La vendetta di Spartacus

La vendetta di Spartacus
Directed by	Michele Lupo
Screenplay by	Lionello De Felice Ernesto Guida Ernesto Gastaldi [1]
Produced by	Elio Scardamaglia [1]
Cinematography	Guglielmo Mancori [1]
Edited by	Alberto Gallitti [1]
Music by	Francesco De Masi [1]
Production company	Leone Film
Release date	September 24, 1964 (1964-09-24)(Italy)
Running time	105 minutes [1]
Country	Italy [1]

La vendetta di Spartacus (lit. 'The revenge of Spartacus') is a 1964 Italian film directed by Michele Lupo. It was one of a number of Italian productions that was released as an unofficial sequel to Stanley Kubrick's Spartacus (1960).

It was released in the United States as Revenge of the Gladiators. ^[1]

Plot

Arminio and Trasone do believe that the legendary Spartacus is still alive and has organized a group of armed men to destroy the Romans . Valerio, a Roman legionary, discovers the deception and attempts to warn those who believe in the false news. The attempt is unsuccessful . After killing the two Spartacists, Valerio and his followers fought against the remaining forces of Arminius, defeating them after a bitter battle.

Cast

• Roger Browne as Valerio
• Scilla Gabel as Cinzia
• Giacomo Rossi-Stuart as Fulvius
• Daniele Vargas as Lucius Transone
• Germano Longo as Marcellus
• Gianni Solaro
• Franco Di Trocchio
• Gian Paolo Rosmino (as Giampaolo Rosmino)
• Alfio Caltabiano
• Pietro Ceccarelli
• Pietro Marascalchi
• Mario Novelli
• Nello Pazzafini (as Giovanni Pazzafini)
• Calisto Calisti
• Antonio Corevi
• Gordon Mitchell (as Arminius)

Development

Martin M. Winkler described it as one of several Italian films inspired by and cashing in on the popularity of Stanley Kubrick's Spartacus (1960). ^[2] It was one of the unofficial sequels made to the film along with Sergio Corbucci's Il figlio di Spartacus . ^[3]

It was developed by Leone Film in Italy. ^[1] It was shot back to back with Seven Slaves Against the World . ^{[4] [ unreliable source? ]}

Release

La vendetta di Spartacus was released in Italy on September 24, 1964. ^[1] It was released in the United States, opening in Detroit on September 29, 1965. ^[5]

Notes

1. Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 138.
2. Winkler 2007, p. viii.
3. Curti 2017, p. 337.
4. "gordon_mitchell_chat". Archived from the original on 2003-05-10. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
5. Krafsur 1976, p. 901.

Sources

• Curti, Roberto (2017). Riccardo Freda: The Life and Works of a Born Filmmaker. McFarland & Company. ISBN   978-1476628387.
• Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland & Company. ISBN   978-1476662916.
• Krafsur, Richard P., ed. (1976). The American Film Institute Catalog: Feature Films 1961-1970. Vol. F6. R.R. Bowker Company. ISBN   0-8352-0440-5.
• Winkler, Martin M., ed. (2007). "List of Plates". Spartacus: Film and History. Blackwell Publishing. ISBN   978-1-4051-3180-3.

External links

• La vendetta di Spartacus at IMDb