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The Ten Gladiators

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The Ten Gladiators
Italian theatrical release poster
Directed byGianfranco Parolini
Screenplay by
Starring
CinematographyFrancesco Izzarelli[1]
Edited byEdmond Lozzi[1]
Music byAngelo Francesco Lavagnino[1]
Production
company
Cine-Produzioni Associate[1]
Release date
  • 14 December 1963 (1963-12-14) (Italy)
Running time
110 minutes[1]
CountryItaly[1]

The Ten Gladiators (Italian: I dieci gladiatori) is a 1963 Italian film directed by Gianfranco Parolini.

Plot summary

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Roccia and a band of fellow gladiators join forces with a patrician named Glaucus Valerius to replace Nero (and his evil henchman, Tigelinus), with a new emperor: Servius Galba. During the course of this bloody struggle, the gladiators lose their mentor and trainer - Resius - and then must rescue Lidia, Resius' beautiful niece, from death on the cross.

Cast

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Release

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The Ten Gladiators was released in Italy on 14 December 1963 with a 110-minute running time as I dieci gladiatori.[1] On its American release, the film had a running time of 104 minutes.[1]

References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 171.

Sources

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