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IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 73
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 103 min
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The Invincible Maciste Brothers (1964)
Plot Summary:
Peplum movie from 1964.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 64
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min
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Samson Against the Sheik (1962)
Plot Summary:
An adventure movie directed by Domenico Paolella.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 92
Genere: Adventure
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min
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Three Giants of the Roman Empire (1971)
Plot Summary:
Tullius Valerius -- a Proconsul of Rome, circa 310 A.D. -- fears that a provincial governor named Gaius Appius Quintillianus has been secretly working with those Germanic barbarians seeking to end Roman rule. Valerius elevates Marcus, a gladiator turned soldier, to the post of Vice Proconsul with orders to go "undercover" to investigate this situation. Marcus selects two friends, fellow soldier Claudius and pickpocket Volcan, to accompany him into Gaius' territory. In this territory lives Lycia, daughter of Manlius and the beloved of Marcus. Gaius soon learns of Marcus's plans, thanks to the evil Stovius. Gaius kills Manlius and blames the crime on Marcus. Lycia turns against Marcus whom Gaius condemns to be pulled apart by teams of horses. Marcus survives this "Test of Strength" as reinforcements arrive from Rome. Gaius dies in battle, Claudius reunites with his Christian girlfriend, Diana, and an enlightened Lycia welcomes Marcus back with open arms.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 59
Genere: Adventure
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min
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Colossus of the Arena (1962)
Plot Summary:
A powerful man posing as a gladiator in Rome's fourth century discovers a plan to put the beautiful Queen in prison, which he thwarts by exposing a sinister duke as a traitor.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 115
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: campy
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Triumph of the Ten Gladiators (1964)
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The ten gladiators are hired to travel to Arbela, a small country on the outskirts of the Roman Empire to learn if Parthia is planning to war with Rome. Upon arriving, the heroes decide to kidnap the beautiful Parthian queen and spirit her to Syria to serve as a hostage.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 118
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: Spain, Italy, France
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: campy
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Hercules the Avenger (1965)
Plot Summary:
Reg Park returns to his antics of old as the man of iron in HERCULES THE AVENGER. The Son of Jove undertakes another journey into the nether realms battling zombies and monsters in order to rescue his son, allowing goddess Gia an opportunity to place her own slacker son in Hercules' sandals. There's something for everyone: ghouls, dragons, sweating men and girls in skimpy outfits.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 160
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: campy
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The Ten Gladiators (1963)
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Roccia and a band of fellow gladiators join forces with a patrician named Glaucus Valerius to replace Nero, (and his evil henchman, Tigelinus), with a new emperor: Servius Galba. During the course of this bloody struggle, the gladiators lose their mentor and trainer - Resius - and then must rescue Lidia, Resius' beautiful niece, from death on the cross.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 126
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: campy
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Messalina vs. the Son of Hercules (1964)
Plot Summary:
While fighting in Britain, Roman forces commanded by Caligula capture the noble warrior, Glaucus. Seeing in him gladiator material, Caligula takes Glaucus back to Rome along with other hostages including Glaucus's girlfriend, Ena. A man seeking to restore the Roman Republic then assassinates Caligula after which Claudius is proclaimed emperor. Messalina -- Claudius's beautiful but evil wife -- then maneuvers to replace Claudius with her lover, Silio. She forces Glaucus to help her in this quest by threatening to harm the enslaved Ena. Written by dinky-4 of Minneapolis.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 130
Genere: Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 98 min
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Gold for the Caesars (1963)
Plot Summary:
A gladiator gets caught up in a slave revolt and the invasion of England.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 170
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 98 min
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Colussus and the Huns (1962)
Plot Summary:
King Bohlem, brother of the late Attila, reconquers former Hun territory. To secure this territory, he sends his son, Otto, and his nephew, Tharus, to forge an alliance with King Haadem, strongest of the neighboring rulers. Haadem, however, is just concluding an alliance with Kudrum, the ambitious son of a king hostile to Hun interests. To cement this alliance, Haadem has agreed to marry his daughter, Tamall, to Kudrun, but Tamall dislikes Kudrum. She quickly falls in love with the newly-arrived Tharus. Kudrum inflames Haadem's feelings against Tharus and arranges to have Tharus publicly flogged. Not satisfied, Kudrum then murders Haadem and has the crime blamed on Tharus. Tamall's love for Tharus is tested but then she comes to believe Tharus's claims of innocence and works on behalf of Tharus as Kudrum's forces arrive for a decisive battle.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 53
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 89 min
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Seven Slaves Against the World (1964)
Plot Summary:
