The Magnificent Gladiator

The Magnificent Gladiator (Italian: Il magnifico gladiatore) is a 1964 Italian sword-and-sandal film written and directed by Alfonso Brescia.

The Magnificent Gladiator
Directed byAlfonso Brescia
Produced byAnacleto Fontini[1]
Screenplay byAlfonso Brescia[1]
Starring
Music byMarcello Giombini[1]
CinematographyPier Ludovico Pavoni[1]
Edited byNelle Nannuzzi[1]
Production
company
Seven Film[1]
Release date
  • 31 December 1964 (1964-12-31) (Italy)
Running time
95 minutes[1]
CountryItaly[1]

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

Release

The Magnificent Gladiator was released in Italy on 31 December 1964.[1]

See also

Notes

References

  • Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476662916.


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