Category: Sword and Sandal

2938. VALLEY OF THE LIONS (Ursus In The Valley Of The Lions) (1962-Italy). With ED FURY. This exhilarating epic opens in a city which, at one time, was the capital of a small but flourishing kingdom. For many years, it was ruled by a wise king and his gracious queen. However, forces of evil have […]

2950. GLADIATOR OF ROME (1962-ltaly) COLOR. With GORDON SCOTT. Rome during the time of the Emperor Caracalla is a city of many intrigues and conspiracies which ultimately are destined to threaten the very future of the mighty Empire. One day two Romans who are old friends meet in the slreet and go on to share […]

2962. THE TERROR OF ROME AGAINST THE SON OF HERCULES (Maciste) (1964-ltaly-France) COLOR. With MARK FOREST. This entertaining saga of ancient Rome portrays the Emperor Caesar as a gluttonous boor who is amused as gladiators fight to the death in his arena. The four winners of his latest series of bouts will be rewarded with […]

2899. COLOSSUS OF THE ARENA (1960-ltaly) COLOR. With MARK FOREST. This spectacular epic tells the story of a group of fearless Roman slaves who, for years, have been toiling for their master as gladiators. The latter offers them their freedom along with untold riches if they travel with him to a rival kingdom for the […]

2777. HEROD THE GREAT (1960-ltaly) COLOR. With EDMUND PURDOM, SANDRA MILO, MASSIMO GIROTTI. Herod the Great, the King of judea, was the first eminent ruler in a dynasty which maintained power in the time of Cleopatra and Marc Antony. Key portions of Herod’s life are depicted in this tempestuous and artfully filmed historical epic. Herod […]

2775. THE INVINCIBLE GLADIATOR (1963-Italy-Spain) COLOR. With RICHARD HARRISON. As this rousing sword-and-sandal saga begins, handsome strongman Rezius and other gladiator-slaves fight bravely in the arena of the ruthless and tyrannical Rabirius. He is the Regent of Acastus, who sits in judgment of the lives of Rezius and his comrades. This scene of heartless violence […]

2346. PERSEUS THE INVINCIBLE (Medusa Against The Son Of Hercules) (1965-ltaly). The mighty sons of Hercules were “heroes supreme” who “roamed the earth righting wrongs, helping the weak and oppressed and seeking adventure.” Perseus called himself a “simple commoner” accustomed to living alone in the mountains. This action-packed adventure follows our hero’s plight as he […]

2347. FABIOLA (1948-France-ltaly). With MICHELE MORGAN, MICHEL SIMON, HENRI VIDAL This sprawling epic is without doubt a classic of its kind. Its vast popularity was to pave the way for the production of countless other, similar period spectacles. The setting is the 4th Century, a time in which Rome ruled the word. Christianity was then […]

2298. ALONE AGAINST ROME (1962-ltaly). COLOR. With ROSSANA PODESTA. This thrilling adventure chronicles conflict in ancient Italy as Roman soldiers swagger through the streets of the city of Antigonea. The town is under occupation, with its citizens forced to pay a heavy ranÂsom for the release of prisoners taken by the Romans. The rebellious Antigoneans […]

2299. VENUS MEETS THE SON OF HERCULES (1963-italy). Color. with roger BROWNE. In days of old there lived the stalwart sons of Hercules, heroes supreme and the mightiest of men who roamed the earth righting wrongs and helping the weak and oppressed. However, one of Hercules’ offspring was no mere mortal. He dwelt near Mount […]