Thunder of Battle
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| image = Coriolanus_Hero_without_a_Country.jpg
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| director = Giorgio Ferroni
| producer = Diego Alchimede{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=176}}
| screenplay = Remigio Del Grosso{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=176}}
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| starring = {{plainlist|* Gordon Scott
| music = Carlo Rustichelli{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=176}}
| cinematography = Augusto Tiezzi{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=176}}
| editing = Antonietta Zita{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=176}}
| studio = {{plainlist|* Doria Film
- Explorer '58
- Comptoir Francais du Film{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=177}}}}
| distributor = Variety Distribution
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1964|3|5|Italy}}
| runtime = 96 minutes{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=176}}
| country = {{plainlist|*Italy
- France{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=177}}}}
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Thunder of Battle ({{langx|it|Coriolano, eroe senza patria}}{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=176}}) is a 1964 Italian historical drama film set in Rome in 493 BC. The plot is an adaptation of the Roman legend about the general who won great victories for the Romans over their enemies the Volscians, but was then forced into exile by his political enemies at home.
Cast
- Gordon Scott as "Coriolanus"
- Alberto Lupo as "Escinius"
- Lilla Brignone as "Volumnia"
- Philippe Hersent as "Cominius"
- Rosalba Neri as "Virginia"
- Aldo Bufi Landi as "Marco"
- Nerio Bernardi as "Menenius Agripa"
- Piero Pastore
- Tullio Altamura
- Nello Pazzafini
Release
Thunder of Battle was released in Italy with a 96-minute running time on March 5, 1964.{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=176}} The film re-uses footage from The Trojan Horse.{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=177}}
See also
Footnotes
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=References=
{{Refbegin}}
- {{cite book|last=Hughes|first=Howard|title=Cinema Italiano - The Complete Guide From Classics To Cult|publisher=I.B.Tauris|year=2011|isbn=978-1-84885-608-0 |location=London - New York}}
- {{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
}}
{{Refend}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|0056954|Thunder of Battle}}
- [https://www.varietydistribution.it/en/catalogue/coriolanus-hero-without-a-country/ Thunder of Battle] at Variety Distribution
{{Giorgio Ferroni}}
Category:French historical adventure films
Category:Films set in ancient Rome
Category:Films set in the 5th century BC
Category:Films based on classical mythology
Category:Films about gladiatorial combat
Category:Films directed by Giorgio Ferroni
Category:Films scored by Carlo Rustichelli
Category:1960s historical films
Category:Sword-and-sandal films
Category:Cultural depictions of Gnaeus Marcius Coriolanus
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