Julius Caesar Against the Pirates
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| Directed by | Sergio Grieco |
| Produced by | Gastone Gugliemetti[1] |
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| Story by | Maria Grazia Borgiotti[1] |
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| Music by | Carlo Innocenzi[1] |
| Cinematography | Vincenzo Seratrice[1] |
| Edited by | Enzo Alfonzi[1] |
Production company |
C.A.P.R.I.[1] |
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Running time | 93 minutes[1] |
| Country | Italy[1] |
Julius Caesar Against the Pirates (Italian: Giulio Cesare contro i pirati) is a 1962 Italian adventure film written and directed by Sergio Grieco and starring Gustavo Rojo, Abbe Lane and Gordon Mitchell.[2][3] It is loosely based on actual events from the early life of Julius Caesar.
Plot
Julius Caesar, is threatened by the dictator Sulla, due to Caesar's wife Cornelia's ties to Sulla's enemies. Caesar decides to flee Rome to the court of his friend, King Nicomedes of Bithynia. While traveling in the area, Caesar is captured by pirates. The pirates are engaged in hostilities with Bithynia, and Caesar swears that once he is ransomed, he will return and destroy the pirates.
Cast
- Gustavo Rojo as Julius Caesar
- Abbe Lane as Plauzia
- Gordon Mitchell as Hamar
- Erno Crisa as Sulla
- Rossana Fattori as Eber
- Piero Lulli as Edom
- Franca Parisi as Cornelia
- Silvana Jachino as Quintilia
- Massimo Carocci as Publius
- Ignazio Leone as Frontone
- Fedele Gentile as Valerio Torquato, Governor of Mileto
- Pasquale Basile as Tullius
- Antonio Basile as Glaucus
- Aldo Cecconi as Akim
- Mario Petri as Nicomedes
- Antonio Gradoli as Lucius
- Nando Angelini as Roman Official
Production
Julius Caesar Against the Pirates was shot at INCOM studios in Rome with sea battle scenes filmed in Yugoslavia.[1]
Release
Julius Caesar Against the Pirates was released in Italy on April 23, 1962.[1]
References
Footnotes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 30.
- ↑ Della Casa, Steve; Giusti, Marco. Il grande libro di Ercole. pp. 164–165. Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Edizioni Sabinae, 2013. ISBN 978-88-98623-051.
- ↑ Casadio, Gianfranco. I mitici eroi. p. 258. Longo Editore, 2007. ISBN 978-88-8063-529-1.
Sources
- Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 1476662916.