Tribune Marcus Aulus, out of favor in Rome because of his alleged sympathy for Christians, arrives to take charge of an aqueduct project on the hot, arid fringes of the Empire. Centurion Gaius, cruel and corrupt, resents being replaced by Marcus. He instigates a revolt by his slave-workers, then blames the situation on Marcus. During the revolt, five muscular slaves escape. They meet up with fellow escapee Balisten, a farmer unjustly condemned to the aqueduct project. Balisten, impressed by Marcus's enlightened attitudes, has rescued the Tribune from the revolt. The six slaves, with Marcus's advice, plan to gain their freedom using their prowess as gladiators. Marcus plans to clear his name and to re-unite with his fiancée, Claudia, recently arrived from Rome. Gaius plans to kill Marcus and thus hide the truth about the slave revolt. Brawls and fights both inside and outside the arena come thick and fast.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 71
Genere: Adventure
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: campy
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Seven from Thebes (1964)
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The city of Thebes has come under the cruel domination of Sparta. Diomedes and several of his friends strive to throw off the Spartan yoke even while Diomedes romances Dorida, daughter of the Theban governor who's collaborating with Sparta.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 33
Genere: Drama, Action
Country: Italy, France, Yugoslavia
Duration: 105 min
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Caesar Against the Pirates (1962)
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Julius Caesar flees Rome because of a conspiration against him and takes refuge by the king of Bitinia. He finds a woman there and while he escorts her to Rhodes their ship is attacked. Caught by the pirates he asks for help to get back to Rome.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 112
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min
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Goliath and the Sins of Babylon (1963)
Plot Summary:
Goliath battles for the freedom of the Babylonian people.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 287
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: biblical, psychotronic, homoerotic, campy
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Alone Against Rome (1962)
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A Roman Consul, on his way to fight a border war, stations a garrison of soldiers in a provincial town. The townspeople aren't happy with this situation but decide it's in their best interests to cooperate. However, the Tribune left in charge of the garrison proves to be cruel and demanding. He takes over a house for his own use and forces his attentions on Fabiola, the owner's daughter. She reluctantly submits in order to protect the life of her lover, Brenno, who's already been publicly whipped and who's been hauled off to the local arena to provide sport for Roman gladiators. Soon, Brenno and Fabiola's brother are organizing a resistance which will put an end to the Tribune's reign of tyranny.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 111
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min
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Revolt of the Praetorians (1964)
Plot Summary:
Rome chafes under the rule of the Emperor Domitian and his Egyptian mistress, Artamne. A mysterious champion arises to fight against the Emperor -- a masked man known as the Red Wolf. In fact, the Red Wolf is Valerius Rufus, one of the Emperor's trusted centurions who's aided by none other than the Emperor's court jester, the diminutive Elpidion. Rebels in league with Valerius kidnap Artamne, planning to exchange her for two of their imprisoned colleagues, but Artamne escapes and soon both Valerius, (now exposed as the Red Wolf), and his fiancee, Lucilla, are sentenced to be immersed in a cauldron of molten lead. Valerius's friends, however, rise up to rescue him and to liberate Rome.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 116
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min
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Hercules Against the Mongols (1963)
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Though Genghis Khan eventually sought peace with the West, his death in 1227 AD puts into power his three war-like sons: Sayan, Susdal, and Kin Khan. These sons quickly overrun the city of Tuleda and take prisoner Princess Bianca, though young Prince Alessio escapes. Hercules comes to the rescue of Bianca, winning her freedom in a tournament in exchange for becoming a slave himself. Forces from the West soon come to re-take Tuleda and Hercules -- freed from his bonds -- helps to dispatch Genghis Khan's three sons while again saving Bianca and reuniting her with her young brother.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 280
Genere: Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: campy
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Gladiator of Rome (1962)
Plot Summary:
A warrior protecting a slave girl, who is really a princess, winds up as a gladiator in the Roman arenas.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 166
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: campy
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Revenge of the Gladiators (1964)
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In 454 A.D. barbarians led by the Vandal king, Genseri, besiege Rome which is ruled by the ineffectual Valentinian III and his wife, Calpurnia. The Roman general Ezio manages to temporarily halt the Vandals' advance. Now arriving on the scene is Ezio's son, Fabius, who had been reported as killed in battle. Fabius falls in love with Valentinian's daughter, Priscilla, while coming to the realization that Rome is weak and corrupt. Genseri now hatches a plan to take over Rome by marrying his son to Priscilla, To prevent this, Fabius hides Priscilla but is then captured and tortured by Genseri who wants to know the young woman's whereabouts. Priscilla comes forward and agrees to marry Genseri's son if Genseri will free Fabius. Genseri agrees but, at the wedding, he breaks his word and shows Priscilla a cross where Fabius has been crucified with ropes. Priscilla is outraged but then relieved when Fabius' friends arrive to save Fabius and to defeat the Vandals in battle.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 57
