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The Seven Magnificent Gladiators (1983)

The Seven Magnificent Gladiators poster
Original title
I sette magnifici gladiatori
Directed by
Claudio Fragasso, Bruno Mattei
Genre
drama film, sword-and-sandal film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 23m
Rated
12
Rating
3.2 of 10 from 23 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A strong slave leads a group of misfit fighters to overthrow a cruel king. It is a sword and sandal adventure inspired by Seven Samurai.

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What happens

The Seven Magnificent Gladiators (Italian: I sette magnifici gladiatori) is an Italian–American sword-and-sandal film directed by Bruno Mattei, and starring Lou Ferrigno, Brad Harris, Sybil Danning and Dan Vadis. In a story inspired by the classic Seven Samurai, Ferrigno plays a slave destined to overthrow a cruel king with the help of a motley crew of rogue fighters. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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