The Magnificent Gladiator
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| name = The Magnificent Gladiator
| image = Il-magnifico-gladiatore-italian-movie-poster-md.jpg
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| director = Alfonso Brescia
| producer = Anacleto Fontini{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=111}}
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| screenplay = Alfonso Brescia{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=111}}
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| starring = {{plainlist|* Mark Forest
- Marilu Tolo
- Paolo Gozlino
- Jolanda Modio}}
| music = Marcello Giombini{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=111}}
| cinematography = Pier Ludovico Pavoni{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=111}}
| editing = Nelle Nannuzzi{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=111}}
| studio = Seven Film{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=111}}
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| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1964|12|31|Italy}}
| runtime = 95 minutes{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=111}}
| country = Italy{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=111}}
| language = Italian
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The Magnificent Gladiator ({{langx|it|Il magnifico gladiatore}}) is a 1964 Italian sword-and-sandal film written and directed by Alfonso Brescia.
Plot
Attalus (or anachronistically "Hercules" in the English version) is captured by Roman soldiers on the frontier during the reign of Gallienus (AD 253–268). Attalus is brought back to Rome and forced to fight in the arena as a gladiator, but once there, he becomes embroiled in a plot to overthrow the emperor.
Cast
- Mark Forest as Attalus
- Marilù Tolo as Velida
- Paolo Gozlino as Zullo
- Jolanda Modio as Clea
- Franco Cobianchi as Gallienus
- Oreste Lionello as Drusius
- Nazzareno Zamperla as Horatius
- Fedele Gentile as Arminius
- Giulio Tomei
- Renato Montalbano
Release
The Magnificent Gladiator was released in Italy on 31 December 1964.{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=111}}
See also
Notes
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=References=
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- {{cite book
|last1=Kinnard
|first1=Roy
|last2=Crnkovich
|first2=Tony
|title=Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990
|publisher=McFarland
|isbn=978-1476662916
|year=2017
}}
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0290240|The Magnificent Gladiator}}
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Category:Films set in 3rd-century Roman Empire
Category:Films set in ancient Rome
Category:Films set in the Roman Empire
Category:Films directed by Alfonso Brescia
Category:Films about gladiatorial combat
Category:Films scored by Marcello Giombini
Category:Sword-and-sandal films
Category:1960s Italian-language films
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