Revenge of the Barbarians

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Revenge of the Barbarians
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Directed by Giuseppe Vari
Starring Daniela Rocca
Anthony Steel
Robert Alda
Cinematography Sergio Pesce
Music by Roberto Nicolosi
Release date
  • 1960 (1960)
CountryItaly
LanguagesItalian
English

Revenge of the Barbarians (Italian : La vendetta dei barbari) is a 1960 film about the sack of Rome in AD 410 by the Visigoths.

Contents

This film was written by Gastone Ramazzotti and directed by Giuseppe Vari.

Cast

Production

Anthony Steel had moved to Rome following his divorce from Anita Ekberg and this was the first of several movies he made in that country. [1]

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References

  1. Vagg, Stephen (September 23, 2020). "The Emasculation of Anthony Steel: A Cold Streak Saga". Filmink.