Romulus and the Sabines (1961)

Original title

Il ratto delle sabine

Directed by

Richard Pottier

Genre

comedy film, adventure film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 14 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In ancient Rome, Romulus and his men try to find wives by kidnapping women from a neighboring tribe. The women fight back and cause chaos for the would-be husbands.

lightheartedplayfulfast-pacedwhimsicalenergeticmischievouscolorfulcomical

What happens

Il ratto delle sabine (English: The Rape of the Sabines) is an Italian adventure comedy film from 1961, directed by Richard Pottier, written by Edoardo Anton, starring Mylène Demongeot, Roger Moore and Jean Marais. The scenario was based on a novel of André Castelot. The film was also known under the title "L'Enlèvement des Sabines" (France), "Il ratto delle sabine" (Italy), "Les femmes de Sabine" (Canada, French title), "Der Raub der Sabinerinnen " (West Germany), "El rapto de las sabinas" (Spain), "Romulus and the Sabines" (USA), "O Rapto das Sabinas" (Portugal). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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