Challenge of the Gladiator (Italian: Il gladiatore che sfidò l'impero) is a 1965 Italian peplum film directed by Domenico Paolella.[1][2]
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| Directed by | Domenico Paolella |
| Starring | Peter Lupus |
| Music by | Giuseppe Piccillo |
| Distributed by | Variety Distribution |
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| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Plot
editTreacherous 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
edit- Peter Lupus: Spartacus (credited as Rock Stevens)
- Massimo Serato: Senator Lucio Quintilio
- Gloria Milland: Livia
- Livio Lorenzon: Commodio
- Piero Lulli: Consul Metello
- Walter Barnes: Terenzo
- Andrea Checchi
- Dario Michaelis
- Franco Ressel
- Bruno Scipioni
- Salvatore Borghese: Gladiator
References
edit- ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia; Mario Pecorari (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN 8876055932.
- ^ Michele Giordano (1998). Giganti buoni. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877421835.
External links
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