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April 1960 (USA) more
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A Spectacular Story of Brute Force Crushed by the Softness of a Beautiful Dancing Girl more
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A beautiful girl plans to seduce, then murder, the brutal conqueror who has taken over her city. | add synopsis
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High-epic aspirations, with a modest budget. more (2 total)

Cast

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Massimo Girotti ... Holophernes
Isabelle Corey ... Judith
Renato Baldini ... Arbar
Yvette Masson ... Rispa
Gianni Rizzo ... Ozia
Camillo Pilotto ... Belial
Lucia Banti ... Servant Girl
Ricardo Valle ... Isaac
Leonardo Botta ... Gabriele
Franco Balducci ... Galaad
Luigi Tosi ... Iras
Gabriele Antonini ... Brother
Daniela Rocca ... Naomi
Enzo Doria ... Daniel
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Alberto Archetti
Luciano Ciccarone
Enzo Fiermonte
Fedele Gentile
Chery Million
Diego Pozzetto
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Also Known As:
Head of a Tyrant (UK) (USA)
Judith et Holopherne (France)
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94 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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High-epic aspirations, with a modest budget., 10 December 2003
Author: copycat1025 from U.S.A.

Here is a well-paced epic which veers sharply away from the exploitation field, and enters the waters of historical film-making, only to lag conspicuously when viewed from that perspective. The story itself is decently told, with almost no "action" taking place between the characters, most of the plot being dialog and drama. The English dubbing is nicely done, Holophernes being dubbed by American actor Frank Latimore. The tale is based on the Apocryphal story of Judith, and is a reasonably faithful rendering. However, the lack of action tired me at last, and left me wishing that something would "happen." I've noticed this flaw in some of Cerchio's other films, and although he was a director of some professional capacity, he didn't pay enough attention to the entertainment factor. Although we're entertained to a degree, certainly Cerchio could have done more to pick up the pace. This movie was filmed on a moderate budget, with judicious use of set decorations by Sergio Scalco.

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