The Throne of Fire (film)

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The Throne of Fire
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Directed by Franco Prosperi
Screenplay byNino Marino [1]
Story by
  • Nino Marino
  • Giuseppe Buricchi [1]
Produced byEttore Spagnuolo [1]
Starring
Cinematography Guglielmo Mancori [1]
Edited byAlessandro Lucidi [1]
Music by Carlo Rustichelli [1]
Production
company
Visione Cinematografica [2]
Release date
  • 17 June 1983 (1983-06-17)(Italy)
Running time
89 minutes [1]
CountryItaly [1]

The Throne of Fire (Italian : Il trono di fuoco) is a 1983 Italian film directed by Franco Prosperi, starring Sabrina Siani and Pietro Torrisi. [3] The film is among the peplums of the 1980s to feature a woman as the central character, along with Red Sonja , Hundra and Barbarian Queen . [4]

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Production

Parts of Throne of Fire were shot at Bracciano in Rome with interiors shot at De Paolis Studios and Elios studios in Rome. [2] The film reuses the village raid sequence from the 1982 film Barbarian Master . [2]

Release

The Throne of Fire was released on 17 June 1983 in Italy and on 5 June 1986 in the United States. [1]

Reception

In his overview of 1980s action films, Daniel R. Budnik described the film as a " Conan rip-off from Italy" that was closer to "peplum from the late 1950s" and had a similar "meandering feel" that the films of that era had. [5]

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References

Footnotes

Sources

  • Budnik, Daniel R. (2017). '80s Action Movies on the Cheap: 284 Low Budget, High Impact Pictures. McFarland. ISBN   978-0786497416.
  • Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN   978-1476662916.
  • Rushing, Robert A. (2016). Descended from Hercules: Biopolitics and the Muscled Male Body on Screen. McFarland. ISBN   978-0253022585.


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