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1966
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1965
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In this Italian swashbuckler ruthless pirates threaten the rule of the Doge of Venice. Fortunately, his brave son puts on a...
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1965
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In this costume drama, an Italian aristocrat becomes a footloose minstrel and wins the love of a king's niece. ~ Sandra...
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1965
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An Italian prince recruits a team of wayfarers to battle against sea pirates in this 1965 film. ~ John Bush, Rovi...
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1965
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Gerard Barray heads the cast of the French swashbuckler Clash of Steel. Upon being ejected from his throne, King Henry of...
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1964
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Rafael Sabatini's swordsman-turned-strolling actor Scaramouche is brought to life by Gerard Barry in this...
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1964
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This serio-comic drama finds a man (Alberto Sordi) in debt with no easy way to alleviate the situation. He conspires to sell...
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1963
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In this swashbuckler, a sensuous female pirate takes over her retired father's ship and sails off for high-seas adventure...
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1962
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An unexceptional cloak-and-sword adventure yarn by director Bernard Borderie, this tale is set in 16th-century France and...
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Fausta
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1962
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Steve Reeves once again dons sandals and hoists a sword to come to the dashing rescue of the oppressed masses in this routine...
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Clodia
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1962
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1962
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Centurions was initially released in the US The Centurion (some difference). Jacques Sernas heads the cast as a Roman...
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1961
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Former big-screen Tarzan Gordon Scott appears in one of many sword-and-sandal epics featuring muscle-bound, mini-skirted hero...
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Astra
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1961
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In this romantic adventure set in Italy around 1815, a courageous soldier endeavors to find a hidden treasure on the island...
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1961
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In this 16th-century swashbuckler, the trouble begins when a sea captain is unjustly sentenced to hang by the evil ruler of...
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1961
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In this adventure, a variation of the classic Dumas story, a band of 19th-century treasure seekers put together a map and go...
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1961
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Two gladiators are captured by an Amazon army, and are forced to fight against invading pirates. ~ John Bush, Rovi...
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1960
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This somewhat inaccurate biography of Russia's power-hungry "Mad Monk" concentrates on the attempts on Rasputin's life,...
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Empress Alexandra
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1960
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Steve Reeves' second (and last) film portrayal of Hercules is, in certain ways, better than his first. The plot this time is...
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1959
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The ancient Roman empire is the setting for this sword-and-sandal costume drama about the villainous Princess Amira...
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Princess Amira
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1958
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Heralding a decade of Italian-made sword-and-sandal films, Hercules -- as it's been known in the United States since its 1959...
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Antea
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1958
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1958
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The Silent Enemy is based on Commander Crabb, a book by Marshall Pugh. This is the true story of young Lieutenant Crabb...
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Conchita
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1958
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In this mystery, a movie producer gets bored with his wife and begins an affair with a fiery actress. In the end, he jilts...
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Gina Bertini
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1958
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Even within its category of stock sword-and-sandal films from Italy, this is a weak entry set in the Middle Ages and...
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Armida
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1957
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This Italian vampire tale stars Gianna Maria Canale as an ancient, sultry bloodsucker who, much like real-life kinswoman...
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1957
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Le Schiave di Cartegno (Slaves of Carthage) was produced on the super-epic scale that, in the late 1950s at least, was...
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1957
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1957
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La Chatelaine du Liban has all the earmarks of an American western, and never mind that it is set in the Arabian desert....
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1956
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Donne Sole (Women Alone) attained good American bookings thanks to the star power of Eleanora Rossi Drago and Gianna Maria...
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1956
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Showing no signs of slowing down in his 70th year, Sacha Guitry served as director and writer of the lavish historical epic...
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1955
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This upteenth film version of the life of royal courtesan Madame Du Barry stars Martine Carol in the title role. Starting out...
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Mme. Gramont
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1954
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Theodora
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1954
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It's hardly a coincidence that George Raft made so many films outside the U.S. when he began to have income-tax problems in...
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Lorraine
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1954
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Though his services as a director were no longer required in the 1950s, Erich Von Stroheim kept busy as an actor, especially...
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Natalie
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1953
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Originally titled Spartaco, Sins of Rome is a highly suspect retelling of the 1st-century B.C. slave revolt which rocked the...
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Sabina
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1953
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1952
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1952
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In this suspenseful crime drama, two conniving crooks continually double-cross each other. Eventually their victim comes...
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1951
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1951
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Robert Pirosh wrote and directed this little-known World War II drama from MGM that commemorates the 442nd Regimental Combat...
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Rosina
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1951
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Few Italian filmmakers turned out lavish costume dramas with as much panache as Riccardo Freda. In Il Figlio D'Artagnan,...
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1950
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Toto, the brilliant Italian comic actor, frequently appeared in parodies of previous movie hits. Toto le Moko is a lampoon of...
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1949
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There's a dash of patriotism in the morbidly titled Italian costume drama Il Bacio di Una Morta (Kiss of a Dead Woman). The...
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Nara O'Kira
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1949
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Sweet revenge turns horribly sour in Verdi's tragic opera Rigoletto. This Italian film version of the Verdi classic was...
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1947
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