The Magnificent Gladiator

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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

| 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

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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  • {{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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