HEROD THE GREAT

a.k.a Erode il Grande (original title)

Italy, 1959

Starring Edmund Purdom, Sylvia Lopez, Ettore Manni & Massimo Girotti

Directed by Viktor Tourjansky

DVD: Elstree Hill (UK); English language

BRENNUS, ENEMY OF ROME

a.k.a Brennio il Nemico di Roma (original title); Battle of the Valiant; Battle of the Spartans (UK)

Italy, 1963

Starring Gordon Mitchell, Ursula Davis, Tony Kendall, Massimo Serato & Andrea Aureli

Directed by Giacomo Gentilomo

Venus Video (Greece); Widescreen; English with greek subtitles

This peplum is just awesome! Worth tracking down only for Gordon Mitchell's electryfying portrayal of the ruthless gallic warlord of the title, but the rest is great too. More violent and darker in tone than any other pepla I can think of, even the kid hero dies. One of the best of its genre.

CONQUEROR OF CORINTH

a.k.a Il Conquistatore di Corinto (original title); The Centurion (USA); Erövrarna (Sweden video title)

Italy, 1962

Starring John Drew Barrymore, Gordon Mitchell, Geneviève Grad & Gianna Maria Canale

Directed by Mario Costa

VTC (Sweden); Widescreen; English language with swedish subtitles

COLONEL WOLODYJOWSKI

a.k.a Pan Wolodyjowski (original title); Eld och Svärd (Sweden video title)

Poland, 1969

Starring Tadeusz Lomnicki & Magdalena Zawadzka

Directed by Jerzy Hoffman

Hemvideo Film (Sweden); Letterboxed; Polish language with swedish subtitles

Impressive 17th century epic about the polish national hero Michel Wolodyjowski and fight against the tartar tribes. Good stuff.

CORIOLANUS: HERO WITHOUT A COUNTRY

a.k.a Coriolano: Eroe Senza Patria (original title); Thunder of Battle

Italy, 1964

Starring Gordon Scott, Alberto Lupe & Rosalba Neri

Directed by Girgoi Ferroni

VCI (Greece); Fullscreen; English language with greek subtitles

Extremely dull peplum. Just a lot of boring talk, talk, talk...

79 A.D

a.k.a Anno 79: La Distruzione di Ercolano (original titel); The Destruction of Heraculaneum (USA)

Italy, 1962

Starring Susan Paget, Brad Harris & Mara Lane

Directed by Gianfranco Parolini

Precision Video (UK); Fullscreen; English language

Long 131 min version.

CLEOPATRA'S DAUGHTER

a.k.a Il Sepolcro dei Re (original title); Faraos Förbannelse (Sweden video title)

Italy, 1960

Starring Debra Paget, Ettorio Manne & Erno Crisa

Directed by Fernando Cerchio

PZ Video Films (Greece); Fullscreen, English language with greek subtitles