Herod the Great (film)

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Herod the Great
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Directed by Victor Tourjansky
Screenplay by
Story by
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Massimo Dallamano
Edited byAntonietta Zita
Music by Carlo Savina
Production
companies
  • Vic Film
  • Faro Film
  • Explorer Film '58
  • Comptoir Français de Productions Cinématographiques
Distributed byEuro International Films
Release dates
  • 1 January 1959 (1959-01-01)(Italy)
  • 21 August 1959 (1959-08-21)(France)
Running time
93 minutes
Countries
  • Italy
  • France
LanguageItalian

Herod the Great (Italian : Erode il grande, French : Le roi cruel) is a 1959 Italian-French epic historical drama film directed by Victor Tourjansky. [1] [2]

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Plot

Aaron is instructed by Herod to supervise his wife Mariam during his absence and to kill her if he does not return. When the news of Herod's death arrives, Aaron does not carry out the order; in love with her, he flees with the woman into the desert. Meanwhile, power intrigues are conjurted against the queen mother and, when the brother-in-law is proclaimed new king, Herod suddenly reappears, who in reality is not dead. Furious about what happened, he has his brother-in-law killed and establishes a regime of terror: Aaron is tortured and Mariam stoned. After obtaining his revenge, he begins to be troubled by the appearance of a man who predicts the birth of a new Messiah; he then orders the massacre of the innocent. Torn apart by remorse, he is killed by an apopleptic blow just as Jesus takes his first breath.

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References

  1. Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN   8876055487.
  2. Gary A. Smith (2004). Epic Films. McFarland, 2004. ISBN   0786415304.