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Challenge of the Gladiator (1965)
Directed by Domenico Paolella
“Infamy and Cruelty Sweep the Roman Empire as a Madman Turns the Country Into a Bloody Arena!”
History, Action, Adventure, Drama · 1h 30m
Treacherous Roman senator Lucius Quintilius plans a secret journey into Thrace to recover a legendary treasure. He is accompanied by his daughter Livia posing as a Christian slave girl, his cruel henchman Commodio, and Terenzius, an ex-gladiator and Nero look-alike who fools the local Thracians into believing he is the real Emperor. But Lucius's plans are thwarted by Spartacus and his band of rebels who succeed in capturing the treasure for Thrace. When news arrives from Rome that the real Nero has died, local Roman governor Consul Metellus joins forces with Spartacus to defeat the traitors.
Cast
Peter Lupus
Massimo Serato
Livio Lorenzon
Piero Lulli
Walter Barnes
Andrea Checchi
Dario Michaelis
Franco Ressel
Bruno Scipioni
Crew
- Director
- Domenico Paolella
- Screenplay
- Alessandro Ferraù, Domenico Paolella
- Director of Photography
- Raffaele Masciocchi
- Original Music Composer
- Giuseppe Piccillo
- Editor
- Antonietta Zita
Details
- Original title
- Il Gladiatore che sfidò l'impero
- Release date
- 1965-04-04
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- History, Action, Adventure, Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- Italian
- Countries
- Italy
- Production
- Jonia Film