The Throne of Fire (film)
{{Infobox film
| name = The Throne of Fire
| image = Throne-of-fire-1983-film-poster.jpg
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| director = Franco Prosperi
| producer = Ettore Spagnuolo{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=206}}
| writer =
| screenplay = Nino Marino{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=206}}
| story = {{plainlist|*Nino Marino
- Giuseppe Buricchi{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=206}}}}
| based_on =
| starring = {{plainlist|*Sabrina Siani
- Pietro Torrisi
- Harrison Muller, Jr.
- Beni Cardoso}}
| music = Carlo Rustichelli{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=206}}
| cinematography = Guglielmo Mancori{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=206}}
| editing = Alessandro Lucidi{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=206}}
| studio = Visione Cinematografica{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=207}}
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| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1983|6|17|Italy}}
| runtime = 89 minutes{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=206}}
| country = Italy{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=206}}
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The Throne of Fire ({{langx|it|Il trono di fuoco}}) is a 1983 Italian film directed by Franco Prosperi, starring Sabrina Siani and Pietro Torrisi.{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|pp=206-207}} The film is among the peplums of the 1980s to feature a woman as the central character, along with Red Sonja, Hundra and Barbarian Queen.{{sfn|Rushing|2016|p=133}}
Production
Parts of Throne of Fire were shot at Bracciano in Rome with interiors shot at De Paolis Studios and Elios studios in Rome.{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=207}}
The film reuses the village raid sequence from the 1982 film Barbarian Master.{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=207}}
Release
The Throne of Fire was released on 17 June 1983 in Italy and on 5 June 1986 in the United States.{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=206}}
Reception
In his overview of 1980s action films, Daniel R. Budnik described the film as a "Conan rip-off from Italy" that was closer to "peplum from the late 1950s" and had a similar "meandering feel" that the films of that era had.{{sfn|Budnik|2017|p=55}}
References
=Footnotes=
{{reflist}}
=Sources=
{{Refbegin}}
- {{cite book
|last=Budnik
|first=Daniel R.
|title='80s Action Movies on the Cheap: 284 Low Budget, High Impact Pictures
|publisher=McFarland
|isbn=978-0786497416
|year=2017
}}
- {{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
}}
- {{cite book
|last=Rushing
|first=Robert A.
|title=Descended from Hercules: Biopolitics and the Muscled Male Body on Screen
|publisher=McFarland
|isbn=978-0253022585
|year=2016
}}
{{Refend}}
External links
- {{imdb title|0090166|The Throne of Fire}}
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Category:Films scored by Carlo Rustichelli
Category:Sword-and-sandal films
Category:Films directed by Franco Prosperi
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