The Queen of Babylon
La cortigiana di Babilonia (English title: The Queen of Babylon) is a 1954 Italian film set in the Neo-Babylonian Empire in the year 600 BC.
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| Directed by | Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia |
| Screenplay by | Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia Ennio De Concini |
| Starring | Rhonda Fleming Ricardo Montalban |
| Music by | Renzo Rossellini |
| Cinematography | Gábor Pogány |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox (US) |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian English |
This film was directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia.[1]
Plot
Semiramis, a simple keeper of goats, is taken to Babylon for having lodged Amal, the leader of the Chaldeans, pursued by King Ashur. She is noticed by the latter who would like to make her his favorite. But the beauty has thoughts only for her attractive Amal who managed to escape and comes to visit her discreetly at the palace. Captured again, Amal escapes death thanks to Semiramis who gives in to the king and he finds himself with his compatriots to toil in the quarries. The deceit of Sibari, the Prime Minister, will change his fate
Cast
- Rhonda Fleming as "Semiramis"
- Ricardo Montalban as "Amal"
- Roldano Lupi as "Assur"
- Carlo Ninchi as "Sibari"
- Tamara Lees as "Lysia"
- Furio Meniconi as "Bolgias"
- Gildo Bocci
See also
References
- Hawkins, Robert F. (January 2, 1955). "NOTED IN THE BUSTLING ITALIAN FILM STUDIOS / Expatriates". The New York Times. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
External links
- Queen of Babylon at IMDb
- Queen of Babylon film clip on YouTube {When accessed on June 10, 2020, this link was no longer active}