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Challenge of the Gladiator
“Infamy and Cruelty Sweep the Roman Empire as a Madman Turns the Country Into a Bloody Arena!”
5.0 / 10• 1965• 1h 30m•NR• English
HistoryActionAdventureDrama
Storyline
Treacherous Roman senator Lucius Quintilius plans a secret journey into Thrace to recover a legendary treasure. He is accompanied by his daughter Livia posing as a Christian slave girl, his cruel henchman Commodio, and Terenzius, an ex-gladiator and Nero look-alike who fools the local Thracians into believing he is the real Emperor. But Lucius's plans are thwarted by Spartacus and his band of rebels who succeed in capturing the treasure for Thrace. When news arrives from Rome that the real Nero has died, local Roman governor Consul Metellus joins forces with Spartacus to defeat the traitors.
Cast & Crew
Peter Lupus
Spartacus
Lead
Gloria Milland
Livia
Massimo Serato
Senator Lucius Quintilius
Livio Lorenzon
Commodio
Piero Lulli
Consul Metellus
Walter Barnes
Nero
Andrea Checchi
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Dario Michaelis
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What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Domenico Paolella's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Challenge of the Gladiator is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
