''Amazons of Rome'' ( it, Le vergini di Roma) is a 1961 ''peplum'' film. During production, tensions brewed between

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and director Vittorio Cottafavi which led to Cottafavi being replaced with Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia.

Plot

The newly founded republic of Rome is at war with king Porcenna, king of Etrusca, and his allies led by the barbarian general, Drusco. After fierce fighting Drusco offers a truce but demands that the Romans offer hostages as a sign of good faith, including Clelia, the leader of a group of woman warriors. Soon the peace treaty is broken and the Roman army, under the command of Horatio Cocles (or "Cyclops", because he had lost an eye fighting when he was younger) prepare to make their last stand at the Sublicus Bridge over the River Tiber.

Cast

as Drusco *

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as Clelia *

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as Porcenna, Etruscan leader *

Nicole Courcel Nicole Marie Jeanne Andrieu (21 October 1931 – 25 June 2016), better known as Nicole Courcel, was a French actress who achieved popularity through the 1950s and 1960s, though she is mostly unknown outside of France. Born in Saint-Cloud, in ...

as Lucilla, Porcenna's wife * Ettore Manni as Horatio / Cocles, Roman Consul *

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as Aurelia * Renaud Mary as Stravos *

Michel Piccoli Jacques Daniel Michel Piccoli (27 December 1925 – 12 May 2020) was a French actor, producer and film director with a career spanning 70 years. He was lauded as one of the greatest French character actors of his generation who played a wide vari ...

as Console Publicola *

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as Muzio Scevola * Nicolas Vogel as Rasmal *

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as Donna Romana * Carlo Giustini as Bruto *

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Release

''Amazons of Rome'' was released in Italy on 24 March 1961 with a 105-minute running time. It was released in the United States in March 1963 with a 93-minute running time.

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* * Peplum films 1961 films 1960s historical films French adventure drama films Films directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia Films directed by Vittorio Cottafavi 1960s Italian-language films 1960s French-language films Films set in the 6th century BC Films set in ancient Rome Films scored by Marcel Landowski Sword and sandal films 1960s Italian films {{1960s-Italy-film-stub