Zenobia, Queen of Palmira, revolts against Rome and defeats the Roman troops... But she makes a big mistake when she falls in love with enemy officer Marco Valerio.
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| Anita Ekberg | ... | Zenobia - Queen of Palmira | |
| Georges Marchal | ... | Marcus Valerius - Roman Consul | |
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Folco Lulli | ... | Zemanzius - Zenobia's Prime Minister |
| Chelo Alonso | ... | Erica - Zemanzius' Favorite and Dancer | |
| Gino Cervi | ... | Aurelianus - Emperor of Rome | |
| Jacques Sernas | ... | Julianus - Roman Centurian | |
| Lorella De Luca | ... | Bathsheba - the Vestal | |
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Alberto Farnese | ... | Marcello |
| Paul Muller | ... | Slave Master | |
| Mimmo Palmara | ... | Lator | |
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Alfredo Varelli | ... | Vithos |
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Sergio Sauro | ... | Flavio |
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Arturo Bragaglia | ||
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Remo De Angelis | ||
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Zenobia, Queen of Palmira, revolts against Rome and defeats the Roman troops under the command of the consul Marcus Valerius. Forced into slavery and tortured in the cross, Marcus manages to escape, and come to the presence of the queen, offering her his services. They fall in love, which complicates his task, and his loyalty towards Rome. Marcus will help the Romans to conquer her territory, but he will also save her life from a coup led by the treacherous Zemanzius. Written by Artemis-9
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ItalianRelease Date:
23 September 1959 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Sheba and the Gladiator See more »Filming Locations:
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(end title song, US dubbed version)
(1959)
Music by Dominic Frontiere
Lyrics by Milton Raskin
Sung by Bill Lee
Played by the Al Simms Sextet
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Italian censorship visa # 28773 delivered on 5-3-1959. See more »Goofs
The real Zenobia was very likely dark-haired and dark-skinned. See more »Quotes
Slave Master: [to Marcus Valerius] For what you have done, I will make you suffer. Take him out to the cross. I'll show you. Up in the sun, and such a thirst that you'll ask us for death. But you'll pay more. Pay until you never forget. Put him up now.See more »
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Xenobia(end title song, US dubbed version)
(1959)
Music by Dominic Frontiere
Lyrics by Milton Raskin
Sung by Bill Lee
Played by the Al Simms Sextet
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I believe it is. Even reduced in it's intended length, the film has a number of curious elements to make it worth while even today. It was one of the first great productions from the "peplum" film industry, in this case in association with German, French, and Jugoslav studios. The army action relied entirely on men and horses, and also the war machines and traps that are here quiet realistic - catapults and multi-spear throwers, mainly (Stalin Organs, avant la lettre). Then, for arty fans, this is a good way to see where did Michelangelo Antonioni start perfecting his interior shots of dialogue; if you watch the German video copy (one of the best colors and editing around) without knowing the language (as I did), you'll notice that the interior shots are never boring - although you get to see some very poor "Egyptian" wall paintings... Finally, the two most prominent topics for most male viewers: Anita Ekberg riding a horse in mini-skirt, wearing daring low-cut evening dresses, and getting her man with a kiss, and a vengeful spear; Chelo Alonso proving in 4 minutes (longer, in the original version) how to be the focus of attention of the film industry with just one choreography... She mixes hand movements from Indian dance, with minimalist ballet and Turkish belly-dance to a perfection; she was famous as a dancer when discovered by film-makers, and with good reason.