Herod the Great (film)
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| Directed by | Victor Tourjansky |
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| Cinematography | Massimo Dallamano |
| Edited by | Antonietta Zita |
| Music by | Carlo Savina |
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| Distributed by | Euro International Films |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
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| Language | Italian |
Herod the Great (Italian: Erode il grande, French: Le roi cruel) is a 1958 Italian-French epic historical drama film directed by Victor Tourjansky.[1][2]
Plot[edit]
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Cast[edit]
- Edmund Purdom as Herod
- Sylvia Lopez as Maryam
- Sandra Milo as Sarah
- Elena Zareschi as Alexandra
- Alberto Lupo as Aronne
- Massimo Girotti as Gaius Octavian
- Andrea Giordana as Little Daniele
- Corrado Pani as Antipatro, later Herod Antipas
- Renato Baldini as Claudio
- Camillo Pilotto as The High Priest
- Fedele Gentile as Oreb
- Olga Solbelli as Mother of the condemned
- Enrico Glori as Taret
- Carlo D'Angelo as The man who saw the Messiah's birth
- Enzo Fiermonte
- Adolfo Geri
- Nino Marchetti
- Feodor Chaliapin, Jr.
References[edit]
- ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876055487.
- ^ Gary A. Smith (2004). Epic Films. McFarland, 2004. ISBN 0786415304.
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- 1959 films
- 1958 films
- 1950s biographical drama films
- 1950s historical drama films
- Peplum films
- Italian biographical drama films
- French biographical drama films
- Films directed by Victor Tourjansky
- Films scored by Carlo Savina
- Depictions of Herod the Great on film
- Depictions of Augustus on film
- Films set in the 1st century BC
- Religious epic films
- Sword and sandal films
- French historical drama films
- Italian historical drama films
- 1950s Italian films
- 1950s French films
- Cultural depictions of Herod Antipas
- 1950s Italian film stubs
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