufus
- Umberto Silvestri as Lentulus
- Renato Baldini as Gladiator
- Nerio Bernardi
- Cesare Bettarini
Release
Sins of Rome was distributed in Italy as Spartaco by A.P.I. on January 28, 1953.[2][1] The film grossed a total of 450 million Italian lire in Italy.[1] The film was released in the United States as Sins of Rome and in the United Kingdom as Spartacus the Gladiator.[1]
References
- Curti 2017, p. 311.
- Curti 2017, p. 310.
- Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876055487.
- Maria Wyke (1997). Projecting the Past: Ancient Rome, Cinema and History. Routledge, 2013. ISBN 1317796071.
- Silke Knippschild, Marta Garcia Morcillo (15 August 2013). Seduction and Power: Antiquity in the Visual and Performing Arts. A&C Black, 2013. ISBN 978-1441190659.
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