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Siege of Syracuse [L’Assedio di Siracusa] ** (1960, Rossano Brazzi, Tina Louise, Sylva Koscina, Enrico Maria Salerno, Gino Cervi) – Classic Movie Review 12,058

Director Pietro Francisci’s 1960 Italian historical drama film Siege of Syracuse [L’Assedio di Siracusa] stars Rossano Brazzi, Tina Louise, Sylva Koscina, Enrico Maria Salerno, and Gino Cervi. It focuses on the Roman Siege of Syracuse […]

Apr, 13

Androcles and the Lion *** (1952, Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Alan Young, Robert Newton, Maurice Evans, Reginald Gardiner, Elsa Lanchester) – Classic Movie Review 8631

The George Bernard Shaw play roars on to the screen in director Chester Erskine’s 1952 drama Androcles and the Lion, with its ancient Rome story of Androcles (Alan Young), the nice Christian tailor who removes a […]

Jun, 23

The Colossus of Rome [Il Colosso di Roma] [Hero of Rome] ** (1964, Gordon Scott, Gabriella Pallotta, Massimo Serato) – Classic Movie Review 8108

Director Giorgio Ferroni [Richard McNamara as English language director]’s 1964 The Colossus of Rome [Il Colosso di Roma] [Hero of Rome] [Arm of Fire] stars Gordon Scott as Mucius, Gabriella Pallotta as Clelia, Massimo Serato […]

Feb, 09

The Revolt of the Slaves [La Rivolta degli Schiavi] ** (1960, Rhonda Fleming, Lang Jeffries, Darío Moreno, Ettore Manni, Gino Cervi, Fernando Rey, Serge Gainsbourg) – Classic Movie Review 7935

Rhonda Fleming stars as ancient Roman patrician’s daughter Fabiola, who falls for a handsome young Christian slave called Vibio (Lang Jeffries). Nevertheless, the fiery Fabiola has Vibio flogged for disobeying an order. Fleming and her […]

Dec, 22

Revolt of the Barbarians [La rivolta dei barbari] * (1964, Roland Carey, Maria Grazia Spina, Mario Feliciani) – Classic Movie Review 7933

Director Guido Malatesta’s 1964 period action adventure drama Revolt of the Barbarians [La Rivolta dei Barbari] is a very moderate Italian sword and sandal epic, in which a Roman consul goes to Gaul to investigate […]

Dec, 22

Jesus of Nazareth **** (1977, Robert Powell, Anne Bancroft, Ernest Borgnine, Claudia Cardinale, Stacy Keach, Peter Ustinov, Ian McShane, Michael York, Olivia Hussey, Rod Steiger) – Classic Movie Review 6,008

Director Franco Zeffirelli’s distinguished 1977 Biblical epic film Jesus of Nazareth finds a perfect star actor in Robert Powell, who is excellent as Jesus of Nazareth, in this deservedly much acclaimed and widely shown, all-star […]

Sep, 09

Jesus Christ Superstar *** (1973, Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson, Yvonne Elliman, Barry Dennen, Bob Bingham, Josh Mostel) – Classic Movie Review 5676

Director Norman Jewison’s greatly maligned 1973 movie of the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical – or rock opera as there are no spoken lines and everything is sung – is valuable as an impressive attempt […]

Jun, 27

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