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The Magnificent Gladiator (Italian: Il magnifico gladiatore) is a 1964 Italian sword-and-sandal film written and directed by Alfonso Brescia.

The Magnificent Gladiator
Directed by	Alfonso Brescia
Screenplay by	Alfonso Brescia[1]
Produced by	Anacleto Fontini[1]
Starring	Mark Forest Marilu Tolo Paolo Gozlino Jolanda Modio
Cinematography	Pier Ludovico Pavoni[1]
Edited by	Nelle Nannuzzi[1]
Music by	Marcello Giombini[1]
Production company	Seven Film[1]
Release date	31 December 1964 (1964-12-31) (Italy)
Running time	95 minutes[1]
Country	Italy[1]
Language	Italian

Plot

Attalus (or anachronistically "Hercules" in the English version) is captured by Roman soldiers on the frontier during the reign of Gallienus (AD 253-268). Attalus is brought back to Rome and forced to fight in the arena as a gladiator, but once there, he becomes embroiled in a plot to overthrow the emperor.

Cast

• Mark Forest as Attalus
• Marilù Tolo as Velida
• Paolo Gozlino as Zullo
• Jolanda Modio as Clea
• Franco Cobianchi as Gallienus
• Oreste Lionello as Drusius
• Nazzareno Zamperla as Horatius
• Fedele Gentile as Arminius
• Giulio Tomei
• Renato Montalbano

Release

The Magnificent Gladiator was released in Italy on 31 December 1964.[1]

See also

• List of historical drama films
• Gallienus usurpers

Notes

References

External links

• The Magnificent Gladiator at IMDb

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