Sword of the Empire

Sword of the Empire
Directed by	Sergio Grieco
Screenplay by	Fulvio Tului[1]
Produced by	Giorgio Marzelli[1]
Starring	Lang Jeffries Jose Greci Enzo Terascio Howard Ross
Cinematography	Romolo Garroni[1]
Edited by	Enzo Alfonzi[1]
Music by	Guido Robuschi Gian Stellari[1]
Production company	Assia International Film[1]
Release date	21 October 1964 (1964-10-21) (Italy)
Running time	81 minutes[1]
Country	Italy[1]

Sword of the Empire (Italian: Una spada per l'impero) is a 1964 Italian peplum film directed by Sergio Grieco.

Plot

In AD 190 Rome is in terror. The barbarians have crossed the Alps leaving Rome under threat. Emperor Commodus is becoming increasingly hateful. Christians are being persecuted and the situation is becoming worse. Only one man can help. Consul Quintus Marcus is allied with legionnaires, gladiators and Christians and decides to generate an insurrection against the emperor. His fellow officers say they will fight with him but Rome needs Quintus Marcus, "the sword of the people!!!"

Cast

• Lang Jeffries as Quintus Marcus, Roman Consul
• José Greci as Nissia
• Enzo Tarascio as Emperor Commodus
• Howard Ross as Leto (as Renato Rossini)
• Mila Stanic as Marcia
• Angela Angelucci as Omah
• Giuseppe Addobbati as Pertinacius
• Ignazio Leone as Tigerio

Release

Sword of the Empire was released in Italy on 21 October 1964.[1]

References

Footnotes

1. Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 167.

Sources

• Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476662916.

External links

• Sword of the Empire at IMDb