Genere: Adventure
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, realistic, campy
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The Rebel Gladiators (1962)
Plot Summary:
In order to persuade the Emperor to spare his village, the mighty Ursus is forced to fight the greatest gladiator in Rome in the Roman Arena.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 74
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: campy
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79 A.D. (1962)
Plot Summary:
Intrigue at the Roman Emperor's court prior to its destruction by Vesuvius.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 132
Genere: Action, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 108 min
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Kerim, Son of the Sheik (1962)
Plot Summary:
In the Middle East, circa 1860s, the evil Omar seeks to become Khadive by killing off his adversaries and by marrying the reluctant Fawzia, favorite niece of the current Khadive. (After marrying Fawzia, he plans to eliminate her so he can then marry his own choice, the ruthless Zahira.) Omar's brutal policies result in the death of a young woman named Laila. Laila's brother, Kerim, then becomes Omar's sworn enemy. Now known as "the Black Shiek," Kerim becomes a Robin Hood of the desert, rallying various tribes in a revolt against Omar. In the process Kerim meets and falls in love with Fawzia who eventually comes to share his feelings. In disguise, Kerim infiltrates Omar's headquarters but is discovered, imprisoned -- along with Fawzia and her father, Mansur -- and flogged. A sympathetic slave girl named Selima rides and informs Prince Ahmed who comes to Kerim's rescue. In a hand-to-hand duel, Kerim kills Omar. Then Kerim and Fawzia ride off together into the desert.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 80
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 85 min
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The Magnificent Gladiator (1964)
Plot Summary:
Roman soldiers capture Attalus (a.k.a. Hercules) in a battle at the fringes of the Roman Empire. They take him back to Rome where his prowess as a gladiator earns the respect of the Emperor Galienus. An ambitious nobleman named Zullo, however, wants to marry Velida, daughter of Galienus, and to then take over the throne. (By now Velida and Attalus have fallen in love.) Zullo arranges for Galienus to be kidnapped and replaced with a look-alike. He sets up a marriage to Velida and also engineers the arrest of Attalus, but Attalus escapes.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 101
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min
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The Two Gladiators (1964)
Plot Summary:
The twins of the recently departed Marcus Aurelius fight it out to see who will become emperor of Rome.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 171
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min
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The Vengeance of Ursus (1961)
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The evil King Zagro has designs on the beautiful Princess Sira. He wants to marry her so he can take over her kingdom and add it to his own. When Sira is kidnapped, Ursus leaves his farm to rescue her and to eventually lead a revolt against King Zagro.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 134
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 88 min
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The Lion of Thebes (1964)
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Fleeing Troy in the wake of its destruction, fair-faced Helen and her faithful protector Arion run into the pharaoh Ramses, who sets his sights on Helen -- and is subsequently murdered. Now it's up to Arion to save Helen from those who wish her dead.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 236
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: exciting, atmospheric, epic, serious, captivating, stylized
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The Invincible Gladiator (1961)
Plot Summary:
A Roman warrior leads a revolt against an evil ruler. A young, diminutive ruler makes a big decision to unseat a nobleman whose ego has outgrown him. But can the 10-year-old take on such an impressive nemesis?.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 113
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: exciting, atmospheric, epic, serious, stylized, cult film
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Gladiators 7 (1962)
Plot Summary:
Framed for the escape of five gladiators from the arena, the son of one of Sparta's leading citizens is sentenced to the arena as gladiator himself and forced to fight for his life in the Roman Colosseum. Years later he manages to escape and return to Sparta, only to find out that his father has been murdered--even though it was ruled a "suicide"--and the woman he loves is about to marry the evil king who has usurped the throne. He sets out to find six of his fellow gladiators and return to Sparta to save his woman and place the rightful king on the throne.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 199
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: epic, exciting, serious, captivating, stylized, cult film
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Brennus, Enemy of Rome (1963)
Plot Summary:
AKA: Brennus, Enemy of Rome, AKA: Battle of the Valiant A 1963 film about the sack of Rome in 387 BC.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 101
Genere: Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min
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Hero of Rome (1964)
Plot Summary:
In ancient Rome, the people finally oust their despised king, Tarquinius, and declare the city a republic. Tarquinius makes an alliance with the Etruscan king, Porsenna, to take back power in Rome, but a Roman general, the heroic Mucius, sets out to stop him.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 210
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, bleak, epic, serious, captivating, suspenseful, stylized, campy