Giants of Rome (1964)

Original title

I giganti di Roma

Directed by

Antonio Margheriti

Genre

adventure film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

1h 35m

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

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How it feels

A team of elite Roman soldiers goes behind enemy lines during the Gallic Wars. Their mission is to find and destroy a secret weapon before the big battle of Alesia.

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What happens

Giants of Rome (Italian: I giganti di Roma) is a 1964 international co-production sword and sandal set in the Gallic Wars. It was directed by Anthony Dawson and starred Richard Harrison and Wandisa Guida. The film involves a handpicked group of expert soldiers who infiltrate the enemy's stronghold to locate and destroy a secret weapon prior to the Battle of Alesia. The film is a co-production between Italy's Devon Film and N.C. and France's Radius Productions. Ralph Hudson's only other credited film role was the lead in Tarzak contro gli uomini leopardo/Ape Man of the Jungle also released in 1964. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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