Fire Over Rome

Fire Over Rome
Fire Over Rome
Directed by	Guido Malatesta
Screenplay by	Guido Malatesta; Giorgio Marzelli;
Produced by	Giorgio Marzelli
Starring	Lang Jeffries; Cristina Galoni; Moira Orfei; Mario Felliciani;
Cinematography	Aldo Greci
Edited by	Enzo Alfonzi
Music by	Guido Robuschi; Gian Stellari;
Production; companies	GMC; Jadran Film;
Distributed by	Variety Distribution
Release date	20 March 1965 (Italy);
Running time	80 minutes
Country	Italy

Fire Over Rome (Italian: L'incendio di Roma) is a 1965 Italian peplum film directed by Guido Malatesta.^[2]

Plot

After successfully campaigning in Gaul for several years, Consul Marcus Valerius arrived back in Rome with his legion. He and his men were looking forward to celebrating their return with their families and friends. The fearless warrior expected his Emperor to be pleased with his conquests, but Nero showed little interest. Other priorities were far more important. Nero ordered Marcus to assist Menecrate, the hated leader of the Praetorian Guards, in cleansing the city of its Christian presence but he refused and resigned as Consul in protest. He was immediately sentenced to death and his legion disbanded. Marcus Valerius is a valiant soldier and the killing of innocent people goes against all his principles. The former hero is now the hunted.

Cast

Lang Jeffries as Marcus Valerius
Cristina Gaioni as Giulia
Moira Orfei as Poppaea
Mario Feliciani as Seneca
Luciano Marin as Fulvius
Evi Maltagliati as Livia Augusta, Marcus's Mother
Franco Fantasia as Clodius

Release

Fire Over Rome was released as L'incendio di Roma in Italy on 20 March 1965.^[1] In the UK it received a belated release in 1975 under the title Revenge of the Gladiators where it appeared on a double bill with the 1962 film Land of the Monsters.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 58.
^ Fire Over Rome (1965), retrieved 2018-08-02

Bibliography

Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476662916.

External links

Fire Over Rome at IMDb
Fire Over Rome at Variety Distribution

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[FOOTNOTEKinnardCrnkovich201758-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 58.

[2] Fire Over Rome (1965), retrieved 2018-08-02

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