Challenge of the Gladiator
1965 · Movie · 103 min. · Italy
Treacherous Roman senator Lucius Quintilius plans a secret journey into Thrace to recover a legendary treasure. He is accompanied by his daughter Livia posing as a Christian slave girl, his cruel henchman Commodio, and Terenzius, an ex-gladiator and Nero look-alike who fools the local Thracians into believing he is the real Emperor. But Lucius's plans are thwarted by Spartacus and his band of rebels who succeed in capturing the treasure for Thrace. When news arrives from Rome that the real Nero has died, local Roman governor Consul Metellus joins forces with Spartacus to defeat the traitors.
Direction Domenico Paolella
Cast Peter Lupus · Massimo Serato · Livio Lorenzon · Gloria Milland · Piero Lulli · Walter Barnes · Andrea Checchi · Dario Michaelis · Franco Ressel · Bruno Scipioni · Giulio Tomei · Giovanni Petti
Soundtrack Giuseppe Piccillo
Screenplay Domenico Paolella · Alessandro Ferraù
Cinematography Raffaele Masciocchi
Original title Il gladiatore che sfidò l'impero
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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