Revolt of the Praetorians (1964)

Original title

La Rivolta dei Pretoriani

Directed by

Alfonso Brescia

Genre

sword-and-sandal film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

12

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of Roman guards plot to murder the emperor Domitian in the year 96 AD. The story takes many liberties with real history and focuses on the violent conspiracy.

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What happens

La Rivolta dei Pretoriani (AKA: Revolt of the Praetorians) is a 1964 sword and sandal film about the conspiracy to assassinate the emperor Domitian in the year AD 96, though the historical facts have been heavily fictionized. This film was written by Gian Paolo Callegari, directed by Alfonso Brescia in his directorial debut and starred Richard Harrison, Moira Orfei, Giuliano Gemma and Piero Lulli as Emperor Domitian. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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