Massacre in the Black Forest
| Massacre in the Black Forest | |
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| Directed by |
Ferdinando Baldi Rudolf Nussgruber |
| Written by |
Ferdinando Baldi Adriano Bolzoni |
| Starring |
Cameron Mitchell Antonella Lualdi Hans von Borsody |
| Music by | Carlo Savina |
Release dates | 1967 |
Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
Massacre in the Black Forest (German: Hermann der Cherusker - Die Schlacht im Teutoburger Wald) is a 1967 historical drama film set in the German frontier in AD 9. The film centers on Hermann, a chieftain of the Cherusci tribe (in what is now Hesse), who drew three Roman legions into an ambush in the Teutoburg Forest, known as the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.
This film was directed by Ferdinando Baldi.
Cast
- Hans von Borsody as "Hermann der Cherusker"
- Antonella Lualdi as "Tusnelda"
- Cameron Mitchell as "Consul Aulus Sessina"
- Beba Lončar as "Livia"
- Dieter Eppler
- Peter Carsten
See also
- List of historical drama films
- List of films set in ancient Rome
- List of German films: 1960s
- Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
External links
- Stefan Noack: „Gebt mir meine Millionen wieder!“ Der Spielfilm „Hermann der Cherusker“ als Beispiel einer multinationalen Varusschlacht-Adaption in den 1960er u. 1970er Jahren, Berlin 2012.
- Massacre in the Black Forest at the Internet Movie Database
- Trailer on Youtube