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Herod the Great (1958)

Herod the Great poster
Original title
Erode il grande
Directed by
Victor Tourjansky, Arnaldo Genoino
Genre
drama film, biographical film, historical film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
12
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film tells the story of King Herod, a ruler in ancient Judea. It shows his rise to power and his reign marked by political maneuvering and conflict.

epicdramaticgrandhistoricalseriousintensebiblical-erastately

What happens

Herod the Great (Italian: Erode il grande, French: Le roi cruel) is a 1959 Italian-French epic historical drama film directed by Victor Tourjansky. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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