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Challenge of the Gladiator (1965) | Slate

Challenge of the Gladiator

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Challenge of the Gladiator

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Rated 5.0 on TMDB

Challenge of the Gladiator

Il Gladiatore che sfidò l'impero

Infamy and Cruelty Sweep the Roman Empire as a Madman Turns the Country Into a Bloody Arena!

Treacherous Roman senator Lucius Quintilius plans a secret journey into Thrace to recover a legendary treasure. He is accompanied by his daughter Livia posing as a Christian slave girl, his cruel henchman Commodio, and Terenzius, an ex-gladiator and Nero look-alike who fools the local Thracians into believing he is the real Emperor. But Lucius's plans are thwarted by Spartacus and his band of rebels who succeed in capturing the treasure for Thrace. When news arrives from Rome that the real Nero has died, local Roman governor Consul Metellus joins forces with Spartacus to defeat the traitors.

Released: 1965
Runtime: 1h 30m
Genres: History, Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy

Direction and writing

Domenico PaolellaDirector, Screenplay

Alessandro FerraùScreenplay

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Peter LupusSpartacus
Gloria MillandLivia
Massimo SeratoSenator Lucius Quintilius

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Livio LorenzonCommodio

Piero LulliConsul Metellus

Walter BarnesNero

Dario Michaelis

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