Head of a Tyrant

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Head of a Tyrant
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Directed by Fernando Cerchio
Written by Friedrich Hebbel (play)
Guido Malatesta
Damiano Damiani
Gian Paolo Callegari
Fernando Cerchio
Produced by Piero Ghione
Starring Massimo Girotti
Isabelle Corey
Renato Baldini
Yvette Masson
Cinematography Pier Ludovico Pavoni
Edited by Gianmaria Messeri
Music by Carlo Savina
Production
companies
Faro Film
C.F.P.C
Distributed by Variety Distribution
Release date
  • 26 February 1959 (1959-02-26)
Running time
94 minutes
CountriesFrance
Italy
Language Italy

Head of a Tyrant or Judith and Holofernes (Italian:Giuditta e Oloferne) is a 1959 historical film directed by Fernando Cerchio and starring Massimo Girotti, Isabelle Corey and Renato Baldini. [1]

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An Italian-French co-production, it is part of the boom in Sword-and-sandal productions during the late 1950s. The film is based on the story of Judith Beheading Holofernes. A 1929 film Judith and Holofernes was also inspired by the tale.

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