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Hercules Against Rome

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Hercules Against Rome
Directed byPiero Pierotti
Screenplay by
  • Arpad DeRiso
  • Piero Pierotti[2]
Story by
  • Arpad DeRiso
  • Nino Scolaro[2]
Produced byFortunato Misiano[2]
Starring
CinematographyAugusto Tiezzi[2]
Edited byJolanda Benvenuti[2]
Music byAngelo Francisco Lavagnino[2]
Production
companies
  • Romana Film
  • Regina Films
  • SFF Alfred Rose[1]
Release date
  • 15 May 1964 (1964-05-15) (Italy)
Running time
94 minutes
Countries
  • Italy
  • France[1]

Hercules Against Rome (Italian: Ercole contro Roma) is a 1964 peplum film directed by Piero Pierotti.[3][page needed]

Plot

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A childhood friend enlists Hercules to protect the Roman Emperor Gordiano, who is in danger from his own mutinous Praetorian Guards. By the time the hero reaches Italy and the temporary Roman capital of Ravenna, the guards have already murdered the mild and scholarly Emperor, replacing him with their chief officer Filippo Afro. Gordiano's daughter Ulpia faces the prospect of marrying Filippo's worthless son Rezio, linking the usurper to the imperial family. Hercules undertakes to set the situation right, rescuing Ulpia and helping the great Roman general Lucio Trajano Decio seize the throne.

Cast

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Release

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Hercules Against Rome was released in Italy on 15 May 1964 with a 94-minute running time.[2] On its release in the United States, it was released at an 87-minute running time.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 81.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 80.
  3. ^ Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 2007. ISBN 8884405033.

Bibliography

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