The Centurion (film)

The Centurion
Directed by	Mario Costa
Starring	Jacques Sernas Geneviève Grad Gianna Canale John Drew Barrymore Gordon Mitchell
Cinematography	Pier Ludovico Pavoni
Music by	Carlo Innocenzi
Release date	1961 (1961)
Language	Italian

Il conquistatore di Corinto (AKA: The Centurion) is a French/Italian international co-production 1961 historical drama film set in 146 BC in Greece. Against the backdrop of the Battle of Corinth, this movie is centered on a love story between a Roman centurion named Caius Vinicius and Hebe, the daughter of a local governor with anti-Roman sentiments.

This film was directed by Mario Costa.

Cast

• Jacques Sernas as Caius Vinicius
• John Drew Barrymore as Diaeus
• Geneviève Grad as Hebe
• Gianna Maria Canale as Artemide
• Gordon Mitchell as Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus
• Gianni Santuccio as Critolaus
• Ivano Staccioli as Hippolytus
• Nando Tamberlani as Callicrates
• Gianni Solaro as Ambassadeur
• Andrea Fantasia as Lucius Quintus
• José Jaspe as The Traitor
• Franco Fantasia as Anteo
• Miranda Campa as Cinzia
• Dina De Santis as Chimene
• Adriano Micantoni as Kerone
• Vassili Karis as Egeo
• Adriana Vianello as Cleo
• Milena Vukotic as Servant of Artemide
• Ignazio Balsamo as Geôlier
• Luciano Pigozzi as Messager from Corinthe
• Nerio Bernardi as Wealthy Citizen of Corinth
• Nino Marchetti as Citizen of Corinth

Reception

The movie was criticized for significant historical inaccuracies and even called "pure peplum propaganda." ^[1]

See also

• List of historical films
• List of films set in ancient Rome

References

1. "Conqueror of Corinth (1961)". MonsterHunter. 2014-10-04. Retrieved 2021-01-03.

External links

• The Centurion at IMDb